Sandra Wells, my wife, fell twice since May 2009, and had to be taken to the Cedars-Sinai emergency room in West Hollywood. The first revealed a break in her right leg and in the spinal area, but no surgery was necessary because she did not have serious osteoporosis in the upper spine and the leg gradually healed itself with lots of exercise. Dr. Steven Kamara supervised her case there, where he has been an inpatient doctor for over 25 years.
She was transferred for continued treatment under Dr. Kamara's supervision for a month at the excellent West Hollywood Healthcare and Wellness Center. The second fall was far less serious and the break was so small it could only be detected by a CT-scan, so the surgeon just pinned it together and a few days later sent her to WHHWC for another few weeks.
We continued to see Dr. Kamara at his private practice, which has a great reputation, supported by his fantastic assistant, Bea, at 6221 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 617, Beverly Grove www.stevenkamaramd.com skmoffice1@gmail.com or 323/935-9700. It is open Mon.-Thu. and he has an unusual ability to communicate with a wide variety of patients, since he is fluent not only in English and Spanish, but Hebrew, Farsi, and Arabic. He specializes in internal medicine and that can cover everything from annual physicals and preventive medicine to sleep problems and hypertension. The practice accepts most PPO insurance plans and has affordable options for those without insurance or high deductibles.
He has received 4.9 stars from 199 reviews, some from patients who have been seeing him for 20-40 years. One that is typical: "He is absolutely the best primary care physician in California." All reviews speak of not only his tremendous knowledge, but compassionate care.