UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders

Specialties

Esophageal disorders occur frequently and have a negative impact upon patients’ quality of life. Especially troubling are esophageal conditions caused by acid injury, allergies, infections, swallowing problems and tumors. The UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders provides a multi-​disciplinary approach focused upon efficient and precise evaluation and treatment for all such conditions. Descriptions of each of these illnesses can be directly accessed via this web site. We provide the latest, state of the art modalities for appropriate diagnosis and treatment for all such entities.

Our program features specialists in gastroenterology, endoscopy, surgery, oncology, pathology, radiology and nutrition all devoted to the very best in patient care.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top five hospitals in the nation and the best in the western United States.

History

Established in 1980.

The UCLA Health System has for more than half a century provided the best in health care and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and the world. Comprising Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA; Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA; and the UCLA Medical Group, UCLA Health, with its wide-​reaching system of primary care and specialty care offices throughout the region, is among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world.