Dr. Arash Ari Nowain, MD, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
About Dr. Arash Ari Nowain, MD
Dr. Arash Ari Nowain is double board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine and was the recipient of the Clinical Medicine Scholarship award in his fourth year of medical training. He completed three years of residency training in Internal Medicine at the Los Angeles County / USC General Hospital. In all three years of residency, Dr. Nowain received the Resident of the Year award. He then completed three years of fellowship training in the Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Dr. Nowain specializes in medical disorders of the digestive system which includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and hemorrhoids. He performs an array of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques including upper endoscopy (EGD) and lower endoscopy (colonoscopy). He treats acute and chronic GI problems and also focuses heavily on prevention of diseases such as colon and esophageal cancer.
Dr. Nowain has staff privileges at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other local hospitals in Los Angeles. He maintains his teaching privileges at the Keck USC School of Medicine.
Dr. Nowain is a Los Angeles native and is thrilled to practice where he grew up . He and his office staff strive to provide a comfortable and friendly medical office environment to meet the needs of their patients.
Education
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UCLA
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Keck/USC School of Medicine Los Angeles, California 1998 - 2002 Diploma: M.D. Received Eric Cohen Clinical Medicine Scholarship for excellence in clinical skills |
Training
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Internship/Residency
Fellowship Awards
Resident of the year award in all three years of residency training (2003, 2004, 2005) Languages spoken: Spanish, Farsi, English |
License/Certification
State Medical License - CA
DEA License
Board Certification – Internal Medicine
Board Certification – Gastroenterology |
Publications
Routine Choledochoscopy During Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography (ERCP): Is It Useful? First Hundred Cases. Abstract DDW 2008.
Occult hepatic opportunistic infection (OI) and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) induced immune reconstitution: an important cause of jaundice in a patient with AIDS. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2006 Oct;22(10):1052-3.
Effect of frequent dosing of an oral proton pump inhibitor on intragastric pH. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jun 1;23(11):1607-13.
Isolated hepatic metastasis from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) 17 years after initial resection: need for long-term surveillance. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov-Dec;39(10):925.
Severe cholestatic liver injury days after initiating antiretroviral therapy in a patient with AIDS: drug toxicity or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Oct;50(10):1813-7.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: clinical profile, pathogenesis, treatment strategies and prognosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jun;20(6):818-24.
Employment History
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Beverly Hills, CA |
Los Angeles, CA – H. Claude Hudson Ambulatory Surgery Center Per diem work as a gastroenterology consultant performing screening colonoscopies for the County of Los Angeles. Perform 8-10 screening colonoscopies per day and see patients in clinic. 7/2008-present |
See also www.centergihealth.com
Contact Information
Address: 9730 Wilshire Blvd. #115 Beverly Hills, CA, 90212Office#: (310) 657-4444
Email: support@lapeerhealth.org
Website: http://www.centergihealth.com/