About Encino Senior Living
Our caring and compassionate staff will be there to provide you with nutritious and palate pleasing meals that are complimented by ingredients from our tranquil outdoor garden. Each resident is encouraged on a daily basis to participate in a variety of different level fitness programs and peaceful walks that take place thru the surrounding neighborhoods.
Encino Senior Living Facility
Each of our six private bedroom with bathroom accommodations come furnished with all the luxury amenities imaginable. Every room in the house is completely wired for surround-sound music, internet access and cable TV. Family and friends gain peace of mind knowing that they can stay in touch thru daily e-mails and pictures. Fresh laundry and housekeeping services provided daily by our happy staff.>> Read More
Director - Dr. Danny Petrasek
Dr. Danny Petrasek began his medical career in a traditional internal medicine training program affiliated with the UCLA school of Medicine. He was awarded the prize of UCLA Resident of the Year in his second year of training, and went on to be selected as one of two Chief Medical Residents in charge of the residency program. His interest in research began in his 2nd year of residency. Initially his work focused on the physiology of the endocrine system. The endocrine system is the body's network for hormonal regulation. As a result of his contributions and awards, he was selected to be part of the UCLA STAR PROGRAM, a highly competitive (MD - PhD) program that awards the recipients with scholarships and research funding for the purpose of training first-rate medical Scientists.
Dr. Petrasek's scientific interests extend into traditional cell and molecular biology and physiology, where his contributions span the fields of dermatology, cardiology, and renal physiology. He has been the recipient of several grants from the NIH, DARPA, and Burroughs Welcome Fund. Dr. Petrasek was also the recipient of the prestigious Keck Discovery Grant for innovative biomedical science. Competing for this prestigious award with all of Caltech Faculty, Dr. Petrasek was one of only two scientists awarded the funding. Dr. Petrasek is currently on the research and teaching faculty in Bioengineering and Applied and Computational Mathematics at Caltech and a member of the clinical faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is the author of numerous research and review articles including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In addition Dr. Petrasek is the author of several drug and biotechnology patents and serves as medical director and consultant for several biotechnology companies.