About
D. grew up in Santa Monica and built his career just miles from where he was raised. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Romance Languages from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. After college, he received a Watson Fellowship and spent a year completing long-distance ocean swims across international borders. He then graduated with honors from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed his Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center, one of the oldest Family Medicine programs in the nation.
Dr. Goldstein holds board certification in Family Medicine and has practiced full-time in the specialty for over a decade. He carries additional training in functional and botanical medicine, focusing on root causes rather than symptom management. His clinical interests run deep in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease prevention, and he applies integrative approaches to chronic illness, encouraging lifestyle modification and dietary change alongside conventional care. He sees patients of all ages and developed the practice's 4th Trimester Care package to support newborns and their parents through the first three months of life. He is passionate about healthcare accessibility and shares that commitment by offering sliding-scale and no-cost care to a portion of his panel.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; B.S. Biochemistry and Romance Languages
Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (graduated with honors)
Residency
Family Medicine, Ventura County Medical Center
Additional Training
Watson Fellowship post-college; training in botanical medicine and functional medicine
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Goldstein right for?
Dr. Goldstein serves patients of all ages, from newborns through older adults. Families benefit from his whole-family approach, as he generally asks all household members to join the practice together. Adults managing chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease do well with his integrative, root-cause style of care. New parents find particular value in his 4th Trimester Care package, which brings him directly to the home. Patients who want a physician fluent in both conventional medicine and functional approaches will feel at home here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Goldstein sees patients of all ages, from newborns through patients 100 and older. He takes a whole-family approach and generally asks that all members of a household join the practice together. This lets him understand each patient within the context of their family unit.
Yes. Dr. Goldstein holds board certification in Family Medicine. He trained at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed his residency at Ventura County Medical Center, one of the oldest Family Medicine residency programs in the country.
Dr. Goldstein uses a functional and integrative medicine framework for chronic conditions. He prioritizes lifestyle modification, dietary changes, and nutraceuticals before defaulting to pharmaceutical interventions. His goal is to identify and address root causes, with disease reversal as a target when possible.
Yes. Dr. Goldstein makes home visits as part of his 4th Trimester Care package for newborns and new parents. This program includes five home visits over the first three months of a newborn's life, with weekday access to Dr. Goldstein throughout.
Dr. Goldstein handles a wide range of in-office procedures. These include sutures for minor trauma, lipoma and cyst removal, and removal of pre-cancerous skin lesions. He also manages dermatologic conditions like acne and eczema.
Yes. Dr. Goldstein provides LGBTQ health care, including PrEP management and STI screening. He welcomes chosen family units and maintains complete privacy for all patients.
Dr. Goldstein takes a measured approach to pediatric medicine. For common childhood conditions like ear infections, he follows up before prescribing antibiotics rather than defaulting to medication immediately. He also tailors vaccine schedules to each child's individual needs while maintaining that vaccines are safe and effective.
Dr. Goldstein spent a decade practicing Family Medicine in a traditional setting, where he carried a panel of approximately 3,000 patients. He transitioned to the Direct Primary Care model to reduce that panel to around 400, allowing him to build genuine, long-term relationships with each patient.
Prevention is a central part of Dr. Goldstein's practice. He focuses especially on cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease prevention in adult patients. He pairs this with functional medicine tools, including metabolic assessment and lifestyle counseling, to reduce long-term health risks.
Doctor profile last updated June 9, 2026