Sam S. Torbati, MD
Co-Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Clinical Office
Emergency Room - Beverly Hills
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone:
310-423-8780
Fax:
310-423-0424
Sam S. Torbati, MD
Co-Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
Research Profile
Dr. Torbati's current various research interests include outpatient and inpatient therapies of COVID-19, targeted-temperature management, thrombolytics in pulmonary embolism, emergency department resuscitation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), sepsis, and diagnostic failures in geriatrics.
Education
- University of California Los Angeles, 1992
- Medical School: University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 1996
- Internship: Mercy Hospital, San Diego, 1997
- Residency: University of California San Diego, 2000
Awards & Activities
- Top Doctors Selected by their Peers, Los Angeles Magazine, 2020
- Cedars-Sinai Alumni Association Howard I. Wilner, MD. Alumnus of the Year Award, 2019
- Clinician of the Year Award, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2012
- America’s Top Emergency Physicians, Consumer Research Council of America, 2006 - 2011
- Outstanding Academic Achievement, UCSD Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 2000
Publications
- Berdahl CT, Glennon NC, Henreid AJ, Torbati S. The Safety of Home Discharge for Low-Risk Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Coronavirus-Like Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study. JACEP Open. Epub ahead of print, 6 Aug 2020.
- Bloom MB, Noorzad A, Lin C, Little M, Lee EY, Margulies DR & Torbati SS. Standing electric scooter injuries: Impact on a community. Am J Surg. July 25, 2020.
- Lange DC, Conte S, Pappas-Block E, Hildebrandt D, Nakamura M, Makkar R, Kar S, Torbati S, Geiderman J, McNeil N, Cercek B, Tabak SW, Rokos I & Henry T. Cancellation of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab after Activation for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018;11:e004464.
Languages Spoken
English / Farsi
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