Dr. Cesar Palana is board-certified in Internal Medicine. He utilizes evidence-based knowledge and clinical expertise to diagnose and treat across the clinical spectrum from health to complex chronic medical illnesses. 

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He was previously a chief medical officer and a chief medical informatics officer at an acute hospital in Los Angeles. He continues to help hospitals improve compliance by integrating departments and realigning clinical objectives. 

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Dr. Palana is a certified medical director of several skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles. He collaborates with long-term care leaders to improve patient safety, improve clinical documentation, reduce hospital re-admissions, increase awareness of de-prescribing in the geriatric population, and assist in implementing and developing various quality improvement programs, including antibiotics stewardship. 

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Dr. Palana also supervises medical students and nurse practitioner students. In addition, he is a clerkship director for 3rd and 4th-year medical students and a Director of Medical Education in Los Angeles.