KurtTamaruMDMBA, FAAFP

Family Medicine • Camarillo, CA

Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Founder - Guardiant Health

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Office
2485 Ventura Blvd
Camarillo, CA 93010
Phone+1 805-364-0889
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Summary

Healthcare executive and business entrepreneur with background in value based and risk based models of medical care, retail medical models, and digital health services & products.

What influenced your views on healthcare

In this episode of "coffee with our founder" founder Dr. Kurt Tamaru explores how his experiences as a family physician and a navy flight surgeon influenced his

Education & Training

University of California IrvineMBA, Business, 2014 - 2016
PIH Health HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Alameda Health System-Highland HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1992
University of California IrvineBS, Biology, 1983 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

NV State Medical License 2017 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Naval Aerospace and Occupational & Preventive MedicineFlight Surgeon
United Health GroupExecutive General Management Program Graduate

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Senior Partner OptumCare, 2016
Leadership & Innovation Award United Health Group, 2012
Navy Achievement Medal US Navy, 1994
Navy Commendation US Navy, 1994
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Falling among the sensorially impaired elderly.
Tobis, J. S., Block, M., Steinhaus-Donham, C., Reinsch, S., Tamaru, K., Weil, D.> ;Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1990 Feb
A patient with Graves'' disease who developed hypothyroidism associated with thyroid stimulation blocking immunoglobulin during anti-thyroid drug therapy.
Inomata, H., Tsuyusaki, T., Sasaki, N., Tamaru, K., Niimi, H., Nakajima, H.> ;Endocrinol Jpn. 1988 Jun
Role of apoptosis induction in both peripheral lymph nodes and thymus in progressive loss of CD4+ cells in SHIV-infected macaques.
Iida, T., Ichimura, H., Shimada, T., Ibuki, K., Ui, M., Tamaru, K., Kuwata, T., Yonehara, S., Imanishi, J., Hayami, M.> ;AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2000 Jan 1
Protective immunity of gene-deleted SHIVs having an HIV-1 Env against challenge infection with a gene-intact SHIV.
Ui, M., Kuwata, T., Igarashi, T., Miyazaki, Y., Tamaru, K., Shimada, T., Nakamura, M., Uesaka, H., Yamamoto, H., Hayami, M.> ;J Med Primatol. 1999 Dec 11
Replication capacity of simian immunodeficiency virus in cultured macaque macrophages and dendritic cells is not prerequisite for intravaginal transmission of the viru...
Enose, Y., Ibuki, K., Tamaru, K., Ui, M., Kuwata, T., Shimada, T., Hayami, M.> ;J Gen Virol. 1999 Apr
The antagonist effects of compounds derived from khellactone on platelet-activating factor.
Takeuchi, N., Kasama, T., Mayuzumi, K., Tamaru, K., Fukaya, H., Ohno, T., Tobinaga, S.> ;Chem Pharm Bull. 1988 Oct
Clinical applications of measuring thyroid receptor antibodies, thyroid-stimulating and thyroid stimulation-blocking antibodies.
Sasaki, N., Tamaru, K., Tsuyusaki, T., Inomata, H., Niimi, H., Nakajima, H.> ;Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1988
A comparison of vascularized and conventional sural nerve grafts.
Doi, K., Tamaru, K., Sakai, K., Kuwata, N., Kurafuji, Y., Kawai, S.> ;J Hand Surg Am. 1992 Jul
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Press Mentions

Beauty Lounge Med Spa Helps Patients Fight Aging and TimeSeptember 8th, 2021
Camarillo Physician Co-Founds IV Drip Service for Endurance AthletesNovember 21st, 2018
Kurt M. Tamaru, MD, FAAFP – Founder of Virtual Care Under Guardiant HealthFebruary 8th, 2006
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