Homan A. Zadeh, MD, MPH

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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Homan Zadeh, who serves patients in Palm Springs, California.

Dr. Zadeh is a practicing gastroenterologist at Advanced Gastroenterology Associates in Palm Springs, California. 

With a special interest in treating patients with various liver diseases, especially hepatitis C, he performs upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement, and capsule endoscopy. He is the first gastroenterologist in the Coachella Valley to perform fecal transplant procedure for a patient with recurrent c. diff. Infection. He is also the only gastroenterologist in the Coachella Valley performing the ReShape weight loss procedure.

Academically, Dr. Zadeh graduated from Palm Springs High School in 1987. He finished his Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Irvine in 1991 and went on to attend the Wayne State University School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree in 1995. He came back to the University of California, Irvine for his internship and residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in gastroenterology from 1995 to 2001. He also received his Master of Public Health degree from UCLA in 2001.

Providing expert care in digestive and liver diseases, the doctor is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In his professional experience, Dr. Zadeh also holds the position of Section Chief of Gastroenterology at Desert Regional Medical Center since 2012, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Western University of Health Sciences.

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

On a more personal note, Dr. Zadeh speaks English, Farsi, and Spanish.

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