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Downey / Culver City / Telemedicine

Your cancer and blood doctor in Los Angeles.

Clear answers, honest conversations, and care that treats you as a whole person — in English and Spanish.

  • Medical oncology
  • Hematology
  • Internal medicine
  • Palliative and hospice care
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How Dr. Ehsan can help

Four areas of training and practice, one approach: explain everything, and decide together.

Cancer care

Diagnosis, treatment plans, immunotherapy and chemotherapy, and life after treatment.

Blood disorders

Anemia, clotting problems, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and abnormal blood counts.

Internal medicine

Whole-person care, including blood pressure, diabetes and the health problems that come with cancer.

Palliative & hospice care

Relief from pain and symptoms at any stage, and support for families when it matters most.

Start here

The most-used pages for patients and families.

Prepare for a cancer appointmentA printable list of questions to bring
Understand a scan or test resultWhat PET, CT and MRI can and can’t show
Look up a genetic test resultBRCA1, CDH1 and 1,500 other genes
Learn about hospice careWhat it is, and how to talk about it as a family
Cope with stress and worryMental health support in English and Spanish
Browse 2,000+ patient guidesEvery condition and test, A to Z

Clinics and telemedicine

Dr. Ehsan practices with Starling Oncology, formerly The Oncology Institute.

Mon–Thu, week one

Downey

Starling Oncology
11525 Brookshire Ave, Suite 202
Downey, CA 90241
Call (562) 869-1201Directions
Clinic website
Friday, week one

Culver City

Starling Oncology
9808 Venice Blvd, Suite 603
Culver City, CA 90232
Call (424) 389-0037Directions
Clinic website
Week two

Telemedicine from Texas

Dr. Ehsan sees patients by secure video and is not at the California offices that week. Your clinic sends the link and tells you whether to join from home or from an office.

To book, confirm, cancel or change a visit, call your clinic. This website and Dr. Ehsan’s social media can’t schedule appointments and aren’t monitored for medical questions. Please don’t send personal health information here.

Medical emergency? Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Latest from Dr. Ehsan

New explanations every week on video and social media.

Recent posts

Videos

Prostate cancer

Warning signs, diagnosis, staging and treatment.

Hairy cell leukemia

A rare but very treatable blood cancer.

Multi-cancer blood tests

What these tests can and can’t tell you.

Dr. Alex Ehsan
Dr. Alex Ehsan, MD, PhD
Medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine

About Dr. Ehsan

Dr. Alex Ehsan is a medical oncologist, hematologist and internist who cares for adults with cancer and blood disorders across Los Angeles, and supports patients and families through palliative and hospice care.

He started this free website because patients kept asking the same good questions — and deserved clear, written answers they could take home and share.

Board certified, Medical OncologyBoard certified, Internal MedicineTop Doctor in TexasPatient’s Choice AwardSpeaks English, Spanish and Farsi

Training and practice

  1. Medical degreeUniversidad Central del Este, 2000
  2. Internal medicine residencyScott & White / Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, Texas
  3. Hematology & medical oncology fellowshipScott & White / Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, completed 2008
  4. North TexasMedical oncologist; Chief of Medicine at Texoma Medical Center; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth
  5. Los AngelesStarling Oncology, Downey and Culver City

Member, American College of Physicians. Hospital affiliations: Palmdale Regional Medical Center, PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.