Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH
Vatche and Tamar Manouklan Division of Digestive Diseases Chief, Melvin & Bren Simon Digestive Diseases Center Lincy Foundation Chair in Clinical Gastroenterology Director
About
Dr. Esrailian's primary clinical interests include gastrointestinal endoscopy, inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and functional gastrointestinal diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome. In addition to disease areas within gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Esrailian has a particular interest in the development of biomedical innovations, value in health care, medical education, initiatives toward patient-centered care and connections between health and human rights.
He is closely involved in growth strategy and strategic planning efforts for the UCLA Health System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He works to facilitate community engagement with a number of other schools and departments within the UCLA campus and its Los Angeles community partners, and he is on the UCLA campus steering committee for the Centennial Campaign. In 2020, he launched the UCLA Leaders of Tomorrow series to emphasize essential leadership skills through some of the most influential and successful leaders in our community.
Education and Degree(s)
MPH, UCLA School of Public Health/Preventive Medicine, 2005
MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2000