Physicians

Maurice Darvish, M.D.

Dr. Darvish is a graduate of the Université de Bordeaux School of Medicine, in Bordeaux, France. After completing medical school in 1968, he completed a 4-year specialty training program in internal medicine at Bayonne Hospital in Bayonne, France and at Bichat Hospital in Paris, France.

In 1978, Dr. Darvish, along with his wife and 2 children, moved to Los Angeles to be close to the rest of his family. In the early 1980’s, Dr. Darvish completed a medical residency in internal medicine at the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center Long Beach, a University of California, Irvine affiliated program. During this time, he also conducted research investigating the relationship between viruses and neurological diseases. This research has since been published in a variety of scientific journals including “Neurology”.

To be able to provide his patients truly compassionate and excellent care, Dr. Darvish opened Brentview Medical in 1985. He has been practicing at Brentview since and constantly stays up-to-date with the newest advances in healthcare. Outside the office, Dr. Darvish enjoys exercising daily and spending time with his family.

Click here to see Dr. Darvish’s Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles

Dr. Raphael Darvish is a graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dr. Darvish has long been interested in how to make the practice of medicine more flawless, pleasant, and compassionate. During his graduate studies at UCLA, Dr. Darvish performed a thesis on the patient care of the Venice Family Clinic, the largest free clinic in the nation. For his outstanding work, he was designated as a Dean’s Scholar for his scientific thesis in the field of public health. As a 4th generation physician (Dr. Maurice Darvish is his father), “Dr. Rafi” has also always been very interested in medical ethics and has taught a medical ethics course at the university level. He is also currently an active member of the alumni Board of Directors at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
After medical and business school, Dr. Darvish went on to complete his post graduate residency training at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Darvish is trained in both Internal Medicine and Dermatology. In addition to his involvement at Brentview Medical, he is Medical Director of Skinpeccable, a Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Center directly attached to Brentview Medical.

Dr. Sooferian is a graduate of Technion University School of Medicine in Israel and of the internal medicine residency program at Kern Medical Center, a UCLA School of Medicine affiliated program. In the years after completing his medical residency, he practiced medicine as an attending physician in Orange County. Since 2004, Dr. Sooferian has been affiliated with Brentview Medical. He currently is a hospitalist at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica and is responsible for taking care of any Brentview Medical patients requiring hospitalization.

Dr. Sooferian is very interested in the role of cholesterol in the body. He is a published scientific author and has completed a scientific thesis focusing on the role of “good cholesterol” on vascular disease. Dr. Sooferian strongly believes in the power of good nutrition on health and is an advocate of Herbalife. He regularly attends medical conferences throughout the country to stay up to date on the best medical practices. Dr. Sooferian is married and has a daughter. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, and reading scientific journals.