Eric Esrailian MD MPH

Summary

• Dr. Eric Esrailian is chief of the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA He attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated with a major in integrative biology and a minor in English. He subsequently graduated from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Southern California. He was named intern, junior resident, and senior resident of the year during all three years of his residency training. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA where he also obtained a masters of public health degree. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program in Management from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In 2017, UCLA designated Dr. Esrailian as one of its UCLA Optimists and notable alumni, leading faculty, visionary partners, and advanced scholars. He is primarily an administrator for the university, is involved in areas throughout the campus, and he is also one of the co-founders of the recently announced California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at the UCLA Research Park. In 2021, he was also honored by Pope Francis at the Vatican with the Benemerenti Medal for his humanitarian activities around the world. In 2025, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.