Dr. Payam Kerendian

Physician in Family Practice and specializing in Bariatric Medicine

As a Bariatric Physician and member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, Dr. Kerendian is currently supervising a new sophistication in weight management by providing comprehensive nutritional and medical evaluation, treatment, and strategies for long-term prevention. Since 2006, Dr. Kerendian has helped his patients lose over 55,000 pounds by applying his revolutionary weight loss methodology.

But Dr. Kerendian’s leadership doesn’t stop at weight loss. Dr. Kerendian has established himself as a forward-thinker in pain management as well.

Through the use of an innovative brand of pain treatments including prolotherapy and trigger point injection therapy, Dr. Kerendian has helped hundreds of patients deal with the underlying causes of pain, rather than simply masking pain symptoms. With prolotherapy, Dr. Kerendian is able to stimulate a local inflammatory process around the damaged ligaments and tendons which increases the blood and nutrient supply to areas of pain allowing the tissues to repair themselves naturally.

Dr. Kerendian believes that a patient needs to be treated as a whole human being rather than different body parts or different systems.The effectiveness of his approach lies in his ability to listen to his patients before tailoring a personalized and sustainable plan for each individual.

Dr. Kerendian completed his education and received his medical degree with special emphasis in the musculoskeletal system. He then trained at one of the top rated family practice residency programs in the nation. San Bernardino County Hospital allowed him to treat multiple and complicated pathologies in patients from all aspects of life.

Memberships:

• Member of American Society of Bariatric Physicians
• Member of North American Association for the Study of Obesity
• Member of American Obesity Association
• Member of American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy

Credentials:

• Specialization in Rejuvinative Pain Therapy
• Specilization in Bariatric Medicine

Who is Dr. Payam Kerendian?

Dr. Kerendian is the 3rd child of hard working and dedicated parents who immigrated from Iran in the early 1980’s for a better life and opportunity to provide for their children.

Los Angeles has been his home since 1984, where he attended California State University at Northridge.

Hard work was what got him accepted to a Medical School in Pomona California. Western University of Health Sciences was the proper school that he chose to attend because it allowed for a more complete and holistic approach to patient care, along with strong education that taught about whole humans rather than simple body parts.

He chose to spend his residency years at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, which is the hospital for Southern California’s largest county. This experience exposed Dr. Kerendian and held him accountable for patients from the worst cases of medical conditions. Those who presented for trauma at this level II trauma center, or those who received care in surgical ICU, medical ICU, obstetric ward, and even the psychiatric ward.

Besides the advanced in-hospital care that he provided, he also oversaw the primary care of many individuals who were unfortunate to have proper primary care by other physicians. He managed the full array of complex medical conditions and was successful in improving patients’ medical conditions more than his other colleagues. He was also involved in the Best Behavioral Health Program in the nation.

How did Delight Medical start and what does Dr. Kerendian offer?

After the completion of a top-rated and intense residency program, Dr. Kerendian decided to work at multiple other notable and reputable health care organizations. During this time, he received multiple job offers, one of which asked him to be the Head Physician of a primary care group at Healthcare Partners. However, Dr. Kerendian rejected this offer because he did not agree with the traditional model of care that utilized the “Band-Aid” approach. He wanted to start his own sophistication of care model.

Dr. Kerendian founded Delight Medical Center in 2006 with the vision of offering patients a proper twist to primary care health, which takes the best knowledge of traditional medical care and offers a more personal and in-depth approach to patient care. This is detailed and tailored to each patient considering the individuality of each person. He has become a sub-specialist in the fields of Bariatric & Obesity Management, Osteopathic Musculoskeletal Care Management & Therapies and Hormone Management & Optimization.

Dr. Kerendian is loved by his patients, who refer their family and friends because they recognize the uniqueness of his knowledge and method that has not only addressed their medical care, but all attest to an IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE. He takes the time to listen to his patients, educates himself on all cutting-edge techniques and medical knowledge, recruits the appropriate diagnostic tests, provides a professional and comfortable environment and requires staff efficiency.

Dr. Kerendian prides himself of not getting distracted by the superficial symptoms yet searching and utilizing them as clues to diagnose the bigger underlying condition that is the culprit behind the different symptoms. He plans effective care management for all patients, which prevent further comorbidities and lead the individual to a MORE EFFECTIVE, LONGER, HEALTHIER and HAPPIER life. He has advanced skills with techniques such as Platelet Rich Plasma, Stem Cell Therapy, Prolotherapy, Osteopathic Manual Therapy including Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Joint Injections, Hormone Management in Menopause, Andropause and Hypogonadism, Mesotherapy, Botox, Hormone Pellet Insertion procedure, C-ARM and or Ultrasound Guidance Injections, skin lesion removals and Sclerotherapy along with others.

Dr. Kerendian takes pride in having all these skills and his 3 sub-specializations as tools for the overall task of complete, appropriate, and effective patient care.

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