Digestive Problems Solved

The gastrointestinal system and digestive problems: a fundamental primer.- Gastrointestinal anatomy and function: a high-yield overview.- The burden of digestive disorders: common and impactful.- Distinguishing benign symptoms from red flags.- Triggers and causes of digestive problems: a broad spectrum of possibilities.- Genes, food, environment, and beyond.- Flow problems: digestive tract blockages and dysmotility.- The intestinal microbiome: friends, foes, and unknowns.- The role of stress and psychological factors.- Medical evaluation and diagnosis: guidance, pitfalls, and what I wish I knew sooner.- Effectively navigating the path to seeing a subspecialist.- Following a practical sequence in testing.- The unifying diagnosis: often but not always correct.- Seeking a second opinion: when and where.- Treatments and solutions: each patient is unique, and one size doesn't fit all.- Initial approaches: lifestyle and dietary modifications.- Over-the-counter and prescription medications.- Complementary and alternative medicine approaches. 

James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP, FASGE

Physician Specialist, GI-Invasive

Director of Endoscopy

Department of Medicine

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Health Sciences Clinic Professor

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

 

James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP, FASGE is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Geffen School of Medicine and Director of Endoscopy at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Tabibian grew up in Central California and graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Relations from UC Davis. He received his MD degree at UCLA, wherefrom he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. Wanting to explore the country, he moved to the East Coast, where he completed Internal Medicine Residency in the prestigious Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program at Johns Hopkins. Thereafter, Dr. Tabibian became the first joint NIH-ABIM Subspecialty Research track Fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic Rochester. During his Fellowship training, he also earned a PhD through Mayo Graduate School, Center for Clinical and Translational Studies (CTSA). Following his time at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Tabibian joined the University of Pennsylvania as an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow and Instructor of Medicine. At the terminus of his year at Penn, Dr. Tabibian moved back to California to join the faculty at UC Davis Medical Center. Family needs brought Dr. Tabibian back to Southern California in 2017, where he has been ever since.As part of his ongoing professional responsibilities, Dr. Tabibian is intricately involved in the training and research activities of medical residents and gastroenterology fellows. He has authored over 200 articles across the spectrum of research, from basic laboratory science to clinical trials and outcomes research, and on topics including preventive care, telehealth, and novel technology. Dr. Tabibian has been the recipient of numerous