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HOLLYWOOD S TOP DOCTORS ’ Edited by n Pener n and Dege u y P ie n a e J These 484 elite go-to physicians keep the entertainment industry’s injuries and illnesses in check and at bay, whether from shoots gone wrong (CHARLIZE THERON’s herniated disc), performance fatigue (KISS’ Paul Stanley’s vocal cords, RINGO STARR’s drummer fingers), just plain accidents (talk to CHRIS ALBRECHT) or not-so-plain cancer. Not to mention the passage of time (the ultimate villain — ask a dermatologist) Integrative Medicine Morgan Freeman (left) with Dr. Soram Khalsa Photographed by Smallz & Raskind on Sept. 8 at Khalsa Medical Clinic, Beverly Hills INDUSTRY FAVORITE Because his new patients don’t always understand what integrative medicine is, Dr. Khalsa encourages them to view a video. In it, the 66-year-old turbaned and bewhiskered internist — he adopted Sikhism, a religion founded in 15th century Punjab, in 1971 after a bout with chronic fatigue syndrome led him to yoga for relief — explains how he combines traditional medical practices with acupuncture, homeopathy, herbs and vitamin therapies, particularly vitamin D. (Author of The Vitamin D Revolution, Khalsa says 90 percent of his new patients are D-deficient.) Between optimum health and cancer, he says, there exists a “gray zone” in which organs might not be clinically diseased but still can cause symptoms Western medicine can’t detect or treat. “A lot of people’s problems — fatigue, backaches, migraines — are not well treated with traditional modalities like narcotics,” says the Yale-educated Khalsa, who was raised in Cincinnati, attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, has been on staff at Cedars-Sinai for 30 years and is a clinical instructor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Morgan Freeman and Judith Light are among his longtime devotees. Says Light: “I had just started Who’s the Boss? and was exhausted. Dr. Khalsa is a brilliant diagnostician — he saw all of these things that have been lifelong problems. I attribute my energy and much of the longevity of my career to him.” A 45-year-old producer with ulcerative colitis that was not responding to steroids and immunosuppressive drugs was put on a regimen of Chinese herbs and acupuncture. “Over the course of six months, we tapered from a very high steroid dose to none at all,” Khalsa tells THR. “Some months later, his gastroenterologist did a colonoscopy and was shocked to see that there were no lesions in his colon.” Pronounces Freeman: “Dr. Khalsa was referred to me by a close friend. I am very grateful for the referral.” — MICHAEL WALKER 58 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 09.19.14 Allergy & Immunology Sheldon Laurence Spector California Allergy & Asthma Medical Group 11645 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90025 310-966-9022 Also: UCLA Medical Center Cancer/Oncology David B. Agus Keck Medicine of USC 9033 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 90211 310-272-7640 M. William Audeh Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-1188 Linnea I. Chap Beverly Hills Cancer Center 8900 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 90211 310-432-8900 Also: Saint John’s Warren A. Chow City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 800-826-4673 Marwan G. Fakih City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Robert A. Figlin Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-1331 Charles A. Forscher Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-8045 Also: UCLA Medical Center Patricia A. Ganz UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-206-1404 John A. Glaspy UCLA Health System 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-794-4955 Stephen B. Gruber Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-0816 INDUSTRY FAVORITE Beth Y. Karlan Gynecologic oncology Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-3302 ► When breast cancer claimed the life of Dr. Karlan’s grandmother, it set her on a path that would make her a director of gynecologic oncology. And though she is too discreet to discuss celebrity patients, grateful accolades slip out. During a recent hospital fundraising gala, Anne Hathaway choked back tears while describing how Karlan “helped a beloved friend of mine battle cancer … together you kicked that cancer’s ass.” The physician’s pioneering research into the BRCA gene began when she met Gilda Radner, whose name was lent to the Gilda Radner Hereditary Cancer Program after the actress-comedian died. Karlan also treated Angelina Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, and discovered that both of them had BRCA mutations. She tells THR, “Angelina Jolie’s courage has really shown women that they don’t need to be afraid.” Marianna Koczywas City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Lucille Ann Leong City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Program, established in honor of his late wife, the famed music publicist. “Philomena is not only a brilliant doctor,” says Lippin. “She also has amazing sensitivity.” Ronald T. Mitsuyasu UCLA Health System 1399 S. Roxbury Drive Los Angeles 90035 310-557-2273 Robert J. Morgan City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Joanne Mortimer City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Ronald B. Natale Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-1101 Lawrence D. Piro The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute 2001 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica 90404 310-582-7900 Also: Saint John’s Dean W. Lim City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 David I. Quinn Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90033 323-865-3105 INDUSTRY FAVORITE Philomena F. McAndrew Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group 9090 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 90211 310-888-8680 Also: Cedars-Sinai ► The key to treating Hollywood’s most powerful women is to be honest with them, even when the recommended therapies are uncomfortable. “Physicians are so starstruck sometimes that those patients don’t get the best care,” says the breast cancer specialist. Dr. McAndrew