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Specializing In
- Acupuncture
- Anesthesia/Anesthesiology
- Integrative and Alternative Medicine
- Stress Management and Anxiety
Biography
Dr. Payrovi is a physician practicing Integrative and Functional Medicine at Stanford’s Center for Integrative Medicine. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UCLA and completed her medical education at UC San Diego in 2003. She completed a residency in Anesthesiology at USC in 2007. Dr. Payrovi is board certified in Anesthesiology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as well as Integrative Medicine. She has additional training in Functional Medicine and acupuncture.
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Education & Certifications
- Medical Education: University of California San Diego School of Medicine (2003) CA
- Residency: USC CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine (2014)
- Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2012)
- Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology (2008)
- Internship: UCLA-VA Greater Los Angeles VA Hospitl CA
Practice Locations
Center for Integrative Medicine Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Center for Integrative Medicine
211 Quarry Road, 2nd Floor, Suite 205
Palo Alto , CA 94304
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(131 reviews)
Dr Payrovi is excellent in all ways and for all the sessions I have had with her. She is a great teacher.
The quality & amount of information is excellent; manner of presenting and interacting with participants skillful and pleasant; listens and answers questions; personable. She's great!
Highly recommend
Dr Povray is awesome. Really looking forward to this class.
knowledgeable, thoughful and kind.
The service is absolutely wonderful and I’m so grateful for it
I don't have many friends who would show up responsibly or actively participate. I would highly recommend it to anyone I thought would. I am begging greatly. And everyone in class seems to really engage.
knowledgable, explains well, open to all questions
Dr Payrovi is an excellent clinician
I am learning from her so much about how to improve my digestive health and thereby improve my overall health.
Dr. Payrovi's classes are a major addition to Stanford Healthcare.
Always practice information. So well presented.
only my first group zoom with the doctor
Dr Payrovi is an excellent provider
Dr. Payrovi has exceptional listening skills.
The provider is fine but this is a video class and the link was changed and I haven't been able to open it up and therefore missed a lot of class
Payrovi is very good & experienced
Dr Pavroji is knowledgeable, compassionate and practical! Overall very helpful.
Dr Payrovi offers excellent integrative and functional medicine approach to health. Excellent
Excellent information provided in a friendly, calm environment.
Dr. Payrovi is awesome. I’m also really bc enjoying the Functional Medicine class for Mental Health with Dr. Shah
DR Susan is a delightful, compassionate and wise MD. From her meetings, I have changed my diet 100% for the better!!! She is generous with her knowledge and is so inspiring!
Very good info
I'd recommend Dr. Payrovi to others.
Excellent visit with Dr Payrovi
Excellent knowledge, and transmission of knowledge for action plan
Dr Susan is an excellent teacher and physician. I've learned so much critical & life changing information from her. She has a way of making complex information to simplicity so I can understand. She is a gift!
Dr. Suffaletto was fantastic, very caring, listened and very thorough
Dr Payrovi is one of the best, most caring, smart and generous MD's and i share her w/all friends and family! Thanks to her, I've improved my diet and overall health not by drugs, but by whole food, plant based diet and free exercise!!
Helpful doctor. Group visit format is of less usefulness than individual and can be redundant across the different class series topics. Not in-depth enough for patients who are already familiar with Functional and Integrative Medicine basic/intermediate information
Love working with Dr Payrovi
Very informative session and questions were given appropriate answers
Absolutely the best.
Excellent visit
Dr. Payrovi is very sweet and I love the functional medicine approach to healthcare and getting to the root cause of problems
My original referral question was not addressed
I like the Provider not sure I like group setting.
Good information and easy to understand.
Passionate, direct. A valuable resource for Stanford
Telemedicine is extremely convenient and effective for me.
The class provides beneficial and necessary information.
my health has improved by adopting what dr susan says. she is a gift from God
Dr Payrovi provides allot of information on a broad scale for a large audience. She provides info in a manner for everyone to choose from and explore further on their own.
Dr Susan Payrovi is compassionate and a competent smart doctor. i’m lucky to see her. thank you
Dr. Payrovi provides a wide range of informative information. There is fomenting for everyone.
It was great zoom meeting . I got alot of valuable informetion and it was easy to communicate.
Excellent class
Susan Payrovi is the best and my experience with her has been life changing! I have been able to make progress towards my constipation challenges with her.
I really enjoy these classes she’s so well informed and relates well to all in the class
I've recommend Dr. Payrovi to many friends and family members.
Dr Payrovi is one of the best doctors I've ever seen. She takes time to understand and help me. She is kind, professional and absolutely brilliant. I feel so blessed to have her as my doctor. I am grateful she is offering her 8 week class. I love her classes
Good.
I would definitely say it was an excellent experience. Dr. Payrovi was amazing. I learned a lot and she was so nice and caring.
Dr. Susan Payrovi is an enthusiastic presenter of materials with excellent documentation and validation. I always leave these Zoom sessions inspired and motivated to take greater control of my health and life style practices.
the doctor was excellent in her manners,knowledge responsiveness she followed the appointment with very clear instructions and provided very valuable information
Every one had a chance to ask questions.
Dr Payrovi was available if we had any questions.
Dr. Payrovi provided ample time so that everyone's questions could be answered.
Dr Payrovi is a wealth of information. She listens to my needs and always has positive solutions. Dr Payrovi genuinely cares for her patient.
awesome doctor! great experience!
Honestly the best doctor I've seen @ Stanford & PAMF.
Dr Payrovi is a caring, knowledgeable physician. She is an expert at listening and her treatment plan meets my individual needs. I'm so fortunate to be under her care.
Wonderful.
Dr. Payrovi is a great provider...very informative and caring.
