Los Gatos Doc, Inc.

Los Gatos Doc, Inc. Providing thoughtful primary care & health care services for adults in San Francisco Bay Area. Urgent care is also available to patients in need.

Dr. V and his team take pride in offering compassionate, consistent, and coordinated care for their patients. Dr. Arun Villivalam is a concerned and caring family physician and primary care doctor serving the community of Los Gatos, CA. Dr. Villivalam attended Thomas Jefferson University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in family medicine at Cook County Hospital.

Dr. Villivalam provides a variety of services to ensure the health and wellbeing of his patients. He offers annual physicals and exams for general wellbeing maintenance, school and sports requirements as well as Medicaid annual wellness checks. Dr. Villivalam also helps his patients to manage chronic diseases, provide blood work as needed, and provides counselling support to those who need to improve their stress management techniques. Dr. Villivalam is a part of Los Gatos Doc, Inc. and is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also affiliated with El Camino Hospital Los Gatos in Los Gatos, CA and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Villivalam welcomes patients who speak English, French, Spanish, Telugu, and Kannada. His awareness of these different languages makes him accessible to patients from a variety of cultural backgrounds. He is a dedicated family man and enjoys spending time with his wife and kids. Outside of his practice, he enjoys spending time with friends, playing volleyball, board games, and watching movies.Dr. Villivalam is devoted to ensuring the longevity of his patients’ health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. He takes his time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all his patients.

09/01/2026

September is National Cholesterol Education Month — and it's the perfect nudge to check in on a number most of us can't feel. High cholesterol has no symptoms, which is exactly why a simple blood test matters. If it's been more than a year (or you've never had a full lipid panel), this is your month. 🫀

A quick check today can shape decades of heart health down the road. We'll walk you through your numbers — no lecture, no alarm — just a plan.

📞 Book a lipid panel: 408.502.6040

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08/26/2026

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to ask: do you actually know which vaccines you’re due for?

Tdap is recommended every 10 years for all adults. Shingrix is recommended starting at age 50. Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for adults 65 and older, or younger adults with certain chronic conditions. Flu vaccines become available later this month.

Most adults can’t recite their own vaccine history from memory, and that’s exactly what a quick review with your physician is for.

At Los Gatos Doc, we review your vaccine status as part of routine care, not as an afterthought.

Schedule a visit here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/immunizations/

Source: CDC, Vaccine Information for Adults, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines-adults/index.html

08/21/2026

Myth or fact? If nothing feels wrong, there’s no real need for an annual physical.

Myth. Conditions like hypertension, prediabetes, and high cholesterol are frequently asymptomatic in their early stages, which is exactly why they’re often called “silent.” Feeling fine and being metabolically healthy are not always the same thing.

An annual physical is built to catch what symptoms haven’t shown up to announce yet, through bloodwork, blood pressure trends, and a physician who knows your baseline well enough to notice when something shifts.

As summer winds down, it’s a good moment to close that loop before fall schedules take over.

Schedule your physical here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/adult-physicals/

08/19/2026

A question I hear often: “Should I just ask for bloodwork, even if nothing feels wrong?”

In many cases, yes. A lipid panel can flag rising cardiovascular risk years before symptoms appear. An A1C can catch prediabetes while it’s still reversible. A TSH can explain fatigue that’s been quietly dismissed as “just stress.”

You don’t need a specific complaint to request labs. If it’s been over a year, if there’s a relevant family history, or if you simply want a clearer picture of where you stand, that’s reason enough to ask.

Knowing your numbers is one of the simplest ways to stay ahead of your health instead of reacting to it.

– Dr. V

Schedule your labs here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/blood-work-lab-work/

08/17/2026

As fall schedules start to take shape, the most useful appointment is sometimes the one that doesn’t require leaving the office or sitting in a waiting room.

Video visits are especially practical for ongoing chronic condition management, reviewing blood pressure or glucose trends, adjusting medications, or following up on recent labs, without needing an in-person visit every time.

At Los Gatos Doc, concierge care means choosing the format that actually fits the situation, in person when it matters, virtual when it doesn’t.

Learn more about video visits here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/video-visits/

08/12/2026

Annual Wellness Visits are often treated as a formality. They shouldn’t be.

A thorough visit reviews your blood pressure trends, current medications, relevant screenings, like A1C or a lipid panel depending on your risk factors, and any changes since your last visit that are worth tracking over time.

It’s also a chance to flag anything that’s been easy to brush off this summer, fatigue, mood changes, new aches, before it becomes harder to untangle.

As fall schedules fill up fast, now is a good time to get this on the calendar before appointments become harder to find.

Schedule your Annual Wellness Visit with Concierge Services here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/medicare-wellness/

08/10/2026

Late summer in the Bay Area sometimes means smoky skies, and it’s a question I get asked a lot this time of year: “Is this air actually bad for me?”

The answer depends on your baseline health, how long you’re outside, and whether you have asthma, COPD, heart disease, or are pregnant. Wildfire smoke is made up largely of fine particulate matter, PM2.5, small enough to reach deep into the lungs.

Watch for a scratchy throat, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or unusual fatigue on smoky days. Checking the Air Quality Index before outdoor plans, keeping windows closed, and using indoor air filtration can all help.

If symptoms linger even after air quality improves, it’s worth getting checked.

– Dr. V

If smoke is affecting your breathing, let’s talk: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/chronic-care/

Check current air quality at https://www.airnow.gov/

08/07/2026

Myth or fact? Lung cancer only happens to people who smoke.

Myth. Smoking remains the leading risk factor, but lung cancer also occurs in people who have never smoked, often linked to radon exposure, secondhand smoke, air pollution, or genetics.

August 1 is World Lung Cancer Day. For adults aged 50 to 80 with a significant smoking history, current or former, annual low-dose CT screening is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and can catch lung cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.

If you have a smoking history, or persistent symptoms like a cough that won’t resolve or unexplained shortness of breath, it’s worth a conversation about whether screening is right for you.

Talk to us about your risk factors here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/chronic-care/

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Lung Cancer Screening, https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening

08/05/2026

If your bloodwork got pushed back this summer, you’re not alone.

Routine labs, a lipid panel, A1C, thyroid function, are some of the easiest things to let slide between travel and packed schedules, even though they’re some of the most useful tools for catching changes before symptoms appear.

Concierge care makes it simple to get back on track. In-office lab testing means fewer appointments, faster answers, and a physician who can actually walk you through what your numbers mean.

Catch up on your labs here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/what-we-treat/blood-work-lab-work/

08/03/2026

Vaccines aren’t just a childhood checklist item. Several are specifically recommended for adults, and many people are overdue without realizing it.

Our latest blog breaks down which vaccines matter most after age 30, including the Tdap booster, the shingles vaccine, and others tied to age or chronic health conditions.

With National Immunization Awareness Month coming up in August, now is a good time to take stock of what you might be missing.

Read the full article through the link in our bio.

Read more on our blog here: https://www.losgatosdoc.com/health-blogs-newsletters/

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