Lobna Shahatto, MD

Lobna Shahatto, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician who specializes in caring for hospitalized patients, performing diagnostic admissions and treating a variety of acute medical conditions such as acute renal failure and diabetic complications. As a hospitalist, Dr. Shahatto is assigned to patients at the time of admission and provides care only during their hospital stay. Upon a patient's hospital discharge, Dr. Shahatto communicates with their regular physician to ensure quality care.

She highly values patient-centered care and empathetic practice towards the whole person. She enjoys working alongside exceptional colleagues at UC San Diego Health to provide the best possible care for patients.

As an academic hospitalist, Dr. Shahatto serves an associate physician in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She is passionate about educating and mentoring residents.

Dr. Shahatto previously served as a hospitalist at University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She has over 10 years of experience in clinical practice.

She completed residency training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and earned her medical degree from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.