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Farah J. Villanueva, DO

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4201 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 560
Torrance, CA 90503
1986.7 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group
Speaks: English and Spanish
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Providence Medical Institute - Torrance Neurology

4201 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 560, Torrance, CA 90503

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About Farah J. Villanueva

Dr.Villanueva grew up in the South Bay and spent her undergraduate years at University of California, Los Angeles. She is a true family neurologist who is dually trained in both Adult and Pediatric Neurology. Completing residency and Neuro-Ophthalmology research at Harbor UCLA, a Level 1 Trauma Hospital, her unique skill set permits her to treat patients of all ages from infants to elderly with a wide spectrum of diverse pathologies.

Serving on multiple medical missions to Latin America and organizing health fairs throughout the LA area, Dr. Villanueva has an appreciation for culturally competent care. She believes in treating the whole person and seeks to understand her patients, not merely their disease processes. She is known as a team player, creative, compassionate and hardworking.

Medical School

Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
2011

Internship

Loma Linda University Medical Center
2012

Residency

Loma Lina University Children's Hospital
2013

Residency

Harbor UCLA Medical Center
2017

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Providence Medical Institute - Torrance Neurology
4201 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 560
Torrance, CA 90503


Coordinated Care Health Center
4201 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 260
Torrance, CA 90503

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group

Affiliated Locations
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center - Torrance Hospitalist
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance

In her free time, Dr. Villanueva enjoys running, basketball, wakeboarding, reading and playing with her children.

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Reflexes
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Arm Weakness
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (Avm)
  • Ataxia
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  • Brain Concussion
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Cerebellar Disease
  • Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Cerebrovascular Accident (Cva)
  • Cervical Dystonia
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Concussion
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Disturbance Of Skin Sensation
  • Encephalopathies
  • Epilepsy
  • Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis
  • Facial Pain
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome (Gbs)
  • Headache
  • Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  • Leg Weakness
  • Lip Droop
  • Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
  • Medication Overuse Headache
  • Memory Disorders
  • Movement Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myelitis
  • Nerve Root Disorder
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Neuropathy
  • Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Paraplegia
  • Paresthesia
  • Parkinson's Disease (Pd)
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Periventricular Leukomalacia
  • Positional Vertigo
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Quadriplegia
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar Diseases
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Syncope
  • Tetraplegia
  • Tic Disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Torticollis
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemia
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (Tia)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Nerve Injury
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Unsteady Gait
  • Vertigo