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Meet our physicians
Most of our physicians specialize in primary care medicine,
but many of them have sub-specialties as well. All of our
primary care physicians have hospital admitting privileges
at both Saint John's Health Center and Santa Monica - UCLA
Medical Center. Click on a link to one of our offices to see
biographies of the physicians at that location.
Plaza Office
(310) 656-1700
Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
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1260 15th St.
Suite 1501
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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click here for a detailed map
Robert
Ashley, M.D.
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Internal Medicine
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(310) 656-1702
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Medical School: George
Washington University (1997)
Residency: University of California, Davis (2000)
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine. Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical
Honors Society, and the American College of Sports Medicine.
Recipient of the Alice S. Freed Award for Preventative
Medicine. Medical interests include sports medicine, acupuncture
and wilderness medicine. Personal interests include backpacking,
running, biking, yoga, softball, tennis and basketball
and playing guitar.
Foreign Language: Spanish and a rudimentary understanding
of Persian
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Robert
Fisher, M.D.
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Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
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(310) 656-1702
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Medical School: University
of Michigan School of Medicine (1961)
Residency: VA Hospital, Los Angeles
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine; sub-specialty in Rheumatology. Member,
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, and the Southern
California Rheumatology Society. Internship performed
at Sinai Hospital. Rheumatology Fellowship performed at
Wadsworth VA Hospital in Los Angeles. Personal interests
include skiing, golf, and reading.
Foreign Language: Spanish
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George
LaBrot, M.D.
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Internal Medicine and Pulmonology
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(310) 656-1702
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Medical School: University
of Illinois School of Medicine (1972)
Residency: Martin Luther King Hospital, Los Angeles
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine; sub-specialities in Pulmonology
and Critical Care Medicine. Internal Medicine internship
performed at Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California.
General Practice in Valdez, Alaska 1973- 74 (sole medical
practitioner for population of 1,200).
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Michael
Lutsky, M.D.
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Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
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(310) 656-1703
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Medical School: Tufts
School of Medicine (1965)
Residency: VA Hospitals of Boston and Los Angeles
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine; sub-specialty in Rheumatology. Internship
performed at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Chief Resident at Cedars Sinai Medical Center (1970-71).
Fellowship in Rheumatology at UCLA Medical Center (1971-72).
Pulmonary Fellowship at Martin Luther King, Jr. General
Hospital (1976-78).
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Mark
McGowan, M.D.
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Internal Medicine and Pulmonology
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(310) 656-1702
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Medical School: Northern
University Medical School (1973)
Residency: Straight Medicine Jewish Hospital of
St. Louis, and the University of Missouri Medical Center
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine; sub-specialties in Pulmonology and
Critical Care Medicine. Fellowship in Pulmonary Disease
(1977-79). Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, USC
School of Medicine (1982-86).
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Melvin
Scheer, M.D.
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Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
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(310) 656-1701
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Medical School:
New York University School of Medicine (1966)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital (NYU), and UCLA Medical
Center
Other Training & Special Interests: Board Certified
in Internal Medicine; sub-specialty in Infectious Disease.
Fellowship in Infectious Disease, UCLA and Wadsworth VA
Hospital (1971-73). Recipient, Stern Teaching Award. Assistant
Professor, UCLA School of Medicine (1972). Instructor,
Santa Monica Hospital Family Practice Residency Program.
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Anastacio
Vigil , M.D.
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Family Practice
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(310) 656-1701
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Medical School: University
of New Mexico (1984)
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio
Other Training & Special Interests: Board certified in
Family Medicine. Special Interests: Geriatrics, Preventive Care and
Adolescent Medicine. Department Head for Family Medicine and Clinical
Leader, CIGNA Health Care Southern Ca. 1988-1996. Medical Director
of Skilled Nursing Facility at CIGNA Medical Center 1991-1993. Teaching
Award, USC Family Practice Residency Program 1993. Fluent in Spanish,
married has two children
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