worked with Audrey Hepburn in 1992 after she was diagnosed with late-stage appendiceal cancer, and with Christina Applegate, who (preAngelina) survived breast cancer with a double mastectomy in 2008. Her realistic and compassionate approach made a deep impression on Dick Lippin. The chairman and CEO of PR firm The Lippin Group approached her for help when he set up the Ronnie Lippin Cancer Outreach Karen Reckamp City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Steven T. Rosen City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 800-826-4673 Michael H. Rosove UCLA Health System 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-794-4955 Christy A. Russell Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90033 323-865-3371 George Somlo City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Cy A. Stein City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Marilou Terpenning Santa Monica Hematology-Oncology Consultants 2021 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica 90404 310-453-5654 Also: Saint John’s Przemyslaw W. Twardowski City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Robert A. Vescio Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-1825 Yun Yen City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-9200 Cardiology Cathleen N. Bairey-Merz Cardiovascular disease Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute 127 S. San Vicente Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-9680 David S. Cannom Cardiac electrophysiology Los Angeles Cardiology Associates 1245 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90017 213-977-0419 Also: Good Samaritan Uri Elkayam Cardiovascular disease LAC & USC Medical Center 1520 San Pablo St. Los Angeles 90033 323-226-7541 Gregg C. Fonarow Cardiovascular disease UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-825-8816 Eli S. Gang Cardiac electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California 414 N. Camden Drive Beverly Hills 90210 310-278-3400 Also: Cedars-Sinai Debra R. Judelson Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California 414 N. Camden Drive Beverly Hills 90210 310-278-3400 Also: Cedars-Sinai how this list came together The Los Angeles County-based doctors listed here were nominated by their peers via an extensive survey of thousands of U.S. doctors. Their medical educations, training, hospital appointments, disciplinary histories and much more are screened annually by the physician-led research team at Castle Connolly, the U.S.’ pre-eminent medical-database authority. The listed doctors have been determined to rank in the nation’s top 10 percent and are among the very best in their specialties and communities. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be included. FOR EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWS, GO TO THR.COM OR THR.COM/IPAD HOLLYWOOD’S TOP DOCTORS 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd. Baldwin Park 91706 626-851-5256 David L. Schechter 8500 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 90211 310-657-1022 Also: Cedars-Sinai Surgery Deanna J. Attai 191 S. Buena Vista St. Burbank 91505 818-333-2555 Also: Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center 209 Fair Oaks South Pasadena 91030 626-396-2900 Edward H. Phillips Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-8350 William R. Rassman New Hair Institute 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90036 310-553-9113 Anton J. Bilchik 2200 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica 90404 310-449-5206 Howard A. Reber UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-794-7788 F. Charles Brunicardi UCLA Health System 1304 15 St. Santa Monica 90404 310-319-4080 Robert R. Selby Keck Medicine of USC 1510 San Pablo St. Los Angeles 90033 323-442-7172 Ronald W. Busuttil UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-825-5318 Stephen F. Sener Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90033 323-865-3918 Steven D. Colquhoun Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-2641 Vijay Trisal City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-256-4673 Also: Huntington Memorial Joshua D. Ellenhorn Cedars-Sinai 8631 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 424-777-0939 Also: Saint John’s Richard Essner Cedars-Sinai 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-0301 Yuman Fong City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-471-7100 Kristi M. Funk Pink Lotus Breast Center 120 S. Spalding Drive Beverly Hills 90212 310-273-8002 Also: Cedars-Sinai Armando E. Giuliano Cedars-Sinai 310 N. San Vicente Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-9331 Scott R. Karlan Cedars-Sinai 310 N. San Vicente Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-9331 Namir Katkhouda Keck Medicine of USC 1510 San Pablo St. Los Angeles 90033 323-442-6868 Andrew S. Klein Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-2641 Nicholas N. Nissen Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-2641 Isaac Benjamin Paz City of Hope National Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery Michael E. Bowdish Keck Medicine of USC 1520 San Pablo St. Los Angeles 90033 323-442-5849 Robert B. Cameron UCLA Health System 10780 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90025 310-470-8980 Robbin G. Cohen Keck Medicine of USC 1520 San Pablo St. Los Angeles 90033 323-442-5849 Also: Huntington Memorial Frederic W. Grannis City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-359-8111 Cynthia Herrington Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles 90027 323-361-4148 Hillel Laks UCLA Health System 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-206-1837 Jay M. Lee UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-794-7333 Richard J. Shemin UCLA Health System 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90024 310-206-8232 Vaughn A. Starnes Keck Medicine of USC 1520 San Pablo St. 74 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 09.19.14 I t all began innocently enough. I was walking up a flight of stairs thinking, “Wow, I’m pretty winded. Not good.” When this occurred, early in 2012, I flashed back to a former New Line boss who talked about the same shortness of