Specialized Services

Our Practice
Our practice strives to provide the highest quality medical care delivered with compassion and sensitivity. We are physicians committed to knowing each of our patients and their individual health needs, something so difficult to obtain in today’s medical environment. We welcome you to our practice and will devote ourselves to your good health.

Our Physicians
Our Physicians are highly skilled and superbly trained gynecologists. They combine an intense interest in state-of-the-art treatments with the warmth and ease that decent, kind practitioners bring to health care.

Gynecologic Surgery
Our Physicians are highly skilled gynecologic surgeons. They have spent many years in extensive post-residency training in order to achieve special expertise in advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, infertility procedures and Urogynecologic surgery. They are often called upon to teach these procedures to other gynecologists in the United States and abroad. Our office provides special assistance to help schedule surgery or IVF procedures.

Infertility Services
Under Dr. Rodi’s direction, we offer the highest level of infertility services. Every medical treatment currently available is offered to maximize the opportunities to conceive a healthy child. The services include initial work-up, In-Vitro Fertilization, GIFT, and egg donation, and reproductive surgery for conditions such as endometriosis and fibroids. Dr. Rodi is assisted during infertility evaluation and treatment by our expertly trained nurse practitioners. To meet your needs, sonograms and inseminations may be scheduled after 7:30 AM Monday-Friday, and Saturday and Sunday if necessary. Our office provides special assistance to schedule IVF procedures. 

Urogynecology Services
We help women regain continence in a caring, convenient setting. State-of-the-art evaluation and treatment is available for incontinence and prolapse (dropped bladder). We offer specialized urodynamic testing at our Pacific Continence Center. Our methods of diagnosis and treatment allow us to design effective treatment plans for even the most persistent and hard-to-treat cases. We offer a myriad of treatment modalities – medications, non-invasive methods, and, if needed, surgery, all based on a conservative philosophy.
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Nurse Practitioners
We are pleased to have certified nurse practitioners as an integral part of our health care team. These highly trained health care providers are available for most problems that can be cared for in the office including annual check-ups, breast exams, menopause counseling, contraceptive counseling and vaginal or bladder infections. In addition, our nurse practitioners have special expertise and certification in fertility treatment and menopause. Appointments with the nurse practitioner are available during regular office hours and Saturday mornings.

Barbara Jones, R.N., Certified Nurse Practitioner, has been a Nurse Practitioner for 12 years. Barbara graduated from the Harbor UCLA Nurse Practitioner Program in 1988 and began her career in Women’s Health in a private practice in the South Bay. Because of her interest and initiative in the area of infertility, she began specialized training in infertility and acquired certification as a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. Prior to joining our practice, Barbara was Program Coordinator of the Infertility Program at UCLA Medical Center.

Patient Education Programs
We are committed to being your partner in health care. It is in your best interest to be an educated health consumer, aware of the changing needs of your body and the current treatments available. To this end, we host monthly lectures on menopause as well as frequent education evenings on topics of interest to our patients.

Menopause Lectures
The treatment of menopause is an area in flux. Frequent reports in the media add to the confusing information available about menopause, particularly the benefits and the risks of hormone replacement therapy, the use of “natural” hormones and other related topics. Our practice has always recognized the need for current, accurate patient information. Over 10 years ago we began a monthly menopause information evening where we provide a scientifically sound analysis of all the issues involving perimenopausal and menopausal women. The lecture plus question and answer session is presented by nurse practitioner Maria Diaz and Dr. William Parker on the second Thursday of each month, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. We frequently revise our presentation to include the latest information. You are welcome to bring a friend, partner or spouse (yes, men are welcome). Please call the office at (310)451-8144to reserve a spot.

Vaginal Infections, Bladder Infections, 
Pregnancy Tests and other Blood Tests
As a service to our established patients, we offer some diagnostic tests without an appointment or physician fee at 8:00AM or at 1:00PM Monday through Friday. If you are concerned about a possible vaginal or bladder infection, the nurses will instruct you on how to obtain specimens of urine or vaginal discharge which will then be evaluated. Urine pregnancy tests can also be run at these times without an appointment. Other blood tests, as ordered by your doctor, can be drawn as well. These services enable you to get prompt diagnosis and treatment and you pay only a lab and handling fee. We find that many of our patients appreciate the convenience and low cost of these services.