Sonya S. Heitmann, MD

Sonya S. Heitmann, MD

  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 5.0
 
Westlake Village Primary & Specialty Care |

About

Dr. Sonya Heitmann completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California, Davis and later became a board-certified obesity medicine specialist.  She enjoys teaching and was a clinical assistant professor for Drexel University prior to joining UCLA Health.  She is currently an associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  Her areas of interest include diabetes and obesity medicine.  She works closely with patients to help achieve their weight loss goals through the UCLA Health medically-supervised weight loss program PRO - Program for Reducing Obesity.  In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

Residency

Internal Medicine, UC Davis, 2012

Internship

Internal Medicine, UC Davis, 2010

Degree

MD, UC Irvine School of Medicine, 2009

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2019-2021, 2023

Locations

UCLA Health Westlake Village Primary & Specialty Care

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Insurance

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

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2019-2021, 2023

Reviews

Overall Rating:
5.0
162 total ratings | 82 reviews
5.0
March 25, 2025
Dr Heitmann is always friendly and professional. She is always patient with me and answers my concerns.
5.0
March 21, 2025
Dr. Heitmann is always attentive, efficient, and thoughtful.
5.0
March 18, 2025
The program has significantly helped my weight loss journey, and Dr. Heitmann has demonstrated exceptional care by giving individual attention to each class member—to the point that she makes me feel I'm her only patient.
5.0
March 13, 2025
Dr. Heitmann was very nice and pleasant, and took the time to explain everything that the program I was seeing her about covers. At checkout, I was provided detailed information about my visit and everything that we discussed. It was very reassuring.
5.0
March 11, 2025
She listened to me and gave me good feedback. She always has great information!