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Therapeutic Endoscopy Program
A Minimally Invasive Approach to Digestive Care
Our world-leading Therapeutic Endoscopy Program experts have pioneered the application of therapeutic endoscopy to diagnose and treat a full range of digestive diseases.
Through a natural opening or small incision, a highly trained specialist passes an endoscope, a thin, flexible tube with a light source and camera, to the area of interest.
Many treatments that up until recently relied upon invasive techniques are now routinely performed endoscopically, including:
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to diagnose and treat gallstones and pancreatic disease.
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) to remove polyps or other growths anywhere in the digestive system.
- Radiofrequency ablation to destroy precancerous or early cancers, such as those found in patients with Barrett’s esophagus.
- Placing stents to facilitate swallowing or the passage of food through the digestive tract.
- Debriding necrotic tissue from severe pancreatitis.
- Treating bile duct and pancreatic cancer.
- Draining cysts of the bile duct or pancreas.
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), to take biopsies from difficult-to-reach areas within the body and to help stage cancer prior to surgery.
As pioneers in the application of therapeutic endoscopy, our medical center is currently conducting 20 clinical trials, examining its value in treating disorders spanning across many specialty areas.
Our Approach
Each person receives individualized, patient-centered care. In collaboration with other multidisciplinary team members, therapeutic endoscopy experts integrate the most advanced procedure appropriate to the patient’s treatment and management plan.
Our Locations
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
La Canada - USC Healthcare Center
Bakersfield - Urology
Arcadia - 125 W Huntington
Los Angeles - USC Healthcare Center 2
Los Angeles - USC Healthcare Center 4
Los Angeles - Norris Healthcare Center (HC3)
Glendale
Beverly Hills
Pasadena - 625 S. Fair Oaks Ave.
Santa Clarita - Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
Santa Clarita Suite 200
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
La Canada - USC Healthcare Center
Bakersfield - Urology
Our Team
Stuart Abel, MD
Medical Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery
Nicholas Abraham, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Tiffany Abramson, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Haig Aharonian, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Aaron Ahearn, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Gabrielle Ahlzadeh, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Sang-hoon Ahn, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Trevor Angell, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology
Greg Angstreich, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Daniel Arkfeld, MD, DDS
Medical Specialties
Rheumatology
Tam Au, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Zachariah Badii, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Kavitha Bagavathy, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonology
Hossein Bahrami, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology
Richard Barbers, MD
Medical Specialties
Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Pulmonology, Lung Transplant Surgery,…
Braden Barnett, MD
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Endocrinology, Gender-Affirming Care
Ahmet Baydur, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology, Internal Medicine
Devin Beecher, MD
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Family Medicine, Primary Care
Emily Beers, MD
Medical Specialties
Hospice and Palliative Care
Ron Ben-ari, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Shyam Bhansali, DO
Medical Specialties
Hospice and Palliative Care
Dina Block, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology
Hillel Bocian, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Jennifer Boozer, DO
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
John Brodhead, Jr, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Justin Bui, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine
Taylor Burkholder, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Elizabeth Burner, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
James Buxbaum, MD
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology
Jeffrey Canceko, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
John Carmichael, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology
Julia Cassetta, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Richard Castriotta, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep Medicine
Ching-fei Chang, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology, Lung Cancer
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant
Mary Cheffers, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Cynthia Cherfane, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Juan Chiriboga-hurtado, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Daniel Choi, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Stratos Christianakis, MD
Medical Specialties
Rheumatology
Carl Chudnofsky, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Peter Chung, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Kyle Cologne, MD
Medical Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Jonathan Crabb, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Anishka D'souza, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Lily Dara, MD
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Internal Medicine
Rajkumar Dasgupta, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology, Pulmonary Critical Care, Internal Medicine
Laurie Deleve, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology
Eugene Depasquale, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
Analiese Diconti-gibbs, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Adrian Dobrowolsky, MD
Medical Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery
Alyssa Dominguez, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
John Donovan, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery
Armand Dorian, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Michael Dube, MD
Medical Specialties
Infectious Diseases, HIV and AIDS Specialist
Marjun Duldulao, MD
Medical Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Isabel Edge, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care, Gender-Affirming Care
Glenn Ehresmann, MD
Medical Specialties
Rheumatology
Anthony El-khoueiry, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Uri Elkayam, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology
Juliet Emamaullee, MD
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Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and…
Kambiz Etesami, MD
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery,…
William Fang, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Michael Fong, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
David Freyer, DO
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Sivagini Ganesh, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology, Lung Transplant Surgery, Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
Andrew Garcia, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Primary Care, Gender-Affirming Care
Parveen Garg, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Lipidology, Preventive Cardiology
Fiona Garlich Horner, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Mitchell Geffner, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology, Pediatrics
Yuri Genyk, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Kidney…
Arshia Ghaffari, DO
Medical Specialties
Nephrology
Umair Ghani, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Katherine Gibson, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Amir Goldkorn, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Rachelle Ann Gonzales, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Preiyaa Gopinath, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Mitchell Gross, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Steven Grossman, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Stephanie Hall, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Hyosun Han, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Diana Hanna, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Lauren Hawley, MD
Medical Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Andrew Herzik, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Antreas Hindoyan, MD
Medical Specialties
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology
Ivan Ho, MD
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Cardiology , Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Howard Hodis, MD
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Internal Medicine
Kurt Hong, MD
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Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Christine Hsieh, MD
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Colon and Rectal Surgery
Eric Hsieh, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
James Hu, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma
