You have access to a top program that delivers exceptional outcomes. Our care consistently earns top accolades in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery from U.S. News & World Report. This means we meet the high standards you expect when we care for you or your family.

Our patients are often among the first to benefit from promising therapies through clinical trials. Our clinical trials include treatments for irritable bowel disease (IBD), fatty liver, viral hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and Wilson’s disease, among others. As one of the West Coast’s leading research institutions, we study new treatments and bring them to you.

You benefit from our skills in advanced endoscopy techniques which often allow you to avoid surgery. This approach helps you recover faster and with less pain, so you can get back to living your life more quickly.

We use endoscopes (thin, flexible tubes equipped with cameras) to examine your digestive tract. Endoscopy allows us to diagnose and treat many problems, such as bleeding and blockages, without major surgery.

IBD is a complex condition that causes inflammation of the intestinal tract. Our IBD experts draw on many treatments, including nutritional therapies, medication and gastrointestinal surgery, to help you feel better as quickly as possible.

You benefit from our team’s unique depth of expertise in gastrointestinal motility disorders. We use the latest diagnostic techniques and therapies to treat conditions such as gastroparesis and chronic constipation.

You can find comprehensive care for all types and stages of liver disease, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Our specialists have expertise in primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, fatty liver disease, and Wilson’s disease, among others. We also offer liver transplants in our Transplant Program.

Achalasia is a swallowing disorder where food has difficulty passing from your esophagus to your stomach. It’s related to problems with the nerves and muscles in your esophagus.

Colon cancer is the most common digestive system cancer. But cancer can also develop in your esophagus, stomach, intestines and in your hepatobiliary system.

GERD, or acid reflux, happens when food and stomach acid backs up into your esophagus from your stomach. Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD.

Gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying) occurs when food doesn’t move from your stomach to your small intestine as it should. It is the result of problems with the nerves and muscles in your stomach wall.

IBD describes two conditions: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Both disorders cause chronic inflammation in your gastrointestinal tract. IBD increases your risk of colon cancer.

IBS affects your bowel muscles. It can cause chronic constipation, diarrhea or both. Unlike IBD, IBS isn’t related to inflammation in your GI tract.

SIBO develops when too much bacteria grows in your small intestine. The condition can happen if food stays in your small intestine for too long, instead of passing into your large intestine as it should.

Stomach ulcers, also called peptic ulcers, are sores that form in your stomach lining. They can also form in the lining of your esophagus or small intestine. The most common causes are bacterial infections and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

We use radiofrequency energy to burn away abnormal tissue in the lining of your esophagus to prevent cancer.

An injection of a neurotoxin into the muscles of your esophagus can help treat achalasia.

A colonoscopy is an endoscopic procedure to examine your large intestine. We can detect and remove colon polyps and early stage cancers during a colonoscopy.

ERCP combines X-rays and endoscopy to examine and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas.

An electronic device implanted under your skin stimulates your stomach muscles and relieves gastroparesis symptoms.

We may place a metal tube called a stent inside your esophagus or another area of your gastrointestinal tract. Stents open areas blocked by tumors or other obstructions.

Specialized physical therapists help you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles so you can better control urinary or bowel incontinence.

Photodynamic therapy uses a light-activated drug to destroy precancerous or cancerous cells in your esophagus.