Overview
Christopher Desimone is a General Surgeon in Newbury Park, California. Dr. Desimone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Small Bowel Resection. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Gallstones, Ureteral Reconstruction, and Small Bowel Resection.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
The Regents Of The University Of California
Peyman Benharash is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Benharash is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Small Bowel Resection. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Cholecystitis, Cardiogenic Shock, Gallbladder Removal, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Joseph Hadaya is a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hadaya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Small Bowel Resection. His top areas of expertise are Femoral Hernia, Gallstones, Hernia, Small Bowel Resection, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
City Of Hope Medical Foundation
A talented surgeon and award-winning instructor and researcher, Laleh G. Melstrom, M.D., M.S., joined City of Hope, attracted by the opportunity to help develop breakthrough cures and treatments. Educated at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Melstrom received her medical degree at Cornell Medical College in New York City, continuing her training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She held professorships at both Cornell and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, before arriving in California. Dr Melstrom is certified in robotic surgery and specializes in the treatment of cancers of the liver, pancreas, melanoma and sarcoma. She has published over 120 scholarly articles and is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences. Expertise: Liver Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer to Liver, Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump, Cholangiocarcinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Gallbladder Cancer, Melanoma, Sarcomas, Robotic SurgeryResearch Areas: Metastatic CRC, Melanoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Liver Cancer. Dr. Melstrom is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Small Bowel Resection. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Desimone isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Retroperitoneal InflammationDr. Desimone isAdvanced. Learn about Retroperitoneal Inflammation.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- CellulitisDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- GallstonesDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Gallstones.
- HemorrhoidectomyDr. Desimone isExperienced. Learn about Hemorrhoidectomy.