Family Medicine Physician, West LA | David Schechter, MD

 Family Medicine is a specialty that focuses on the individual in a psycho-social context. This means that I treat YOU, not just your heart, joints, and lab tests. I try to consider a person’s health issues in the context of their whole life, their family, their work and the emotional stresses that go along with living.

A good Primary Care Doctor is the the Coach/Captain of your Health Care Team. When needed, I can call upon sub-Specialists in a variety of fields to help maximize our results.  Having practiced in this area for quite a while, I know quality physicians in every sub-specialty, as well as psychologists, physical therapists, and exercise instructors.  We refer  you to these top physicians and therapists with individualized recommendations as needed.

My training and Board Certification began in Family Medicine and I have been re-certified three times since then. I have focused on retaining the knowledge, skill base, and perspective of a Family Physician. This allows me to perform preventative, annual, and pre-operative physicals, admit you to the hospital when needed (or supervise the hospitalist), and do procedures in the office, where appropriate.   I try to focus on Prevention and screening my patients to catch illness and disease early, when they are most treatable. .Ask me if heart or cancer screening is appropriate for you!

Conditions treated:

Preventive Medicine/Physicals

High Blood Pressure

Weight Loss

Low Testosterone

Chronic Pain

Back Issues and Injuries

Prediabetes

ADHD, ADD

High cholesterol and coronary plaque

We treat patients who live in West LA, West Hollywood, Palms, Mar Vista, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Pasadena, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach.  Really all around the Los Angeles communities.  There are a shortage of primary care physicians and we take pride in offering competent, compassionate primary care services.  

Updated  July. 2026