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Monica L. Plesa, MD

(she/her)
  • Family Medicine
Family Health Center | 1920 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Languages

English, Spanish

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

Santa Monica

Family Health Center

Women's Health| Preventive Medicine| Geriatric Medicine +4 more specialties

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Videos

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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

  1. Sur DKC, Plesa ML. Chronic Nonallergic Rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Aug 1;98(3):171-176. PMID: 30215894.
  2. 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
  3. 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