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Division Chiefs

Lin Chang, MD

Lin Chang, MD

Vice Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Training Program
Co-Director, G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience

Clinical Interests
Functional GI Disorders / Brain Gut Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 208-5400

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH

Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
Lincy Foundation Chair in Clinical Gastroenterology

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Contact
(310) 206-0517

Clinical Faculty

Peter Anton, MD

Peter Anton, MD

Clinical Interests
AIDS, HIV

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 825-1597

Nimah Ather, MD

Nimah Ather, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Simon W. Beaven, MD, PhD

Simon W. Beaven, MD, PhD

Chief of GI, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Research Director, Center for Obesity and METabolic Health (COMET)

Clinical Interests
Hepatology, Metabolic Syndrome

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 794-7788

Elliott Birnstein, MD

Elliott Birnstein, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Downtown LA
(213) 988-8380

Gina Choi, MD

Gina Choi, MD

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 794-7788

Languages
Korean

Daniel Cole, MD, MPH

Daniel Cole, MD, MPH

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD

Medical Director, Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Director, GI Motility Program

Clinical Interests
Esophageal Motility

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 208-5400

Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR

Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR

Clinical Chief, Community Practices, Melvin and Bren Simon Digestive Diseases Center at UCLA

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Sonya S. Dasharathy, MD

Sonya S. Dasharathy, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Mohamed El-Kabany, MD

Mohamed El-Kabany, MD

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 794-7788

Daniel Eshtiaghpour, MD

Daniel Eshtiaghpour, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Encino
(818) 461-8148
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Mary Farid, DO

Mary Farid, DO

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Christina T. Gentile, PsyD, MA, ABPP

Christina T. Gentile, PsyD, MA, ABPP

Clinical Health Psychologist

Clinical Interests
GI Health Psychology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 208-5400

Terri E. Getzug, MD

Terri E. Getzug, MD

Director, Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Clinic

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Familial Mediterranean Fever, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Kevin Ghassemi, MD

Kevin Ghassemi, MD

Clinical Chief, Westwood & Beverly Hills
Director, Clinical Programs, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders, GI Motility

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 208-5400

Craig Gluckman, MD

Craig Gluckman, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders, GI Motility

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0127

Scott A Hahm, MD

Scott A Hahm, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Shahrad Hakimian, MD

Shahrad Hakimian, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Downtown LA
(213) 988-8380

Steven-Huy Han, MD

Steven-Huy Han, MD

Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center
Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Assistant Director, UCLA Asian Liver Center

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 794-5970 Transplant Services
(310) 206-1655 Asian Liver Program

Languages
Vietnamese

Wendy Ho, MD, MPH

Wendy Ho, MD, MPH

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Languages
Chinese

Daniel Hollander, MD

Daniel Hollander, MD

Clinical Interests
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(855) IBD-UCLA, (855) 423-8252

Danny Issa, MD

Danny Issa, MD

Clinical Interests
Interventional Endoscopy, Bariatric Endoscopy Procedures for Weight Loss

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420
UCLA Health West Hills
(818) 340-8252

Dennis Jensen, MD

Dennis Jensen, MD

Director, Hemostasis Program
Director, NIH GI Training Grant
Associate Director, CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center

Clinical Interests
Hemostasis / GI Bleeding

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 825-1597

Marc Kaneshiro, MD

Marc Kaneshiro, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Ara Kardashian, MD

Ara Kardashian, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Encino
(818) 461-8148
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Rajinder Kaushal, MD

Rajinder Kaushal, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
(661) 255-2420

Stephen Kim, MD

Stephen Kim, MD

Director, Faculty Career Development in Advanced Endoscopy

Clinical Interests
Interventional Endoscopy

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 267-3636

Languages
Korean

Adrienne L. Lenhart, MD

Adrienne L. Lenhart, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD

Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD

Director, Clinical Research, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Clinical Interests
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(855) IBD-UCLA / (855) 423-8252

Lisa D. Lin, MD, MS

Lisa D. Lin, MD, MS

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders, GI Motility

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Languages
Mandarin

Laura McEnerney, MD

Laura McEnerney, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420

Languages
Spanish

Robert Mocharla, MD

Robert Mocharla, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS

Medical Director of Endoscopy, UCLA Health

Clinical Interests
Interventional Endoscopy

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 267-3636

Didi Mwengela, MD

Didi Mwengela, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MD

Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0127

Carl E. Nordstrom, MD

Carl E. Nordstrom, MD

Associate Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Benjamin Nulsen, MD

Benjamin Nulsen, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Ronald H. Omino, MD

Ronald H. Omino, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Porter Ranch
(818) 271-2400
UCLA Health Simi Valley
(805) 583-7640

Languages
Japanese

Mark Ovsiowitz, MD

Mark Ovsiowitz, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Vikas K. Pabby, MD, MPH

Vikas K. Pabby, MD, MPH

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders, GI Motility

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Michael G. Quon, MD

Michael G. Quon, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420

Mona Rezapour, MD, MHS

Mona Rezapour, MD, MHS

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health West Hills
(818) 340-8252