Stephen Huang, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Hematology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Luis Huerta, MD
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Pulmonary Critical Care
Nuha Ibrahim, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology
Gino In, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Syma Iqbal, MD
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Medical Oncology
Aarti Jain, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Yan Jiang, MD
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Hepatology
Arek Jibilian, MD
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Internal Medicine, Gender-Affirming Care, HIV and AIDS Specialist, Primary Care
Matthew Johnson, MD
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Internal Medicine
Megan Johnson, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Emily Johnson, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Edward Jones-lopez, MD, MS
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Infectious Diseases, HIV and AIDS Specialist
Ricardo Juarez, MD
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Pulmonology, Pulmonary Critical Care
Jenny Jun, MD
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Rheumatology
Matthew Jung, MD
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Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Rome Jutabha, MD
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Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology
Jeffrey Kahn, MD
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Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery
Ronald Kall, Jr, MD
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Internal Medicine
Carolyn Kaloostian, MD
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Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Concierge Medicine, Primary Care
Tarina Kang, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Ani Kardashian, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Michael Karp, MD
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Internal Medicine, HIV and AIDS Specialist, Primary Care
Kelly Katzberg, MD
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Emergency Medicine
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Kevin Kelly, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant
Shazia Khan, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Saahir Khan, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Tony Khang, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Saro Khemichian, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology
Annika Khine, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Keith Killu, MD
Medical Specialties
Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine
Jim Kim, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and…
Brian Kim, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Scott Kobner, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Sarah Koller, MD
Medical Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Sujit Kulkarni, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, General Surgery
Santhi Kumar, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology
Yong Kwon, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery,…
Abdullah Ladha, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant
Phuong Le, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
May Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology
Brian Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Sang Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Nara Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Hematology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Alexander Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Joshua Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Heinz-josef Lenz, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology
Janice Liebler, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology, Lung Transplant Surgery, Internal Medicine
Howard Liebman, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Internal Medicine
Michael Lin, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery
Sonia Lin, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Ben Lin, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology
Jonathan Lopresti, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology
Min Lu, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer
Richard Lubman, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology
May Lwin, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology
Lauren Macmillan, PhD
Medical Specialties
Clinical Psychology, Psychology , Psychology
Ramyar Mahdavi, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology, Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Cancer, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction
Toby Maher, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology, Pulmonary Medicine
Gautam Malhotra, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, General Surgery
Surinder Mann, MD
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology
Jennifer Marks, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Peter Marshall, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology
Forrest Martin, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Anna Martinez, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Ray Matthews, MD
Medical Specialties
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology
Thin Thin Maw, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Caitlin Mcauley, DO
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Gender-Affirming Care, Primary Care
Anilkumar Mehra, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology
Vidushi Mehrotra, DO
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Michael Menchine, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Allen Miao, DO
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Vivian Mo, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology
Ann Mohrbacher, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant
Maria Montoya, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Laura Mosqueda, MD
Medical Specialties
Geriatric Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care
Katina Murray, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Benjamin Musser, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Zaw Win Myint, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant, Medical Oncology
Asal Naderi, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology
Mitra Nadim, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Neha Nanda, MD
Medical Specialties
Infectious Diseases
An Nguyen, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
James Nguyen, MD
Medical Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery
Minh Nguyen, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Caroline Nguyen, MD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
Tracy Nguyen-oghalai, MD
Medical Specialties
Rheumatology
Jorge Nieva, MD
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer
Wei-huang Ning, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Casey O'connell, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology
Caitlin O'neill, MD
Medical Specialties
Hematology
Florence-damilola Odufalu, MD
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Christopher Ofori, MD
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Andrew Oh, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Kent Okawa, MD
Medical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Melissa Alvarez, NP-C
Vahe Arabian, PA-C
Oralia Aragon, NP-C
Inessa Artsrunyan, NP-C
Lesley Baber, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Sleep Medicine
Fanta Bayoh, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Keera Bhandari, PA-C
Stephanie Bitanga, NP-C
Priscilla Bransby, NP-C
Jessica Buriani, PA-C
Michell Cadiz, NP-C
Emily Caldwell, NP-C
Fredrick Carlston, NP-C
Elizabeth Carr, NP-C
Elena Castro, NP-C
Elizabeth Chang, PA-C
Jai Chung, NP-C
Ann Chung, NP-C
Donna Coimbra-emanuele, NP-C
Mary Duong, PA-C
Florinale Elorta, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology
Yvonne Esmailian, NP-C
Sarah Ferrey, NP-C
Richard Fogel, NP-C
Katherine Footracer, PA-C
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Lilia Frausto, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Breast Cancer
Roxana Gates, LCSW
Medical Specialties
Licensed Social Worker
Sarah Gerber, NP-C
Brittany Gurney, RD
Medical Specialties
Clinical Nutrition
Hrachuhi Hakhpandyan, NP-C
Catherine Hansen, NP-C
Tammy Harper, NP-C
Lennie Ho Ngo, PA-C
Kristin Horwood, NP-C
Laura Huettner, PA-C
Medical Specialties
Family Medicine, Gender-Affirming Care, Primary Care
Mary Huntsinger, NP-C
Karen Julien, NP-C
Taline Khoukaz, NP-C
Amy Kong, NP-C
Victoria Ku, NP-C
Rachel Lander-canseco, RD
Medical Specialties
Clinical Nutrition
Kristi Lara, PA-C
George Le, NP-C
Helen Lee, NP-C
Marilyn Lee, NP-C
Sawanee Lee, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Neurology
Ju Lee, NP-C
Michaela Levings, PA-C
Lynette Martin Del Campo, NP-C
Ashley Matatiaho, PA-C
Abigail Mazon, NP-C
Katherine Mchale, NP-C
Cynthia Medina, PA-C
Lazar Michaels, NP-C
Donna Miller, NP-C
Maritza Molina, RD
Medical Specialties
Clinical Nutrition
Joseph Mulevicz, NP-C
Tracy-tram Nguyen, PA-C
Medical Specialties
Primary Care, Family Medicine