Sheila Z. Dejbakhsh, MD

“Treating patients like family with personalized, innovative and compassionate care”Dr. Kerry Price completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. While at University of California, Irvine, she held several leadership positions, including representing Orange County as the ACOG Junior Fellow District IX Chair. Dr. Price received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and her undergraduate degree in biology from Scripps College in Claremont, California, where she was an All-American water polo player.Dr. Price’s interests include uncomplicated and complicated obstetrics, contraception and preconception counseling, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, sexual health, and teen gynecology. She is a certified DaVinci robotic surgeon and performs robitic-assisted minimally invasive hysterectomy and fibroid removal procedures. She thoroughly enjoys building lasting relationships with her patients and enabling them to better understand their bodies and the many changes that women go through from puberty to menopause. She loves the field of obstetrics and gynecology as it provides her with an opportunity to take care of women at some of their most privileged moments, including the joy of childbirth.Dr. Price is a southern California native, born and raised in the city of Whittier. When she isn’t at the office, in the operating room, or in the delivery suite, Dr. Price enjoys spending time with her first loves – husband Bryan and daughters Julia and Emily. She loves hitting the beach, eating chocolate croissants, taking long romantic stolls down every aisle at Target, going to Disneyland with her annual pass, and spending time with family and friends at home. She is thrilled to be part of such an amazing group of physicians at OCWMG.

During her 20+ years of treating patients, Dr. Taylor has learned that her thirst for knowledge, high quality diagnostic skills and vast experience allows her patients to develop a high level of trust and confidence when seeking her care. She enjoys her role as a primary care physician which provides her the opportunity to help patients on a daily basis. As a family medicine physician, Dr. Taylor treats patients ages 5+ which can involve caring for the entire family, and in some cases, multiple generations. She views the physician-patient relationship as a partnership and feels privileged to be welcomed into her patients’ lives. In turn, she focuses her practice on building long-lasting relationships, practicing high quality medicine and maintaining the integrity her patients deserve. Collaborating with her patients to help them achieve overall wellness is Dr. Taylor’s ultimate goal. She places an emphasis on preventative medicine and optimizing lifestyle habits to help detect and manage risk factors in order to minimize medications and procedural interventions. As she states, “I take time to ask questions, listen and explain. Thinking and careful listening are essential for good medicine.” Dr. Taylor attended University of California, Irvine for her undergraduate years and graduated medical school at Temple University. She completed her residency at Kaiser Permanente. She chose to come to Hoag which allows her to spend the necessary time with patients and provide access to the best specialty care and cutting-edge technology. Outside of work, Dr. Taylor focuses on spending time with family, achieving personal well-being and contributing to her community. She takes part in anything ocean-related including standup paddleboarding, scuba diving, going to the beach as well as immersing herself in nature with hiking and traveling.