BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) – The loved ones of the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Payman Simoni, say they are heartbroken when they put him to rest.
The 50-year-old man passed away on Friday from COVID-19 complications.
“The shock is that he was perfectly healthy,” said family friend Katy Amiri-Younesi.
“He’s a doctor, I called him when I was with COVID. He was instructing me on what to do. “
A longtime friend of Simoni’s told us that the doctor did a test on December 6, after a patient he attended called to say the result was positive.
The father of two had a positive test.
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Payman Simoni (photo courtesy)
His friends told us that for about a week, he was perfectly fine, but then he started to have shortness of breath. He ended up being put on a respirator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where it quickly deteriorated.
“Yes, he wore a mask all the time,” said Amiri-Younesi. “He was a doctor. And he took all the protocols. “
Loved ones say that Simoni was fun and ambitious. Not only did he have his own plastic surgery practice, but he was also an ear, nose and throat specialist, a pilot and recently became a certified magician.
Simoni’s family says they are still trying to understand what went wrong. But in the meantime, they want everyone to take every precaution.