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  • Celiac Disease Program
  • Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Center for Obesity and METabolic Health (COMET)
  • UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever
  • Fecal Microbial Transplant
  • Functional GI Disorders Including IBS
  • General Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology
  • Integrative Digestive Health and Wellness Program
  • Interventional Endoscopy
  • Motility Program
  • Nutrition Program
  • Pancreaticobiliary Diseases
  • Celiac Disease Program
  • Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Center for Obesity and METabolic Health (COMET)
  • UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever
  • Fecal Microbial Transplant
  • Functional GI Disorders Including IBS
  • General Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology
  • Integrative Digestive Health and Wellness Program
  • Interventional Endoscopy
  • Motility Program
  • Nutrition Program
  • Pancreaticobiliary Diseases
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Motility Program

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Motility disorders can affect any part of the GI tract. Potential symptoms include: difficulty swallowing, chest pain, heartburn, constipation and diarrhea.

Esophageal Motility

Diseases / Conditions Treated

  • Achalasia
  • Acid reflux / Gastroesophageal relfux disease (GERD)
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
  • Esophageal spasm
  • Functional esophageal disorders
  • Scleroderma

Diagnostic Modalities / Treatment Options

  • Hi-res manometry
  • Impedance pH testing
  • Wireless pH testing (BRAVO)

Esophageal Motility Team

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Medical Director, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Director, Gastrointestinal Motor Function Laboratory
310-208-5400 - Westwood

Kevin Ghassemi, MD
Kevin Ghassemi, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Programs, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Clinical Chief, Westwood & Beverly Hills Practices
310-208-5400 - Westwood


Anorectal Motility

Diseases / Conditions Treated

  • Chronic constipation
    • Constipation predominant in IBS
    • Dyssynergic defecation
    • Slow transit constipation
  • Fecal incontinence

Diagnostic Modalities/ Treatment Options

  • Anorectal biofeedback
  • Colonic transit studies
  • Hi-res manometry

Anorectal Motility Team

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Medical Director, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Director, Gastrointestinal Motor Function Laboratory
310-208-5400 - Westwood

Lin Changi, MD
Lin Chang, MD
Vice-Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
Co-Director, G. Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience
Director, GI Fellowship Program
310-206-6279 - Westwood

Gastrointestinal Motility

Diseases / Conditions Treated

  • Gastroparesis 
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 

Diagnostic Modalities/ Treatment Options

  • Evaluation for gastric pacemaker
  • Gastric emptying study
  • Wireless capsule motility

Gastrointestinal Motility Team

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD
Medical Director, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Director, Gastrointestinal Motor Function Laboratory
310-208-5400 - Westwood

Mark Ovsiowitz, MD
Mark Ovsiowitz, MD
310-582-6240 - Santa Monica

Kevin Ghassemi, MD
Kevin Ghassemi, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Programs, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Clinical Chief, Westwood & Beverly Hills Practices
310-208-5400 - Westwood

Wendy Ho, MD
Wendy Ho, MD, MPH
310-206-6279 - Westwood

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