About Us
Peninsula Urgent Care was established in 2020 by two physicians who were determined to combat the effects of the pandemic by offering the community access to convenient urgent care. Their experience with the devastating consequences of COVID-19 and the public’s limited access to healthcare in hospital emergency rooms, ICU departments, and primary care centers led them to take an active approach to serving the South Bay community.
Peninsula Urgent Care provides no-wait healthcare access to the South Bay community. Our passion for helping patients overcome health problems in an effective and efficient manner makes us a unique healthcare option. We are focused on keeping our community healthy and happy. We are proud to serve patients over the age of 12 years.
We provide more services than any other urgent care center in the area! We offer primary and urgent care, diagnostics, and aesthetic services – and much more. We are truly a one-stop shop for our patients’ healthcare and aesthetic care needs.
Meet the Providers
Physicians are the foundation of any medical office, and this is especially true for Peninsula Urgent Care. We are proud to have immensely talented and skilled providers who have a wealth of experience treating all forms of illnesses, conditions, and injuries affecting our community.
Learn more about our physicians below:
Omer J. Deen, MD graduated medical school at Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Nevada-Reno. He went on to complete fellowship training in digestive disease and clinical nutrition at Cleveland Clinic, graduating in 2012.
He stayed on staff at Cleveland Clinic following his fellowship before moving his practice in clinical nutrition to Los Angeles County in 2013. He spends 100% of his time doing clinical work treating a variety of nutrition disorders, from severe malnutrition to morbid obesity and eating disorders.
In addition to being an executive board member for the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, he has been a member and guest speaker at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, is a member of the American Society for Nutrition, and is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association.
During his academic career, Dr. Deen has published several research articles in reputable peer reviewed journals, has presented at Digestive Disease Week and the annual American College of Gastroenterology conference, and has authored book chapters regarding nutritional complications of obesity, stroke, and nutritional deficiencies in inflammatory bowel disease.
He has devoted his academic and private practice career to the advancement of clinical nutrition and remains in practice full time in Torrance, CA. He is also active in promoting equitable healthcare for the county, serving on the executive board of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, currently as President-Elect of the organization.
Sharon Genato MD is board certified in Internal Medicine and has been practicing in the SouthBay for almost 3 decades. She completed her residency at Montefiore/Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York. She subsequently completed a year of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
As an internist and primary care provider, Dr. Genato has strong interests and expertise in managing diabetes, migraines, menopause, and obesity. Her additional training in Pulmonary Medicine allows her to manage lung diseases such as COPD and asthma as well. She is passionate in not only treating but also coaching patients who struggle with obesity through dietary and pharmaceutical options. In the past, she has served as Medical Director for a South Bay medical weight loss program for three years.
Dr. Genato looks forward to going to work every day knowing she can make a difference in her patients’ physical and mental health. She believes in personalized care to positively impact their lives.
Skilled Primary Care and Urgent Care Services at Peninsula Urgent Care in Torrance, CA
Check out our facility and see for yourself why we’re the preferred medical office for so many members of the community. Contact Peninsula Urgent Care in Torrance, CA, by calling (877) 782-0300 or (424) 455-2273. We look forward to serving you!
