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Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Doctors

Leadership

Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS

  • Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Associates Chair in Liver and Intestinal Research
  • Attending Physician
  • Investigator, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Beth Carter, MD

  • Medical Director Liver Transplant and Intestinal Rehabilitation
  • Attending Physician
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Specialty: Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Phone: 323-361-2181

Expert Physicians

Ron Bahar, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastrointestinal Liver and Nutrition Disorders
Phone: 818-905-6600

Keshawadhana Balakrishnan, MD

  • Attending Physician
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD, FAAP

  • Director Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Program - GI
  • Director of GI Endoscopy Services
  • Co-Director Aerodigestive Program
  • Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Gores Allergy Center
  • Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Mallory Chavannes, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FAAP

  • Attending Physician
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Brynie Slome Collins, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastrointestinal Liver and Nutrition Disorders
Phone: 818-905-6600

Harry Cynamon, MD, MS

  • Attending Physician
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Tanaz Farzan Danialifar, MD

  • Divisional Director of Resident and Medical Student Education
  • Attending Physician
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 310-820-8608

Rula Harb, MD

  • Director of Education and Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • Attending Physician
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Chuan-Hao Lin, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Russell J. Merritt, MD, PhD

  • Attending Physician
  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Sonia Michail, MD, FAAP, CPE, AGAF

  • Research Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
  • Attending Physician
  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Hillel Naon, MD

  • Associate Division Head and Director of Clinical Operations
  • Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
  • Attending Physician
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Travis Piester, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Michelle Pietzak, MD

  • Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

D. Brent Polk, MD, AGAF

  • Attending Physician
  • Investigator, Gastroenterology/Digestive Disorders and Regenerative Medicine
  • Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2278

Jaya Punati, MD

  • Medical Director, Pediatric Colorectal Center
  • Associate Director of Clinical Operations
  • Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology

Anita Sicolo, MD, FAAP

  • Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program
  • Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-5924

Frank Sinatra, MD

  • Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, USC Keck School of Medicine
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Nisreen Soufi, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-5924

Sharon Tam, MD

  • Attending Physician
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Daniel Thomas, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Ardath Yamaga, MD

  • Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

George Yanni, MD

  • Director of Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
  • Attending Physician
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Yuhua Zheng, MD, MS

  • Medical Director of Pancreas Clinic
  • Attending Physician
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Specialty: Pancreas disorders
Phone: 323-361-2181

Courtesy Physicians

Hartley Cohen, MD

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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

Quin Liu, MD

  • Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
Phone: 323-361-2181

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