breath while climbing stairs. Days later, he had emergency bypass surgery. I made an urgent appointment to see my doctor. After my visit, he called to say there was a shadow on my chest X-ray. The former Sony PR exec (and current cancer-free head of Elzer A large tumor had attached itself to my & Associates) recalls what it was like to be up front about his health vulnerabilities during a big summer for the studio By Steve Elzer heart and lung, which needed to come out right away. As he dropped the “C” bomb, I went numb. It was like I was talking to an adult in a Peanuts cartoon. His words became incoherent noise. As a publicist, my first instinct was to figure out how I was going to break this very frightening news to my family. After all my years of PR training and spin, my 14-year-old daughter didn’t buy a word of, “Dad is going to have minor surgery soon.” Within minutes, she had gone online and come back with a precise diagnosis. Malignant thymic carcinoma. A disease so obnoxiously rare, we had to fly to Indiana to meet the country’s leading specialist, who said there were fewer than six people in the state who had it. I needed to let certain people at the studio know. But what was I supposed to reveal when I was full of fear and not sure of the outcome myself ? In an industry where perceived vulnerability can be weaponized against you, most executives tend to closely guard their health secrets. Yet in this social-media age, a number of colleagues are choosing to reveal more than ever before about their medical challenges. (One industry friend recently posted a Facebook photo of a very inflamed surgical incision that I don’t think I will ever be able to erase from my memory. And another young exec openly shared news of a heart valve replacement.) Is there such a thing as benign candor in a town better known for schadenfreude than kindness? For me, sharing selective health updates on social media was the most effective and efficient way to combat rumors, especially in the early days when my family was overwhelmed by inquiries. Before that, I told a few direct members of my team and my bosses at Sony, all of whom could not have been more caring or supportive. We were about to launch a very ambitious summer slate with the SpiderMan reboot and Men in Black III. And as odd as it seems with a tumor terrorizing me, all I wanted to do was go back to work. Returning to Sony after eight weeks of recovery from surgery meant coming back to some kind of normalcy beyond being the human pin cushion that is a cancer patient. Yes, there were days when I would lie on the couch in the office and take calls while popping nausea meds like M&Ms. But no one ever said a peep if I left the office midday to go to one of many doctor appointments. As I went through my long recovery, I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of cards, letters, flowers and care packages. Some of the most touching notes came from journalists with whom I had tussled over the years. One traveled 40 miles to our home with a step stool and dinner platter for my family when he heard I was having trouble getting into bed. This display of community compassion continued, and I am grateful to say I am now two years cancer-free thanks to Dr. Michael Bush, brilliant surgeon Dr. Robert McKenna, great oncologist Dr. Fred Rosenfelt and a fantastic radiologist team led by Dr. Amin Mirhadi. How to Have Cancer at Work in Hollywood Los Angeles 90033 323-442-5849 Also: Huntington Memorial Alfredo Trento Cedars-Sinai 127 S. San Vicente Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-3851 Winfield J. Wells Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles 90027 323-361-4148 Urology Arie S. Belldegrun UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-206-1434 Stuart D. Boyd Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-3700 Sia Daneshmand Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-3700 Dudley S. Danoff Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-854-9898 Andrew L. Freedman Cedars-Sinai 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-4700 Inderbir Singh Gill Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-3700 David A. Ginsberg Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-3700 Mark H. Kawachi City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010-3012 626-359-8111 Gary Lieskovsky Keck Medicine of USC 1441 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles 90089 323-865-3702 Jacob Rajfer UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-206-8164 Shlomo Raz UCLA Health System 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90095 310-794-0207 Stephen A. Sacks Tower Urology 8635 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles 90048 310-854-9898 Also: Cedars-Sinai Phillip E. Werthman Center for Male Reproductive Medicine 2080 Century Park East Los Angeles 90067 888-861-8078 Also: Cedars-Sinai Timothy G. Wilson City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte 91010 626-359-8111 Vascular Surgery Sam S. Ahn University Vascular Associates 1082 Glendon Ave. Los Angeles 90024 310-209-2011 Also: Saint John’s INDUSTRY FAVORITE Bruce Gewertz Cedars-Sinai 8700 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90048 310-423-5884 ► Dr. Gewertz wears a lot of hats at Cedars-Sinai — from surgeon-in-chief to vp interventional services to vice dean of academic affairs — but it’s in the operating room that he feels most comfortable. Besides educating Harrison Ford in the OR as a technical adviser for 1993’s The Fugitive, he ended up writing most of the medical dialogue for the film. That doesn’t mean he has always felt so at home in the hospital’s star-studded halls. “My first patient here was a very well-known comedian — it’s a very different experience when you know more about the person you’re seeing than the disease they might have,” he says. “When everyone heard I was moving from Chicago University to Cedars-Sinai, they said, ‘Oh, that’s where all the movie stars die.’ I had to quickly correct them — ‘No, they don’t all die!’ ” profiles by Tim Appelo, Tina Daunt, Rebecca Ford, Bill Higgins, Natalie Jarvey, Ashley Mateo, Kaitlin Menza, Austin Siegemund-Broka, Rebecca Sun, Michael Walker and Soo Youn
