Huma H. Kennedy, MD
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Huma H. Kennedy, MD

  • Nephrology
Average rating: 5.0
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
Torrance Specialty Care |
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 100 Torrance, CA 90505

About


Dr. Huma Hasnain Kennedy is a nephrologist who has an outpatient practice in Torrance. She also treats patients at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Torrance Memorial Hospital. She is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology, and is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation.

Dr. Kennedy earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and completed her nephrology fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.

In additional to her clinical work, Dr. Kennedy conducts research focused on electrolyte imbalances.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014

Fellowship

Nephrology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2013

Residency

Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2010

Internship

Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2008

Degree

MD, St. George's University School of Medicine/Grenada, 2007

Recognitions

  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
  • Southern California Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

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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Recognitions

  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
  • Southern California Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2018
  • Southern California Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2017
  • Southern California Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2016

Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
292 total ratings | 187 reviews
5.0
She is super detailed, asks me questions and gives great feedback at all times.
5.0
Dr Kennedy is very thorough and supportive in her care.
5.0
She’s absolutely incredible! I am feeling better than I have felt in years!
5.0
Dr. Kennedy is very thorough, answers all my questions and finds solutions to my problems. She has a very pleasant manner and easy to talk to.
5.0
The staff were so nice, as usual, and Dr. Kennedy clearly shows a great deal of care for detail. She has a solid grasp of my medical history and clearly reads the file and studies the blood test results before my appointment. She always explains everything carefully and fully.