Department of Medicine

Cedars-Sinai is a modern health care environment that excels at providing exceptional service to a wide range of constituencies and has consistently earned both a regionally and national reputation for our superb clinical care and superior outcomes.  This is reflected in the quality of our academic faculty and private attending physicians who have served our institution for many years in both in the clinical arena and in cutting-edge translational research.  Our academic teaching program is nationally renowned and highly respected, and each year our campus is home to some of the best young people in the nation who receive their medical training which allows them to learn and go forward as outstanding physicians.

The Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is consistently recognized as a top leader in all medicine disciplines and attracts the “best of the best” allowing for our strong investment in our clinical, research and academic programs.  Our ability to foster strong patient associated values enhances our commitment to the institutional goals and values and our overall achievements enable us to be a benchmark to the finest hospital in the country.  Our specialties are consistently ranked among the top programs in the nations by entities such US News and World Reports and the University Hospitals Consortium (UHC).  We are recognized as one of the top cardiac hospitals in the Nation, and many procedures developed here over the years, such as the Swan-Ganz Catheter are routinely utilized throughout the world.  

We are a leader in specialties such as kidney diseases, inflammatory bowl disease, endocrinology, and cancer treatment where the concept of translational medicine-applying the latest research discoveries to patient care while enhancing our focus on academic achievement.

The Department of Medicine works with our colleagues to support new technology and new innovative research endeavors such as our cardiac stem cell program, gene therapy and other state-of-the art biomedical research in active collaboration with our colleagues throughout the Medical Center.   

Our administrative and executive leadership work in close concert with our academic and private attending staff to ensure that our investments meet our institutional goals of providing excellent and compassionate care while supporting research and medical education, and we pledge to deliver the finest care and service to our patients, their families and our community.