{"id":4,"date":"2011-02-15T02:54:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T10:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lacolon.com"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:17:35","slug":"our-doctors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacolon.com\/our-doctors","title":{"rendered":"Our Colorectal Surgeons:  Los Angeles, Beverly Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the founding of our practice in 1957, our guiding philosophy has been, and will always be to provide our patients with focused diagnostic efforts and compassionate medical and surgical treatment, while adhering to the highest principles in the art and science of medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect the rectum, anus, colon and pelvic floor (proctology).&nbsp; Colon and rectal surgeons specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus, and are sometimes referred to as proctologists<strong>.&nbsp; <\/strong>However<strong>, <\/strong>this term is not used as often as it once was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bio-wrap\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2><a title=\"Gary H. Hoffman, M.D.\" href=\"\/our-doctors\/gary-hoffman-md\">Gary H. Hoffman, M.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Chief of Staff, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2425\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSCF9481-cropped-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF9481-cropped\" width=\"125\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacolon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSCF9481-cropped-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/lacolon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSCF9481-cropped-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lacolon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSCF9481-cropped-937x1024.jpg 937w, https:\/\/lacolon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSCF9481-cropped.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>Gary H. Hoffman, M.D. is an attending surgeon in the Department of Surgery and the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He has held several leadership roles, including Clinical Chief of the Department of Surgery, Clinical Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A prolific contributor to medical literature, Dr. Hoffman has authored numerous articles and serves as an instructor in the Colon and Rectal Surgical Fellowship as well as the General Surgery Residency Program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"our-doctors\/gary-hoffman-md\">More about Dr. Hoffman \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-wrap\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2><a title=\"Eiman Firoozmand, M.D.\" href=\"\/our-doctors\/eiman-firoozmand-md\">Eiman Firoozmand, M.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-40 \" title=\"Eiman Firoozmand, M.D.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/eiman-firoozman.jpg\" alt=\"Eiman Firoozmand, M.D.\" width=\"124\" height=\"159\">Eiman Firoozmand, M.D. is an attending surgeon in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was the Clinical Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery from 2007 to 2009 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center &nbsp;in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"our-doctors\/eiman-firoozmand-md\">More about Dr. Firoozmand \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio-wrap\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2><a title=\"Liza M. Capiendo, M.D.\" href=\"\/our-doctors\/liza-mcapiendo-md\">Liza M. Capiendo, M.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-605 size-full\" title=\"Liza M. Capiendo, M.D.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/liza-capiendo109x1501.jpg\" alt=\"Liza M. Capiendo, M.D.\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\">Liza M. Capiendo, M.D. is an Attending Physician at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She is an active member of the teaching faculty in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and&nbsp;was the Clinical Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery from 2014 to 2016 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"our-doctors\/liza-mcapiendo-md\">More about Dr. Capiendo \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mediavine-settings\" data-blocklist-all=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the founding of our practice in 1957, our guiding philosophy has been, and will always be to provide our patients with focused diagnostic efforts and compassionate medical and surgical treatment, while adhering to the highest principles in the art and science of medicine. 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