- Dr. Nova M Foster, MD
-118.486977
34.026722
Dr. Nova M Foster, MD
General Surgery
- California, Santa Monica
Overview
Dr. Nova M Foster, MD works in Santa Monica, California is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Ucla Med Center in 1997. Dr. Foster is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital and practicing for 27 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cupping Therapy
• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Fear of Getting Married
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
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• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Skin Lesion
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Breast Reconstruction
• Colectomy
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
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• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Tracheal Surgery
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 27
State License
- California
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Ucla Med Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1997
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1997
Medical School
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Nashville, TN, United States
Graduated: 1996
Nashville, TN, United States
Graduated: 1996
Awards
1 AOA Medical Honor Society
2 Association Cs
3 Louisiana Surgery Society
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I received a correct diagnosis and up-to-date treatment.
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The provider addressed traditional and alternative medicine treatment options in an open-minded way.
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We discussed treatment options and choices I have.
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Office Locations
Primary location
UCLA Medical Center GNS
1260 15th Street Suite 1200
California (CA)
Santa Monica
90404
Phone:(310) 319-4080
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
UCLA Medical Center GNS, 1260 15th Street Suite 1200, Santa Monica, California (CA), 90404
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthLink
- HealthLink PPO
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Select Plus HMO
- Select PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Plaza
California CA,
Los Angeles,
90095
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is a State owned hospital located in Los Angeles, CA. This hospital reports jointly with Mattel Children\'s Hospital UCLA. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosi...
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
1250 16th Street
California CA,
Santa Monica,
90404
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital is a State owned hospital located in Santa Monica, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 10 of 10 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 6 of 10 procedures.
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