Victor Amira M.D.

Amira, M.D., Victor
January 15, 1940 - January 1, 2013
Victor Amira, M.D., of Brentwood, California, passed away peacefully in his home January 1, 2013 from metastatic melanoma with his family at his bedside. He was 72. He is survived by his wife, Katie Amira, his daughter, Amy Amira, his sister, Jackie Slutske, and a loving extended family. He also leaves behind an admiring and loyal patient clientele. Dr. Amira was educated in the Los Angeles area where he lived nearly all of his life. He practiced Family Medicine for over 45 years, mostly in the Beverly Hills area and then in Santa Monica with the UCLA Santa Monica Bay Physicians Group since 2009. He practiced out of Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Century City Hospital, UCLA Medical Center and Hospital, UCLA Hospital in Santa Monica and St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica. As a member and Assistant Clinical Professor of the UCLA Department of Family Practice faculty for over 35 years, Dr. Amira pioneered Family Practice, along with other scholars, as a bona fide specialty during the infancy of Family Practice in this country in the late 1970's. Dr. Amira attended Hamilton High School, UCLA and the University of Southern California. He received his medical degree in 1966 from California College of Medicine, now UC Irvine School of Medicine, and did his internship at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. He became Board Certified as a Family Physician granted by the American Board of Family Medicine and was a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians. He maintained his status as a Board Certified Family Physician by participating in ongoing scholarly activities. He served for several years on the Cedars-Sinai Institute for Bioethics. Dr. Amira was well respected by his fellow colleagues and patients, and was considered outstanding by all who knew him well. He felt fortunate throughout his life and was a witty, attractive, wonderful person. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Victor Amira, M.D. Memorial Medical Student Scholarship (for fourth year medical students planning to specialize in Family Medicine) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, in Memory of Dr. Victor Amira. Donation checks should be made payable to the UC Regents. Please send to: UCLA Health Sciences Development c/o Michelle Jacobson 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 3132 Los Angeles, California 90095 Check memo: In Memory of Victor Amira, M.D. For credit card donations, please call Michelle Jacobson at 310.267.1213
A celebration of Victor's life and memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club, 1210 4th Street, Santa Monica, California 90401.