Highest Rated Gastroenterologist in LA
The Los Angeles Gastroenterology Group is a premier medical group comprised of top specialists in the discipline of gastroenterology and hepatology, serving the needs of those who reside in the greater Los Angeles Area. The L.A. Gastroenterology Group is centrally located near the downtown Los Angeles and is only 3 miles from either Beverly Hills or Staples Center. In addition, the Group maintains its own surgery center, Los Angeles Ambulatory Surgery Center (L.A.A.S.C) which conveniently permits scheduling of procedures such as colonoscopy without the need for distant travel.
Dr. Paul M. Choi is the current head of Los Angeles Gastroenterology Group. He is a board-certified gastroenterologist. He received his undergraduate degree from M.I.T. in Cambridge, MA where he graduated with top honors and was elected to the honor society, phi beta kappa. He obtained his medical education from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA where he was awarded highly coveted the John Harvard National Scholarship for full four years. He did his internal medicine training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Choi obtained his gastroenterology training at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. After completing his formal medical training, he had spent additional years working on oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes at the Center for Cancer Research of the Columbia University. Dr. Choi served as an Associate Medical Staff at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA and Director of Clinical Research in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. As a result, he is able to bring a very strong background in basic science and clinical research to the patient care. Dr. Choi has written extensively for peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and spoke at numerous national gastroenterology conventions. He is currently a Fellow Member of the American Gastroenterological Association. He has previously served as clinical faculty at both the Harvard Medical School and UCLA School of Medicine. He was recently honored for being voted as the Top 10 gastroenterologists in the state of California.
Dr. Sarah H. Park is a gastroenterologist who serves as a full-time staff member of L.A. Gastroenterology Group. She has attended UC Irvine for her undergraduate degree and received her medical education at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She underwent Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology training also at UCLA. She is a recipient of UCLA GI Fellowship Seed Grant and SCSG GI Symposium Women's Reception Trainee Award. She currently has an appointment as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
Dr. Ju Dong Yang is a graduate of Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Korea. He has completed his internal medicine training at the University of Arkansas and gastroenterology fellowship at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He is currently a full-time faculty at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and has an appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He is actively involved in the research of hepato-celluar carcinoma. We are very fortunate to have a top-rated gastroenterologist available for consultations in both hepatology and Gastroenterology.
