Dr. David Scherr, M.D., FAAP
Dr. David Scherr has been with Community Pediatrics for over 35 years. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York where he grew up and graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1975. After graduating, he spent 1 year doing research in Medical Compliance at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and then attended Medical School there at the State University of New York, graduating in 1980. He and his wife, Bette, then moved to California where Dr. Scherr did his internship and residency in Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 1982-1983 he was the Chief Resident of Pediatrics at Cedars Sinai where he helped coordinate the residency program. In July of 1983 he joined Community Pediatrics where he has practiced since.
Over the years Dr. Scherr has been very active in local community endeavors including being a board member for Agoura Pony Baseball, Westlake Community Hospital, and Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. This includes one term as Chairman of Pediatrics at each of the local hospitals. Dr. Scherr has also been active in the Jewish Community and was on the board of Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura for many years, including 5 years as Temple President until 2010. He and Bette have raised their two children, Rachel and Scott in the area. Rachel, who has a Ph. D. in nutrition, is a professor doing research in childhood obesity at UC Davis. Scott has his doctoral degree in Physical Therapy and is in practice in Century City. Dr. Scherr’s interests include exercise, reading fiction, and especially spending time with his family.
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Scherr:
- LOS ROBLES PEDIATRICS: (805) 497-7888