Valley Physicians Surgery Center

General Surgery

Uthaiah Kokkalera, MD

Board certified: General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery
18250 Roscoe Blvd. Suite 335
Northridge, CA 91325
818.700.7900

Dr. Kokkalera specializes in general and colorectal surgery. He earned his medical degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Medical College.


Nojan Toomari, DO, FACS

Board certification: General Surgery
16661 Ventura Blvd Suite 408
Encino, CA 91436

Nojan Toomari, DO, FACS, is a Board Certified Robotic General Surgeon, obtained specialized training at the prestigious UC Irvine Hospital in Advanced Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal & Bariatric Surgery. He specializes in Complex Laparoscopic Surgery, Endoscopy, and Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Foregut and Gastrointestinal Surgery. Dr. Toomari performs all general surgery operations and gastrointestinal operations including laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries.

His areas of expertise include robotic surgery, complex hernia surgery, minimally invasive diastasis repair, reflux surgery, and surgery of the stomach and colon. He is among an elite group of specialists who perform robotic and laparoscopic hiatal hernia surgery, and minimally invasive cancer operations of the intestines. 

Dr. Toomari performs all general surgery operations, patients in Encino and Tarzana, California, throughout the SF Valley and Greater Los Angeles Area, using State-of-the-art Laparoscopic and Robotic Technology. 

Dr. Nojan Toomari’s patients receive the most technologically advanced care with minimal incisions and optimal recovery.  Dr. Toomari was the first in the San Fernando Valley to perform DaVinci Xi Robotic paraesophageal hernia repairs, and is the highest volume robotic surgeon in the area. He is a recognized Robotic Expert and routinely serves to Proctor other surgeons learning the robotic platform. Dr. Toomari is the best robotic and laparoscopic surgeon in the San Fernando Valley.