About Dr. Nourparvar
Dr. Nourparvar is a board certified endocrinologist specializing in disorders of the
thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, diabetes, metabolic disorders, male reproductive
health, hirsutism (excessive body and facial hair)
and conditions relating to bone health, vitamin D, calcium metabolism and parathyroid glands. In addition
Dr. Nourparvar diagnoses and treats a variety of neuro-endocrine disorders.
Education
Dr. Nourparvar graduated Summa Cum Laude fom UCLA and has completed his medical school training at
Tufts University School of Medicine. His training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology were completed at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and he has served as a clinical attending for the endocrinology fellows at the Endocrine Clinic.
Dr. Nourparvar is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Nourparvar has peer reviewed
publications
in the fields of Diabetes and Thyroid Cancer.
Dr. Nourparvar is the past Chief of the Department of Medicine at Providence-Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
Currently, Dr. Nourparvar is the Chief of Staff at Providence-Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
Thyroid
Dr. Nourparvar specializes in management and diagnosis of thyroid disorders, including thyroid nodules,
thyroid cancer, hypo and hyperthyroidism and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy.
Dr. Nourparvar routinely performs thyroid ultrasounds and ultrasound-guided thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations (biopsies).
He is also the founder and developer of thyroid ultrasound software
Thyroid IQ used by many
endocrinologists and radiologists for thyroid ultrasound reporting and automated nodule
comparisons. Dr. Nourparvar is certified in the ACE Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU).
Diabetes
With the rise of obesity and sedantary life styles, type 2 diabetes is now reaching epidemic
proportions. Dr. Nourparvar's approach to diabetes combines aggressive life style modifications
(diet and excercise), combined with early intervention with combination therapy to prevent
complications and haulth disease progression.
Type 2 Diabetes is infact a continuum. The disease process starts many years before the diagnosis is
made. It starts with a condition called insulin resistance and over the years progresses to
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), or Pre-diabetes. If left untreated, it then progresses to
full blown type 2 diabetes. Early intervention and diagnosis often results in prevention of disease
progression and in some cases even reversal of the process.