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Monica L. Plesa, MD
(she/her) - Family Medicine
Family Health Center
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1920 Colorado Avenue,
Santa Monica, CA
90404
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Education
Medical Board Certification
Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2012
Fellowship
Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2015
Residency
Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2012
Internship
Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2010
Degree
MD, Albany Medical Center Hospital, 2009
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Videos
Profile
Meet Monica L. Plesa, MD
"I think I have a cold - can you prescribe antibiotics to help me get over the symptoms?" | Antibiotics and Colds
"What can I do for lower back pain?" | Back Pain
Research
Publications
- Sur DKC, Plesa ML. Chronic Nonallergic Rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Aug 1;98(3):171-176. PMID: 30215894.
- Lee, D.T., Plesa, M.L. (2017). Anemia. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_132
- Sur DK, Plesa ML. Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Dec 1;92(11):985-92. PMID: 26760413.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019