Dr. Lisa Masson, MD, MBA, FAAFP, FAMIA

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Lisa Masson, who serves patients in Los Angeles, California.

A triple board certified family physician, Dr. Masson is the Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Clinical Informatics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Alongside her clinical role, she holds a position as a Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Graduating in 1985 from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Dr. Masson initially pursued a two-year general surgery residency before redirecting her focus to primary care. 

In 2000, after 15 years of active practice, she transitioned her office to the electronic health record (EHR). Dr. Masson became a staunch advocate for physicians in EHR usage, eventually emerging as a local and regional champion in the field of informatics. Her commitment to promoting improved communication and transparency led her into an active role in informatics, with the belief that medicine can achieve an efficient system that prioritizes quality and simplifies decision-making for physicians.

Writing has been a persistent habit throughout her life—including a second degree from MIT in humanities, a community columnist role for a decade in Modesto, California, and an opportunity to write a patient blog for Sutter Health. Since 2011, Dr. Masson has returned to her native Los Angeles as a clinical informaticist at Cedars-Sinai. 

Throughout her life, Dr. Masson has maintained a consistent habit of writing, obtaining a second degree in humanities from MIT and serving as a community columnist for a decade in Modesto, California. She also had the opportunity to write a patient blog for Sutter Health, before returning to her native Los Angeles and joining Cedars-Sinai in 2011. 

An authority in her field, Dr. Masson is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Furthermore, Dr. Masson is board certified in general internal medicine and adolescent medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Holding fellowship status, Dr. Masson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). She credits her success to innovating and improving patient care through the field of informatics.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

In her personal life, Dr. Masson is the proud mother of three brilliant and successful daughters.

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