Best Diabetes Center Ventura Near Me

4worldlovers:
The office of Tricia Westhoff-Pankratz, M.D. with certified nurse practitioners Barbara Holdsworth, FNP-C, BC-ADM and Marki Meyer, FNP-C


We accept Medicare and almost all commercial PPO and HMO insurance plans. HMO plans do require authorization prior to scheduling an initial appointment per HMO guidelines.

We regret we are not currently contracted with Medi-Cal (Gold Coast HMO)

Due to the small number of practicing endocrinologists in the area and the large patient need, we appreciate your patience in scheduling non-urgent appointments at least 3 months in advance with Dr. Westhoff, or you can see one of our experienced nurse practitioners much sooner.

For urgent appointments, we work with the referring doctor to meet their expedited needs. All patients must have a primary care doctor who has run the appropriate screening tests required to ensure a referral to an endocrinologist is appropriate.

Loma Vista Endocrinology practices evidence-based medicine. We do not prescribe, endorse, or sell homeopathic treatments, herbs, or compounded hormones that are not FDA approved. We do require a doctor's referral and medical records prior to scheduling an initial appointment.

4worldlovers: Jessica graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition. Immediately after graduation, she began a Master's Degree program to

Earn an M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics. She completed her Dietetic Internship

At California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. During her internship, Jessica

Completed over 2,000 hours of supervised practice in clinical, community and food

Jessica has always had a strong interest in the field of clinical nutrition.

She enjoys working with patients diagnosed with a variety of chronic diseases. She is

A Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and specializes in working with people with

Diabetes. She is also highly skilled in many other areas, including eating disorders,

Her sessions are focused on education and motivation rather than simply creating

4worldlovers:
The Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Nutrition has been providing quality healthcare and education to the Ventura County.


Was founded in 1983 as a pilot site for the National Diabetes Advisory Board. It serves the entire Ventura County, California, covering Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura. With Health Centers in Oxnard and Camarillo. The medical director, Dr. Gulnar Poorsattar is a board certified endocrinologist working with a talented staff to bring control and understanding to endocrine issues. The Center utilizes state-of-the-art modern technology and education tools to facilitate care.


Dr. Gulnar Poorsattar is a Board Certified Endocrinologist With Over 30 Years of Experience Managing:

As soon as a case of Diabetes is discovered, please refer the patient to us instantly, so we can start education and support to the patient and whole family. We have a protocol to reverse the diabetes and provide necessary tools and education free of cost. The sooner we get started on proper management, the better it is in the long run. This also avoids unnecessary hospitalization and delay in specialized state-of-the-art care.

Modern Technology has facilitated the care of Diabetes such that we call it Virtual Artificial Pancreas Therapy.

We have all kinds of Insulin Pumps, with unique features tailored for our Sophisticated patients in self care.

We also do on-the-spot blood sugar screening and diabetes control testing in the office.

Our Health Education Sessions are open to the community. Offerings include:

-Continuous Sensor senses your blood glucose every 5 minutes in real time like a glucose watch.

With two convenient locations in Ventura County CA, the Centers are providing patient care for all Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition, and Internal Medicine needs from Thousand Oaks to Ventura