Digestive Health Care

Our experts provide complete care for a full range of simple to complex gastrointestinal diseases and conditions.

Digestive Health Care

Our experts provide complete care for a full range of simple to complex gastrointestinal diseases and conditions.

Patient-Centered Care for Digestive Health

Digestive diseases can be challenging and may impact quality of life. At the USC Digestive Health Center, our team delivers compassionate, advanced care focused on your care needs and wellness goals. We treat a wide variety of gastrointestinal conditions, including colon cancer, liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease.

Our renowned doctors use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to create a treatment plan tailored to your unique medical needs. Whether you need weight management support or surgical treatment for a complex condition, our goal is to offer you care that is second to none.

Conditions

GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Hiatial Hernia Inguinal Hernia Pilonidal Cyst Ventral or Incisional Hernia

Treatments

Colonoscopy Continent Ileostomy En Bloc Esophagectomy Endoscopic Mucosal Ablation Esophageal Surgery Gastric Pacemaker Hemorrhoidectomy LINX Reflux Management System Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

Why Choose Us for Digestive Disease Treatment

Our team includes experts in gastroenterology, cancer, endoscopy, radiology and surgery to deliver complete care.

Our doctors are leaders in research, providing you with access to advanced treatment therapies and the latest breakthroughs in surgical care.

We are ranked among the top programs in the nation for exceptional gastroenterology and GI surgery care, according to U.S. News & World Report.

We are designated as a Blue Distinction Center by Blue Cross Blue Shield for delivering high-quality bariatric surgery care.

Glenn T. Ault, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colorectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Saroja Devi Bangaru, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Laura Kelley Bloom, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Sacha P. Broccard, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery

Katherine Margaret Butcher, NP-C

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Melanoma Surgery, Gastroenterology

James L. Buxbaum, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor (Clinical Scholar)

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Cynthia Cherfane, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, IBD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Carol J. Chow, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery

Kyle Graham Cologne, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Internal Medicine

Laurie D. Deleve, MD, PhD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Marjun Duldulao, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer

Florinale Cuico Elorta, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more

Kambiz Etesami, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more

Fernando Fleischman, MD

Accepting new patients

Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center

Specialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery View more

Katie Galvin, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Foregut Surgery View more

Allen Ghlandian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery

Megan Eileen Gregor, NP-C

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Amanda Claire Hambrecht, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Brent A. Hiramoto, MD

Specialties

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Caitlin C. Houghton, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Christine Hsieh, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer

Regina Inkyung Hwang, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Rome Jutabha, MD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Jeffrey A. Kahn, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery

Cindy Joo Yon Kang, PA-C

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Saro Khemichian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology

Jamie Knell, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Jihyun Lee, PA-C

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Sandra Jin Lee, NP-C

Specialties

Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Sang W. Lee, MD

Accepting new patients

Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Michaela Marie Levings, PA-C

Specialties

Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Michael Lin, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery, Gastroenterology

John C. Lipham, MD

Accepting new patients

Chief, Division of Upper GI and General Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery View more

Neel Kamal Mann, MD

Accepting new patients

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Smita Mascharak, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Chance Allen Nichols, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Florence-Damilola Oyinola Odufalu, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Luke R. Putnam, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Kathleen Kay Rosario, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Clinical Instructor of Medicine (Practitioner)

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Ara Sahakian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Takeshi Saito, MD

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Kamran Samakar, MD

Accepting new patients

Director, Bariatric Surgery Program

Specialties

General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Anisa Shaker, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Sonia Sharma, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Sarah Sheibani, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, IBD

Joongho Shin, MD

Accepting new patients

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Sharon Shiraga, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery

Accepting new patients

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine/Divis ...

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Norah Anne Terrault, MD

Neil Kaplowitz Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Hepatology View more

Jacques Van Dam, MD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Elliot Christopher Williams, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Robin Megan Yee, PA-C

Specialties

Physician Assistant, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

Jaehee Jane Yoon, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, IBD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Glenn T. Ault, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colorectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Sacha P. Broccard, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Kyle Graham Cologne, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Marjun Duldulao, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer

Christine Hsieh, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer

Sang W. Lee, MD

Accepting new patients

Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Joongho Shin, MD

Accepting new patients

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Cindy Joo Yon Kang, PA-C

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Jihyun Lee, PA-C

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Saroja Devi Bangaru, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology

James L. Buxbaum, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor (Clinical Scholar)

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Cynthia Cherfane, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, IBD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Internal Medicine

Laurie D. Deleve, MD, PhD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Brent A. Hiramoto, MD

Specialties

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Rome Jutabha, MD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Jeffrey A. Kahn, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery

Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Saro Khemichian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology

Michael Lin, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery, Gastroenterology

Neel Kamal Mann, MD

Accepting new patients

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Florence-Damilola Oyinola Odufalu, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more

Nipaporn Pichetshote, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Ara Sahakian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Takeshi Saito, MD

Specialties

Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Anisa Shaker, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Sonia Sharma, MD

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Sarah Sheibani, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, IBD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine/Divis ...

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders

Norah Anne Terrault, MD

Neil Kaplowitz Professor of Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Hepatology View more

Jacques Van Dam, MD

Accepting new patients

Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, IBD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties

Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology

Katherine Margaret Butcher, NP-C

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Melanoma Surgery, Gastroenterology

Florinale Cuico Elorta, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Kathleen Kay Rosario, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Clinical Instructor of Medicine (Practitioner)

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Laura Kelley Bloom, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more

Kambiz Etesami, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more

Fernando Fleischman, MD

Accepting new patients

Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center

Specialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery View more

Katie Galvin, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Foregut Surgery View more

Allen Ghlandian, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery

Amanda Claire Hambrecht, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Caitlin C. Houghton, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Regina Inkyung Hwang, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Jamie Knell, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

John C. Lipham, MD

Accepting new patients

Chief, Division of Upper GI and General Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery View more

Smita Mascharak, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Chance Allen Nichols, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Luke R. Putnam, MD

Accepting new patients

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties

General Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Kamran Samakar, MD

Accepting new patients

Director, Bariatric Surgery Program

Specialties

General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Sharon Shiraga, MD

Accepting new patients

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...

Specialties

General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery

Elliot Christopher Williams, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Jaehee Jane Yoon, MD

Specialties

General Surgery

Carol J. Chow, NP-C

Accepting new patients

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery

Megan Eileen Gregor, NP-C

Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery View more

Sandra Jin Lee, NP-C

Specialties

Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Michaela Marie Levings, PA-C

Specialties

Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery View more

Robin Megan Yee, PA-C

Specialties

Physician Assistant, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery

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