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Pfleger Liver Institute
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program
Chief, Transplant Hepatology

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 206-6705

Kareem Sassi, MD

Kareem Sassi, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Jenny Sauk, MD

Jenny Sauk, MD

Director, Clinical Care, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Clinical Interests
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Westwood
(855) IBD-UCLA, (855) 423-8252

Alireza Sedarat, MD

Alireza Sedarat, MD

Clinical Interests
Interventional Endoscopy, Bariatric Endoscopic Procedures for Weight Loss

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 267-3636

Rimma Shaposhnikov, MD

Rimma Shaposhnikov, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0127

Languages
Russian, Spanish

Akshay Shetty, MD

Akshay Shetty, MD

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Pfleger Liver Institute / Westwood
(310) 825-6078


Anna Skay, MD

Anna Skay, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Porter Ranch
(818) 271-2400
UCLA Health Simi Valley
(805) 583-7640

Tina R. Storage, MD

Tina R. Storage, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Languages
Farsi

Adarsh M. Thaker, MD

Adarsh M. Thaker, MD

Clinical Interests
Interventional Endoscopy, Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Monica A. Tincopa, MD, MSc

Monica A. Tincopa, MD, MSc

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Encino
(818) 461-8148
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Priyam V. Tripathi, MD, MPH

Priyam V. Tripathi, MD, MPH

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Disorders

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Guy A. Weiss, MD

Guy A. Weiss, MD

Program Leader, Celiac Disease Program

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Languages
Hebrew

Beshoy T. Yanny, MD

Beshoy T. Yanny, MD

Program Leader, Hepatology, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

Clinical Interests
Hepatology

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

General GI

Nimah Ather, MD

Nimah Ather, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Elliott Birnstein, MD

Elliott Birnstein, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Downtown LA
(213) 988-8380

Daniel Cole, MD, MPH

Daniel Cole, MD, MPH

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR

Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Sonya S. Dasharathy, MD

Sonya S. Dasharathy, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Daniel Eshtiaghpour, MD

Daniel Eshtiaghpour, MD

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Encino
(818) 461-8148
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Mary Farid, DO

Mary Farid, DO

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Terri Getzug, MD

Terri Getzug, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Kevin Ghassemi, MD

Kevin Ghassemi, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 208-5400

Craig Gluckman, MD

Craig Gluckman, MD

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0128

Scott A. Hahm, MD

Scott A. Hahm, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Shahrad Hakimian, MD

Shahrad Hakimian, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Downtown LA
(213) 988-8380

Wendy Ho, MD

Wendy Ho, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310-206-6279

Languages
Chinese

Marc Kaneshiro, MD

Marc Kaneshiro, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Ara Kardashian, MD

Ara Kardashian, MD

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Encino
(818) 461-8148
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Rajinder Kaushal, MD

Rajinder Kaushal, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420

Adrienne L. Lenhart, MD

Adrienne L. Lenhart, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Lisa D. Lin, MD, MS

Lisa D. Lin, MD, MS

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Languages
Mandarin

Laura McEnerney, MD

Laura McEnerney, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420

Languages
Spanish

Robert Mocharla, MD

Robert Mocharla, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Didi Mwengela, MD

Didi Mwengela, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Torrance
(310) 530-8013

Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MD

Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0127

Carl E. Nordstrom, MD

Carl E. Nordstrom, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Benjamin Nulsen, MD

Benjamin Nulsen, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Ronald H. Omino, MD

Ronald H. Omino, MD

Clinical Interests
General Gastroenterology

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Porter Ranch
(818) 271-2400
UCLA Health Simi Valley
(805) 583-7640

Languages
Japanese

Mark Ovsiowitz, MD

Mark Ovsiowitz, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Vikas K. Pabby, MD, MPH

Vikas K. Pabby, MD, MPH

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Clinical Interests

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Beverly Hills
(310) 273-0040

Michael G. Quon, MD

Michael G. Quon, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Clarita
(661) 255-2420

Mona Rezapour, MD, MHS

Mona Rezapour, MD, MHS

Clinic Location
UCLA Health West Hills
(818) 340-8252

Kareem Sassi, MD

Kareem Sassi, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Santa Monica
(310) 582-6240

Rimma Shaposhnikov, MD

Rimma Shaposhnikov, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Thousand Oaks
(805) 370-0127

Languages
Russian, Spanish

Anna Skay, MD

Anna Skay, MD

Clinic Locations
UCLA Health Porter Ranch
(818) 271-2400
UCLA Health Simi Valley
(805) 583-7640

Tina R. Storage, MD

Tina R. Storage, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health North Hollywood
(818) 843-9038

Languages
Farsi

Priyam V. Tripathi, MD, MPH

Priyam V. Tripathi, MD, MPH

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Beverly HIlls
(310) 273-0040

Guy A. Weiss, MD

Guy A. Weiss, MD

Clinic Location
UCLA Health Westwood
(310) 206-6279

Languages
Hebrew

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