Waleed Doany, M.D.

Dr. Doany is board certified in the fields of Obstetric & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Perinatology). He is also certified by the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine and the Fetal Medicine Foundation for the performance of ultrasound and first trimester aneuploidy (genetic) screening.

He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was Assistant Clinical Professor for six years. During his stay at UCLA, Dr. Doany was instrumental in providing quality care to high-risk pregnancies and in teaching Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine to medical students and residents. He conducted both basic science and clinical research in the field of high-risk obstetrics. The UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology residents under his tutelage awarded him "Best Teacher of the Year" award, twice.

In 1996, Dr. Doany joined Valley Perinatal Group and provided Maternal-Fetal Medicine consultations in Tarzana, Northridge, Ventura, and Antelope Valley. In 1998, He established his own perinatal group, Comprehensive Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consultations, in Tarzana. He has since continued to dedicate his time to the care of high-risk pregnancies referred to his office.

His primary practice philosophy is to empower pregnant women and their families with knowledge so that they may make informed choices regarding their health care. His practice is based on individualization of care, comprehensive approach to care, and keeping the patient at the helm of her healthcare while her doctors provide her with unbiased and nonjudgmental guidance from which she may make informed choices.

Dr. Doany is interested in the field of prenatal diagnosis and in applying the latest technologies to his practice. He is skilled in first and second trimester pregnancy sonography, amniocentesis, and 3-D imaging. He is an expert in prepregnancy counseling and in medical and obstetrical complications of pregnancy. He practices preventative medicine, as he believes that pregnancy is an impetus to positive changes in a family's lifestyle that can improve maternal and fetal outcome. Therefore, he always reviews the latest medical literature on nutrition, exercise, and relevant internal medicine, obstetric, genetic, and ultrasound subjects.

Roy Mansano, M.D.:

Dr. Mansano is a Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist who has completed subspecialty training in Maternal Fetal Medicine.  Dr. Mansano received his undergraduate Neuroscience degree from UCLA.  He received his medical degree from the Technion School of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.  He completed his internship at Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Mansano has been the recipient of multiple awards in the field of Maternal Fetal Medicine.  Most notably, he received the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society/Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Award in 2008 for work focusing on the effects of the uterine environment on the offspring’s adult health.  This award is considered one of the most prized awards in this country for physicians practicing Maternal Fetal Medicine.  Dr. Mansano has research interests and expertise in fetal monitoring, prenatal ultrasound and maximizing maternal health to assure fetal health.  He has been involved in research projects evaluating preterm labor, fetal programming and fetal hypoxia.  He was the primary investigator in a large laboratory study assessing the programming effects of growth restriction on the offspring kidney and blood pressure.

In 2009, Dr. Mansano joined Dr. Doany at Comprehensive Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consultations.  Given his prior research focus of fetal programming and Dr. Doany’s comprehensive expertise and management of maternal diet and exercise, together they provide a unique prospective and ability to optimize maternal health and thus long-term offspring wellbeing.  Dr. Mansano has a special interest in pre-conceptual maternal health evaluation.  Additionally, he has expertise in first trimester prenatal diagnosis including Chorionic Villous Sampling.

Dr. Mansano has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed publications including in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology and others.  Additionally he is a reviewer for several leading journals in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Staff names and titles:

a. Front Office Staff:
i. Harsha Barwani: Harsha is our front office supervisor and is responsible for billing. She has been with our office since its inception. Her job is to solve any problems that arise regarding the logistics of patients' appointments in our office. She makes sure that our patients are fully informed of their financial responsibilities and she facilitates their insurance billing as a courtesy to them.
ii. Erika Hueso: Erika is our receptionist. She assists patients with appointments and she verifies their insurance status.
iii. Shpresa Hoxha: Shpresa (ish-pressa) is our front office assistant.

b. Back Office Staff
i. Anu Jairam, R.D.M.S.: Anu, an experienced ultrasound technologist, has been dedicated to our office since it's beginning. She is skilled in both obstetrical Sonography, fetal cardiac echography, Doppler, and 3-D imaging.
ii. Yanina Nilan, R.D.M.S.: "Yana", an experienced ultrasound technologist is skilled in both obstetrical Sonography, fetal cardiac echography, Doppler, and 3-D imaging.