A specialty most doctors avoid, practiced like a craft.
Dr. Maz Ghodsian directs a focused, results-driven medical practice that treats one of the most embarrassing categories of medicine the way it deserves to be treated — with discretion, care, and the conviction that the conditions patients hesitate to discuss are exactly the ones that warrant the most attentive treatment.
Dr. Maz is board certified by the American Osteopathic College of Proctology. He trained at Ohio University where he completed his residency in Proctologic Surgery. He previously completed his law degree with a concentration in healthcare law and policy at Pace University School of Law, and his nursing degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
Credentials.
- D.O. — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
- J.D. — Juris Doctor (Health Law)
- F.A.O.C.Pr. — Fellow, American Osteopathic College of Proctology
- F.C.L.M. — Fellow, College of Legal Medicine
- Past President — American Osteopathic College of Proctology
Training & affiliations.
- Residency in Proctologic Surgery — Ohio University
- Juris Doctor — Pace University School of Law (concentration in healthcare law and policy)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
- Hospital affiliations — Hoag Hospital Newport Beach
Areas of focus.
Dr. Maz specializes in the diagnosis and treatment — both medical and surgical — of conditions including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anorectal abscesses and fistulas, perianal dermatology, anal and rectal pain, anal itching, rectal bleeding, and cosmetic anal skin tag removal. Surgery, when needed, is performed with an aesthetic approach — so patients can feel comfortable during their most intimate moments.
Published research.
Dr. Maz has been published in peer-reviewed journals on subjects ranging from PET/CT imaging in metastatic disease to pruritus ani from primary neuroendocrine tumors. The combination of clinical practice, legal training, and academic publishing reflects an approach to medicine that's as careful about evidence and process as it is about patient experience.
Philosophy.
The practice Dr. Maz built reflects a single conviction: that the things patients are most embarrassed to mention deserve the most attentive care. That means same-day access, honest answers, treatment plans tailored to the patient sitting across from him — not the chart — and a model where the visit ends with the patient knowing exactly what's wrong and exactly what's going to fix it.
"Some thing that no other doctor has done — they took high-definition images so when the treatment was over, they showed me exactly what was going on. Now, this is a non-insurance office, but it was completely worth it." — Patient, internal hemorrhoid care
The self pay model isn't a billing decision — it's a clinical one. By stepping outside of insurance, the practice can offer same-day appointments, longer visits, transparent pricing, and treatment decisions made between patient and physician without an outside party in the room.
