Gaurav Syal, MD, MS

Dr. Syal received his medical degree from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India. He completed an internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, and advanced fellowship training in inflammatory bowel diseases at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.  Following completion of his training, he served for five years on the clinical faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he spearheaded the multidisciplinary IBD J-pouch program. During this time, he also earned a master’s degree in health systems science (MSHS) from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Prior to joining UCLA, he served as a health sciences associate clinical professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UC San Diego.

Dr. Syal’s clinical interest lies in the management of patients with complex IBD and inflammatory pouch disorders. As a member of the UCLA Center of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Dr. Syal will evaluate and treat patients with IBD and develop an integrated IBD surgery program in collaboration with colorectal surgery. His research interests are studying treatment outcomes in IBD with special focus on identifying predictors of disease behavior and evaluating novel therapies in inflammatory pouch disorders.