Dr. Payrovi is an amazing provider! She came up with a comprehensive plan to help me with my challenging GI issues that haven't responded to other treatments. For the first time I'm showing improvement. I'm so grateful for the care she continues to provide me.
Love Dr. Payrovi. She's very knowledgeable & shows sincere care & concern for her patients.
I am so pleased I was patient enough to wait to see Dr. Susan. Her positive and disconcerning attitude and approach to healing the body mind and spirit is exactly what I needed at this time in my life.
Great.
I have a complex and baffling illness, but Dr Payrovi is educating me -- and others like me. Knowledge is power. This was a two-hour class on fatigue for a number of us who suffer from this symptom. Dr. Payrovi always gives me hope and she helps me understand the physiology of why certain lifestyle interventions can help.
good experience, payrovi is knowledgeable, caring, has a broad background.
Dr. Payrovi is kind, gentle, great listener & very caring! I love her!
Dr. Payrovi's class was very informative.
Dr. Payrovi is a fantastic doctor! No wonder it takes a bit to get an appointment. She is the bar other doctors should strive for. Excellent in every way!
I wish she would provide a written list of the remedies she recommended for me.
The doctor gave a functional medicine presentation to a group of 12 patients. It was excellent. She was excellent! I'll have to wait 5 months to see her personally!!!
Dr. Payrovi is incredibly kind, caring & concerned towards me as her patient. She went above & beyond to accommodate me into her schedule so I can receive the care I desperately need. She's a gem!
Dr. Payrovi is FANTASTIC. She truly cares for her patients and their concerns. I look forward working with her regarding my symptoms.
She is genuinely interested, motivated to help make best choices and decisions.
EXCELLENT service, invaluable information!
Dr. Payrovi is very professional, thorough, and personable.
Love Dr Payrovi, she really pays attention and actively thinks about solutions for your individual health concerns. She can think outside the box!
excellent doctor with great knowledge and patience focused on my health issues and improvements. I do feel lucky to get the advise on achieving my health improvement goals!
Excellent!
Dr. Payrovi is fantastic, answers Q's quickly via MyHealth. I learned so much from her.
Very good, spent quality time, pro-active.
My appointment with Dr. Payrovi was one of the best appointment I have ever had. Her understanding, knowledge, insight, compassion and empathy was incredible. During my appointment, she explored the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects of my life and how my illness has impacted these areas. I left my appointment with renewed hope and confidence I had found the right specialist for me.
Dr. Payrovi & the Stanford Integrative Med Ctr. are critical to my ability to live well with MS. Dr. Payrovi acts as the quarterback of my care team. Her solutions have helped more than any other w/symptom management. I wish more people could be lucky to have her help!
Dr Payrovi is the best doctor I have had. She spent time with me helping me, is incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and brilliant. I am grateful she is my doctor
V. good.
A great class about health improvements! Learned so much and really appreciate Dr. Payrovi's efforts!
Excellent class! Learned a lot on how to manage and improve my health.
Dr. Payrovi was wonderful and such a great listener. She asked very good questions to really get an understanding of what issues I deal with on a day to day basis and how they impact my health. I am looking forward to incorporating many of her suggestions to improve my quality of life while juggling all my chronic conditions.
Very friendly & I'm very confident in dr., knows & is an expert.
Dr. P. is a fabulous doctor. One of my favorites ever. She's compassionate, thorough, and knowledgeable. She is an a valuable asset to Stanford.
Good experience.
Dr. Payrovi is exceptionally positioned to help me bc of her other focus areas - I am very grateful to have her guiding me.
Well-informed, articulate, conveyed enthusiasm for her profession & fan conveying & discussing information.
Love Dr. Payrovi!
Thank you for nice servis
Excellent doctor with high confidences!
very good doctor!
Dr. Payrovi is an outstanding doctor. She has spent a great deal of time with me explaining what steps are necessary to improve my health.
Dr. Payrovi provides a lot of detail & spends more time one-on-one with patients than most doctors. I appreciate her thoroughness & attention to detail as well as her clear communication.
She is fantastic!
Everything perfect & on time like clock works!
Excellent
A+++ service and information. All very kind - and helpful.
Dr. Payrovi is an outstanding doctor. I am confident in her ability to improve my health.
Visit exceeded expectations!
Good experience.
I really enjoy this program.
I wish I had the ability to follow up on instructions I was given which I forgot.
Good experience.
I feel very comfortable with her. I can talk to her about anything.
Experience was good but this treatment does not help my problem.
Very good listener - provided dialogue to interact with my experiences and how they support my current cancer situation.
I trust & have confidence.
Dr. Payrovi was very knowledgeable, friendly and took time with me to answer many questions.
Very easy to understand & to follow up the info -
Dr. Payrovi was slightly dismissive of my insomnia issues, but other than that she offered a large amount of very useful information.
MD focused on an issue which was not a concern of mine and did not spend much time on the actual reason/concern I booked the appointment for.
excellence in every aspect I'm so pleased that she's my new primary care physician!
she spent a lot of time with me during my first time visit.
very high confidence in Dr Wheeler and Dr Payrovi
Dr. Payrovi is excellent! Very thorough, concerned, and compassionate.
1 - everything was explained to me very well & clearly! I'm very confident of my care with this M.D.
I had an excellent visit with Dr. Payrovi. I have 1000% confidence in her after our visit, never felt rushed and she really took her time asking questions and LISTENING to my answers.
Susan knows her acupuncture an is very skilled in no pain very gentle w/ needles and very caring heart.
Dr. Susan has gone over and beyond to try and help me.
EXCELLENT!
She took about two hours with me. Never had a doctor do that before.
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