Nirav V. Kamdar, MD, MBA

Nirav V. Kamdar, MD, MBA

About

Dr. Kamdar is a practicing anesthesiologist at Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Orthopedic Hospital. He does general anesthesia including anesthesia for labor and delivery but focuses on Thoracic and Endocrine anesthesia specifically for pheochromocytoma, carcinoid, and paragangliomas. Dr. Kamdar actively attends in the Anesthesia Preoperative and Planning Clinic (PEPC) and is a Senior Quality Officer at UCLA Health.

Dr. Kamdar has an academic background in Health Policy and Business Administration and has interests in innovative care redesign and healthcare innovation. He is the Clinical Director of the UCLA Biodesign Program for Medtech innovation and he researches telehealth implementation and remote patient monitoring.

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Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology, 2016

Residency

Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, 2014

Internship

Internal Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2011

Degrees

MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2020
MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2010

Recognitions

  • mHealth Fellow, NIH, 2019
  • Paul Lorhan Memorial Lecture, 2019
  • UCLA Exceptional Physician, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Videos

Changing your Clinical Practice with COVID-19: A Primer

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

  • mHealth Fellow, NIH, 2019
  • Paul Lorhan Memorial Lecture, 2019
  • UCLA Exceptional Physician, 2017
  • Excellence in Resident Teaching, 2016
  • UCLA Exceptional Physician Nomination, 2016
  • Excellence in Resident Teaching, 2015-18