About the Program

The Fellowship Training Program in Gastroenterology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC) has been training gastroenterologists for more than 25 years. Many of our fellows have gone on to distinguished careers in the field and include respected contributors to gastroenterological research and education in the United States.

The program is comprised of nine gastroenterologists (including three hepatologists), who are actively involved in teaching, patient care, and research, staff the Gastroenterology Division of the Department of Internal Medicine.

The Gastroenterology Training Program is a three-year program. We accept onlytwo first-year fellows annually. The program is a well-rounded, clinically oriented program covering all aspects of gastroenterology, including gastrointestinal physiology, pathology, pathophysiology, imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, pancreaticobiliary disorders, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), gastrointestinal motility, hepatology, and liver transplant evaluation and follow-up.

Program Highlights:

• Strong clinical and didactic focus
• Large general and sub-specialty case referral base
• Transplant Hepatology conferences
• Affiliations with local Universities
• Bi-Weekly Journal Club
• Weekly basic science conference at UCLA