Dr. Amersi's Credentials

 
CURRICULUM VITAE

Shamsah Amersi MD, FACOG

Medical License: A71483

Board Certified: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Global Specialist – Holistic Hormone Health, Perimenopause, Menopause, PCOS, Obstetrics

Delivered over 13,000 babies and counting

Best of the Best Doctors in Los Angeles – 2024, 2025


BACKGROUND

Birth Place: Nairobi, Kenya (fifth generation African of East Indian Descent)

Immigrated with my family to United States at age 13


EDUCATION

1998–2002 University of California, Irvine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Residency

1994–1998 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha (top 1% of all medical school graduates)
Chancellor’s Service Award at graduation
Chancellor’s Mentor Award at graduation
Honors in all core clerkships and all sub-internship rotations

1990–1994 University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. in Psychobiology with Honors Distinction
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa


EMPLOYMENT

2002–Present Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Infertility Private Practice
Board Certified, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
High-Risk Pregnancies, Bioidentical Hormones Subspecialty
Hormone Imbalance, PCOS, Menopause/Perimenopause
Hereditary Genetic Cancer Counseling and Testing
Attending Staff at Santa Monica UCLA Hospital and St. John’s Hospital


HONORS AND AWARDS

- Ortho McNeil Resident Teaching Award
- UC Irvine Senior Research Award: Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy
- UCSF Chancellor’s Service Award at Graduation
- UCSF Outstanding Student: OB/GYN, Surgery, Medicine (awarded at graduation)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Harold Gabriel Buchbinder Endowed Scholarship – Full medical school tuition merit award
- Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship
- UCSF AIDS Research Fellowship
- UCSF Medical Student Achievement Award – Scholarship and award for AIDS awareness initiative
- UCLA Chancellor’s Service Award
- Psi-Chi Psychology Honor Society
- UCLA Alumni Association Achievement Award
- UCLA Distinguished Scholar Award
- Dr. Ralph Bunche & Tri-Mentor Achievement Award
- UCLA Dean’s Honor List
- Mortar Board National Honor Society
- Golden Key National Honor Society
- Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
- Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
- AIDS Project Los Angeles Service Award
- Best of the Best Doctors in Los Angeles – 2024, 2025
- Top Ob/Gyn in America – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Los Angeles Top Doctors – 2017–2025
- Compassionate Doctor Award – 2020–2023
- Southern California Super Doctor Award – 2018–2025
- America’s Most Honored Doctor – 2019–2024
- Patients’ Choice Award – 2019–2023
- Who's Who Top Doctor "Honors Edition" - 2025


RESEARCH

UC Irvine:
- Breast cancer during pregnancy
- Hormone replacement therapy outcomes in breast cancer survivors

USC:
- Management of tumors of low malignant potential

UCSF:
- Clinical studies on protease inhibitors and HIV antiviral activity


SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

- Los Angeles Forum – Free medical care to indigent patients
- UCLA Emergency Room – Free service to indigent patients
- UCLA School of Medicine – Career panel
- St. John’s Hospital – OB/GYN Board Committee Member
- St. John’s Hospital – Perinatal Committee Member
- Santa Monica Hospital – Peer Review Board Member (OB/GYN)
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Fellow
- Flying Doctors of Mercy
- UCSF Annual Women’s Health Forum – Speaker
- American Women in Medicine and Surgery
- Minority Women in Medicine and Surgery
- UCLA Minorities in Medicine
- AIDS Project Los Angeles – Medical Counselor
- Music Mends Minds – Ambassador
- Venice Family Clinic – Food Drive Partner for Food Insecure Children
- Yale PA Training Program – Mentor
- UCLA PA Training Program – Mentor
- University of Pittsburgh PA Training Program – Mentor
- Windward School – Mentor for high school students
- Needed (Vitamin Company) – Brand Ambassador, Advisory Board
- Anya (Postpartum Wellness) – Advisory Board
- Relive Wellness – Medical Consultant
- Pvolve – Medical Consultant
- Menopause Society – Board Member


INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Traveling, Photography, Reading
Spending quality time with my son Jaden and our beloved dog Cooper