Dr. Chris N. Conteas MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
4733 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA, 90027About
Dr. Chris Conteas is a gastroenterologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Conteas specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Conteas performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rapid, hot chromotrope stain for detecting microsporidia.
- Successful treatment of idiopathic colitis and proctitis using thalidomide in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Reversible extinction of the morphogen in bone matrix by reduction and oxidation of disulfide bonds.
- Fluconazole compared with ketoconazole for the treatment of Candida esophagitis in AIDS. A randomized trial.
- Anti-carcinogenic properties of curcumin on colorectal cancer.
- Raised serum concentrations of pancreatic enzymes in cigarette smokers.
- The effects of gastrin, epidermal growth factor, and somatostatin on DNA synthesis in a small intestinal crypt cell line (IEC-6).
- Mapping subcellular distribution of Na+-K+-ATPase in rat parotid gland.
- Relationship of hormones and growth factors to colon cancer.
- Biochemical markers in colorectal cancer: diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
- Effect of epidermal growth factor on growth and maturation of fetal and neonatal rat small intestine in organ culture.
- The aging gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas.
- Total parenteral nutrition in obstetrics.
- Resolution of apical and basal-lateral membrane populations from rat exorbital gland.
- Microsporidiosis in patients with relatively preserved CD4 counts.
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