Dr. James Leonard Buxbaum M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1520 San Pablo St Suite 1000 Los Angeles CA, 90033About
Dr. Buxbaum brings a clinical and research interest in advanced endoscopic topics to the University of Southern California. His research interests include the development of biomarkers for and the end ...
Education and Training
University of California 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A unique perspective: endoscopic sonogram of a porcelain gallbladder.
- Molecular and clinical markers of pancreas cancer.
- Utility of EUS-guided FNA in the management of children with idiopathic fibrosing pancreatitis.
- Improving endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration specimens in the absence of rapid onsite evaluation: does cytotechnologist training provide the solution?
- Unusual, metastatic, or neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: a diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and immunohistochemistry.
- Recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound.
- How good is endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in diagnosing the correct etiology for a solid pancreatic mass?: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
- Ratio of pancreatic duct caliber to width of pancreatic gland by endosonography is predictive of pancreatic cancer.
- Biliary findings and the neoplastic potential of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
- Endoscopic ultrasound, the one-stop shop for abdominal pain?
- Prevention and management of post-ERCP pancreatitis.
- Early Aggressive Hydration Hastens Clinical Improvement in Mild Acute Pancreatitis.
- Narrow-band imaging versus white light versus mapping biopsy for gastric intestinal metaplasia: a prospective blinded trial.
- Metallic coil and N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for closure of pancreatic duct leak (with video).
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2011 Dr. Buxbaum was voted a Top Doctor by Pasadena Magazine in .
- 2004 UCSF Molecular Medicine Fellow
- Stanford University 1999 Phi Beta Kappa & Presidential Scholar
Treatments
- Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cysts, Pancreatic Cancer And More
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Birth Defects
- Colon Polyps
- Gallstones
Professional Memberships
- Member American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
- Member American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
Fellowships
- UCSF, Gastroenterology 2005
- UCSF, Gastroenterology Advanced Endoscopy 2008
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