Affiliation: Director of Endoscopy at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center & Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP is an Associate Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Director of Endoscopy at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. His main professional interests are in advanced and therapeutic endoscopy and cholangiopathies. Dr. Tabibian received his MD degree from UCLA with Alpha Omega Alpha honors and completed Internal Medicine Residency in the Osler Training Program at Johns Hopkins. Thereafter, he became the first ABIM Subspecialty Research track fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic Rochester. During his fellowship, he completed a PhD through Mayo Graduate School, Center for Clinical and Translational Studies. Following his training at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Tabibian joined the University of Pennsylvania as an Instructor and Advanced Endoscopy Fellow. Upon completion of his year at Penn, Dr. Tabibian was recruited to UC Davis Medical Center as an Assistant Professor and Director of GI Fellow Research. In 2017, he returned to Southern California, where he has remained active in research and medical education. Dr. Tabibian is experienced in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), mucosal resection (EMR), and luminal stenting, among other advanced procedures. He is highly published in the biomedical literature, is an ad hoc reviewer for leading peer-reviewed journals, holds several editorial positions, and has received extramural grants. Additionally, he serves as a consultant for various private and governmental entities nationally and internationally and is an expert medical reviewer in gastroenterology for the Medical Board of California.