Dr. Gil Y Melmed M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
8635 W 3rd St Suite 960-W Los Angeles CA, 90048About
Dr. Gil Melmed is a gastroenterologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Melmed 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. Melmed performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Life after radical prostatectomy: a longitudinal study.
- Quality of life at the end of life: trends in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
- Guidelines for the appropriate use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cyclo-oxygenase-2-specific inhibitors and proton pump inhibitors in patients requiring chronic anti-inflammatory therapy.
- Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Injury and Events in Patients Treated With Cyclooxygenase (COX)-1/COX-2 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), COX-2 Selective NSAIDs, and Gastroprotective Cotherapy: An Appraisal of the Literature.
- Consequences of frequent nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux disease among employed adults: symptom severity, quality of life and work productivity.
- Anti-aging therapy with human growth hormone associated with metastatic colon cancer in a patient with Crohn's colitis.
- The impact of medical therapy for inflammatory bowel disease on pregnancy outcome.
- Clarithromycin for Crohn's: A flash in the pan?
- Controversies in ulcerative colitis: a survey comparing decision making of experts versus community gastroenterologists.
- Vaccination strategies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunomodulators and biologics.
- Predicting response to Anti-TNF Agents for the treatment of crohn's disease.
- Immunizations and IBD: whose responsibility is it? If I'm the prescribing doctor, shouldn't it be mine?
- Vaccinations and the Utilization of Immunosuppressive IBD Therapy.
- Current Controversies in Crohn's Disease: A Roundtable Discussion of the BRIDGe Group.
- Are immunosuppressive medications associated with decreased responses to routine immunizations? A systematic review.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Gastroenteritis
- Pain
Fellowships
- University California
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