Joan Ellen Presby, MD
I speak: English
My gender: Female
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
I am board-certified internist with an interest in in-patient care. I began working for Kaiser in 1992 and moved to Panorama City in 2002 with the opening of the Observation Treatment Unit.
Biography
I was born and raised on the East Coast, in New York and New Jersey. I went to college at the University of Michigan, and medical school at NYU. I did my residency training in Baltimore, but was saved from the snow by my husband, who persuaded me to join him in sunny California. We have a 10-year-old daughter.
About my practice
I am a hospitalist, only taking care of inpatients. I work in various settings in the hospital, including the Observation Treatment Unit (OTU). The OTU is a unit for patients who are not ready to go home, but have conditions that we expect will resolve within 24 hours. By treating patients in the OTU, we can frequently avoid hospitalization, and patients can return home to their families sooner. I also care for inpatients during my weeks of inpatient hospital rounding, admit patients to the hospital from the emergency room and clinic, and do medical consultation on hospitalized patients on other services (such as surgery).
How I thrive
I stay well by exercising my mind and body. I love to read and listen to music. I took up the violin in 2006 and practice often. I recently got my black belt in karate, and train regularly at my local dojo.
My office
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Appointments/Information
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- General Information
- 1-800-272-3500 (toll free)
- General Information
- 818-375-2000
- Hospitalized patient information
- 818-375-2000
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
New York University School of MedicineBoard certification
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
American Board of Internal MedicineMedical training
Fellowship
Palliative Care
VA Greater Los Angeles HospitalInternship
Internal Medicine
Francis Scott Key Medical CenterResidency
Internal Medicine
Francis Scott Key Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
1992Active license information
License number
G72895License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1578622189Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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