Niharika Mallepally, MD, MPH | Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine Dr. Mallepally completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees in economics at Texas A&M University. She attended medical school at Emory University. Dr. Mallepally then earned a master’s in public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, specializing in health management. She returned to Texas for internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and then went on to complete a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Southern California. In her practice, Dr. Mallepally focuses on general gastroenterology with clinical expertise in colon cancer screening, esophageal and gastric disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, hepatology, and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as various types of endoscopy including EGD, pH studies, and colonoscopy. Dr. Mallepally is an active member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology. She is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. Shida Haghighat, MD, MPH | Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine Dr. Haghighat earned her undergraduate degree in biology and international studies with provost honors at University of California, San Diego. She simultaneously obtained her master’s degree in public health and her medical degree at University of Miami, where she had the honor of being selected by her classmates as the medical school commencement speaker. She returned home to Los Angeles to complete her internal medicine residency at University of Southern California. Back at the University of Miami, she completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship and received a National Institutes of Health T32 training grant, and conducted research in gastrointestinal cancer disparities. Dr. Haghighat specializes in general gastroenterology with clinical expertise in gastrointestinal cancer screening and prevention, irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders of brain-gut interaction; inflammatory bowel disease; esophageal and gastric disorders; as well as EGD and colonoscopy. Dr. Haghighat is an active member of the American Gastroenterology Association and American College of Gastroenterology. She is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. Demetrios Stavrakis, MD | Health Sciences Clinical Instructor of Medicine Dr. Stavrakis earned his undergraduate degree in molecular, cell and developmental biology at UCLA, graduating magna cum laude with departmental honors. He received his MD from the UC Irvine School of Medicine. During his medical school years, he was active in researching obesity, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He completed his internal medicine and gastroenterology training at the University of Arizona, where he was the recipient of many house- staff awards and was appointed chief fellow before returning to join the faculty at UCLA. Dr. Stavrakis’ clinical interests include gastrointestinal endoscopy, reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, motility disorders, functional bowel disorders, inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer screening. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association and is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
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