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Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Professional interests include: lung issues, transplant procedures, scleroderma, and more.

200 Medical Plaza Suite 365
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 794-9938

Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD is a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD is affiliated with UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

Office Locations

Address:

200 Medical Plaza Suite 365
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Some issues Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

doctor visit	76
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
pulmonary testing	155

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	27
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

doctor visit	90
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	276
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
pulmonary testing	80

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	36
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	31
doctor visit	409
hospital care	481
inpatient care	481
pulmonary testing	8

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	26
Hispanic	45
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	32
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	44
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	348
hospital care	539
inpatient care	539
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	80

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	33
Hispanic	59
Asian	29
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	44
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	303
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	36
Hispanic	42
Asian	29
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	25
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	262
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	21
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	47
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	286
hospital care	301
inpatient care	301
minimally invasive procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	67
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	624
hospital care	754
inpatient care	754
minimally invasive procedures	17

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	298
hospital care	374
inpatient care	374
minimally invasive procedures	15
pulmonary testing	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Female	114
Male	132

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	155
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	50
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	119

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

This provider completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. This provider has a state license in California.

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCLA Health

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Centivo, Health Net of California, UFCM Health System and L.A. Care.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

Medicare Advantage

Prime Health

First Health

HealthSmart

Centivo

Health Net of California

UFCM Health System

L.A. Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Mehrdad Sayah, PhD, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$40,802 LIVTENCITY $40,802
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$2,320 CELLEX $2,320
Genentech USA, Inc.	$214 Esbriet $108	Actemra $17	$90
Allergan Inc.	$144 KYBELLA $40	BOTOX COSMETIC $15	$89
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$142 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $142
Other	$604 GalaFLEX $125	Prolastin-C $125	BOTOX COSMETIC $20	BOTOX $18	Flowable $16	Other $300

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$35,997
Travel and Lodging	$4,233
Consulting Fee	$2,320
Food and Beverage	$1,660
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. David Sayah is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. These areas are among Dr. Sayah's clinical interests: double lung transplant, single lung transplant, and cystic fibrosis (CF). Dr. Sayah is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. Dr. Sayah completed Dr. Sayah's residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sayah is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.