DannyIssaMD

Gastroenterology • West Hills, CA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Bariatric Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of Digestive Diseases David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
7345 Medical Center Drive #420
West Hills, CA 91307
Phone+1 818-340-8252

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Summary

Dr. Danny Issa is an interventional gastroenterologist and assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA. His clinical practice focuses on using minimally-invasive approaches to diagnose and treat digestive diseases such as pancreas and bile ducts disorders, esophagus and stomach conditions, gastroparesis, colon polyps and early cancer lesions. He has a particular interest in bariatric endoscopy and obesity medicine and is co-leading the endoscopic bariatric program at UCLA. He has obtained additional training at Weill Cornell, New York, for cutting-edge endoscopic weight loss procedures such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), gastric revision following bypass surgery, transoral outlet reduction (TORe), and gastric balloon placement. Gastrointestinal procedures he performs also include colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), tumor ablation, endoluminal stenting, mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).

After earning his medical degree from the University of Damascus, he completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago, and a residency in internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic - Fairview Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Virginia Commonwealth University and an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he had extensive training on numerous innovative endoscopic procedures. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic and French.

Dr. Issa is Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He is an active member of the Public Relations Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and an active member of the Congressional Advocacy Program of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), in addition to being a member of the ASGE and ACP.

https://www.uclahealth.org/danny-issa

Dr. Issa is a Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2018
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2015 - 2018
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2011 - 2012
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2011, MD

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
VA State Medical License 2015 - 2020
OH State Medical License 2012 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

HealthCare Hero Recognition Henry Mayo Newhall Hospita, 2023
Reviewer Award GIE, 2022
Research Recognition Day - First place Fairview Hospital - Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2015
Best Clinical Vignette by a Fellow American College of Gastroenterology Meeting - Philadelphia PA, 2014
Best Research Award American College of Physicians Regional Meeting- Columbus Ohio, 2014
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