Melanie Rita Goldfarb

Institution	Focus	Year
Residency - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center		Not Specified
Internship - General surgery internship - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School	General Surgery Internship	Not Specified
Fellowship - Clinical Fellow in endocrine surgery - Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami Health System		Not Specified

Certification	Cert. Body	Year
Surgery	Surgery	Not Specified

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Providence Specialty Medical Group - 2121 Santa Monica Boulevard

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Comment - “ Nothing to relate All was good... ”

Nothing to relate All was good

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“Nothing to relate All was good...”

Nothing to relate All was good

Anonymous 12/08/2025

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Review by Anonymous on December 05, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Friendly, knowledgeable, underst... ”

Friendly, knowledgeable, understanding, caring, helpful.

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“Friendly, knowledgeable, underst...”

Friendly, knowledgeable, understanding, caring, helpful.

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Review by Anonymous on November 19, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Thanks Dr Goldfarb!... ”

Thanks Dr Goldfarb!

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“Thanks Dr Goldfarb!...”

Thanks Dr Goldfarb!

Anonymous 11/19/2025

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Review by Anonymous on November 02, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Dr Goldfarb is the best for me... ”

Dr Goldfarb is the best for me

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“Dr Goldfarb is the best for me...”

Dr Goldfarb is the best for me

Anonymous 11/02/2025

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Review by Anonymous on October 17, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Excellent doctor... ”

Excellent doctor

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“Excellent doctor...”

Excellent doctor

Anonymous 10/17/2025

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Review by Anonymous on December 08, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Caring physician... ”

Caring physician

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“Caring physician...”

Caring physician

Anonymous 12/08/2025

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Review by Anonymous on November 19, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Our daughter is a new patient of... ”

Our daughter is a new patient of Dr Goldfarb. She was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She explained to us the process and we have surgery scheduled for tomorrow. So far we are extremely pleased with the care and bedside manner of Dr. Goldfarb. She seems incredible.

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Anonymous 11/19/2025

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Review by Anonymous on November 09, 2025 -

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Comment - “ No bad experience everything wen... ”

No bad experience everything went well including the procedure

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“No bad experience everything wen...”

No bad experience everything went well including the procedure

Anonymous 11/09/2025

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Review by Anonymous on October 22, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Prompt, clear, to the point... ”

Prompt, clear, to the point

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“Prompt, clear, to the point...”

Prompt, clear, to the point

Anonymous 10/22/2025

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Review by Anonymous on October 08, 2025 -

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Comment - “ Everything was good.... ”

Everything was good.

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“Everything was good....”

Everything was good.

Anonymous 10/08/2025

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Timothy Wilson, - Urologist

Ana Rocha, - Internal Medicine Physician

Robert McKenna, - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon

Anton Bilchik, - Surgeon

Przemyslaw Twardowski, - Internal Medicine Physician

Lisa Stern, - Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Gina White, - Urologist

Christine Boley, - Internal Medicine Physician

Trevan Fischer, - Surgeon

Timothy Kristedja, - Internal Medicine Physician

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