PAE in the western San Fernando Valley
A western-Valley location for reviewing urinary symptoms, treatment history, travel planning, and whether PAE is a reasonable option.
Editorially updated September 2, 2026. This educational page uses the cited medical sources and does not replace individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or emergency care.
Quick answer: SoCal Interventional offers prostate artery embolization consultations at its Tarzana office for men whose urinary symptoms may be related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The initial goal is to establish the likely cause of the symptoms and compare PAE with reasonable alternatives—not to assume that every enlarged prostate should be treated with embolization.
Who performs PAE in Tarzana: Dr. Nathanael Sabbah, an interventional radiologist fellowship-trained at NYU Langone Health, performs prostate artery embolization for SoCal Interventional. The Tarzana office at 18370 Burbank Blvd, 5th Floor, serves Tarzana, Encino (about two miles east), Woodland Hills, Calabasas and the western San Fernando Valley; the practice’s other offices are in Van Nuys and Fountain Valley. Call (310) 929-0026.
The Tarzana office is at 18370 Burbank Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tarzana, CA 91356. Call (310) 929-0026 or request an appointment. Confirm the correct site, appointment type, and current arrival instructions before traveling.
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is offered at our Fountain Valley office in Orange County as well as in Los Angeles and Tarzana.
Tarzana is the closest SoCal Interventional office for men in Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Agoura Hills, and Westlake Village, and a practical choice for Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Brentwood patients coming over Beverly Glen. Community-specific pages are available for Encino and Sherman Oaks, Calabasas and the Conejo corridor, and Beverly Hills and the Westside. Patients traveling from Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, or farther away should contact the office before making the trip so the appropriate location can be confirmed and the team can identify records that may be needed.
Tarzana is a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles. This page refers to the actual Tarzana office and does not imply that the practice maintains locations in surrounding communities.
Before an appointment, confirm whether it is a consultation, imaging review, procedure, or follow-up. Ask for current building, fifth-floor check-in, parking, accessibility, and arrival-time instructions. If PAE is later recommended, do not assume the consultation, imaging, treatment, and follow-up will all occur at the same location; confirm the site and preparation requirements for each stage.
If the patient is coming from outside the immediate area, ask whether urology notes, prostate imaging, PSA history, bladder testing, medication information, catheter history, or prior BPH procedure records should be reviewed before travel. Use only the practice’s approved records-transmission method.
PAE is a catheter-based treatment that reduces selected arterial blood flow to an enlarged prostate. The prostate can shrink over time, and urinary improvement—when it occurs—is usually gradual. PAE does not diagnose the cause of urinary symptoms, and prostate size alone does not establish candidacy.
A careful evaluation may need to address infection, bladder function, prostate-cancer assessment, kidney and contrast risk, arterial anatomy, medication use, bleeding risk, and prior procedures. Some patients may be better served by medication, observation, or a urologic procedure that offers tissue removal, faster flow improvement, or pathologic assessment.
Read how PAE works, review the PAE recovery timeline, and use the PAE Patient Resource Center to prepare questions.
SoCal Interventional accepts Medicare and most PPO plans; HMO, Kaiser and Medi-Cal plans require a referral from the primary physician, and the office verifies benefits and obtains any authorization before treatment. A consultation can usually be booked directly, but records from your urologist or primary-care clinician make the evaluation more useful.
A urologist, primary-care clinician, or other treating professional may hold records that help clarify the diagnosis and prior treatment. Ask the office whether a formal referral is required for the individual plan and how the referring office should transmit relevant records.
Medicare and PPO benefits vary by plan, network, authorization rules, medical necessity, site of service, deductible, and patient responsibility. Insurance acceptance does not guarantee payment for a particular consultation, test, or procedure. Coverage should be checked for the individual patient and proposed site of service.
Yes. Tarzana is a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles and is located in the southwestern San Fernando Valley.
General anesthesia is often not required, but the sedation plan is individualized and must be discussed with the procedural team.
Some patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms after another BPH treatment can be evaluated. The cause of ongoing symptoms and current anatomy must be established.
Do not assume they will. Confirm the location and instructions for every stage of care, including consultation, imaging, treatment, and follow-up.
Call before traveling. Ask whether Tarzana is the appropriate location and whether records should be reviewed first to reduce an unnecessary trip.
Call (310) 929-0026 or request a consultation. An appointment does not guarantee that PAE will be recommended.
Medical disclaimer: This page provides general education and cannot determine an individual diagnosis, candidacy, expected result, or insurance benefit.
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Call (310) 929-0026 to confirm the appropriate office.
Medical content reviewed by Nathanael Sabbah, MD, interventional radiologist. Last reviewed: October 2026.