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Our expert interventional endoscopy team includes skilled physicians who perform minimally invasive endoscopic procedures to treat GI disorders. Call 310-267-3636 to connect with a specialist.
Both in the laboratory and through clinical trials, our experts are constantly testing and implementing new technologies.
We pioneer techniques that propel this rapidly growing field forward. Our team sets guidelines that define and advance the standard of care throughout the country.
Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS
Danny Issa, MD
Stephen Kim, MD
Jennifer Kolb, MD, MS
Alex Nguyen, MD
Alireza Sedarat, MD
Adarsh M. Thaker, MD
Nurse practitioners
Sabina Hadziabdulahovic, NP
Basak J. Kanlilar-Ruiz, NP
Ali Wakil, MD
Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine
Dr. Wakil earned his medical degree with honors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Bahrain. He then moved to the United States and completed his internal medicine residency training at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland—a clinical affiliate of Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he completed his specialized gastroenterology rotations and served as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Wakil completed a fellowship in transplant hepatology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), where he subsequently joined the faculty as an assistant professor of medicine and attending transplant hepatologist. During his two years on faculty at Rutgers, his dedication to medical education earned him a prestigious nomination for the Golden Apple Teaching Award.
He then went on to complete his gastroenterology fellowship at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, a clinical affiliate of Mount Sinai and the Icahn School of Medicine. Demonstrating exceptional academic excellence, Dr. Wakil scored in the 99th percentile nationally on his gastroenterology training examinations during all three years of his fellowship. Additionally, he led his team to win first place in the prestigious national ACG EndoTitan competition. He remains highly active in academic medicine, having presented multiple research projects at national meetings and published numerous peer-reviewed articles and medical book chapters.