Carl E. Nordstrom, MD
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Carl E. Nordstrom, MD

  • Gastroenterology
Average rating: 4.9
 
Santa Monica Digestive Diseases |
1223 16th Street, Suite 3100 Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

  • Associate Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program

Dr. Nordstrom received his BA in biology and religious studies from Hamline University and his MD from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He then came to Los Angeles where he completed his internal medicine residency at the Cedars-Sinai/West Los Angeles VA program and served an additional year as chief resident. Dr. Nordstrom completed his gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA where he also served as chief fellow and received the Housestaff Teaching Award. He is board certified in gastroenterology.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016

Fellowship

Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2016

Residencies

Chief Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2013
Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2012

Internship

Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2010

Degree

MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 2009

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Medical Services

Videos

New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines | Carl Nordstrom, MD | UCLA Digestive Diseases

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Reviews

Overall rating: 4.9
146 total ratings | 101 reviews
5.0
November 23, 2025
Excellent manner and presentation. Explanation of clinical plan.
5.0
November 18, 2025
Dr. Nordstrom is always prompt to meet for appointments and is very personable and easy to talk to. He is very genuine and a good listener, I am extremely happy to have him as my G.I. physician.
5.0
November 13, 2025
On Time very nice explained everything to my satisfaction. I would definitely go back to him.
5.0
November 6, 2025
Dr Nordstrom is great, easy to get along with.
5.0
November 4, 2025
Dr Nordstrom answered all my questions and was very attentive. Very impressed with him and I’m glad I will be scheduling my future tests with him!