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Alireza Sedarat, MD

  • Gastroenterology|
  • Interventional Gastroenterology
Santa Monica Digestive Diseases | 1223 16th Street, Suite 3100, Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

Dr. Sedarat joined UCLA in 2013 as a member of the interventional endoscopy within the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases. His clinical interests encompass the development and application of advanced endoscopic techniques and interventions to diagnose, stage, treat and palliate a range of benign and malignant gastrointestinal disorders. He is proficient in the application of advanced endoscopic techniques including therapeutic ERCP, EUS with fine needle aspiration and biopsy, ERCP in surgically altered anatomy, interventional EUS (such as biliary drainage or rendezvous procedures, pancreas pseudocyst drainage, pancreas necrosectomy, fiducial placement and abscess drainage), pancreatic and biliary endotherapy, endoluminal stenting, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), complex polypectomy, tumor ablation, deep (device assisted) enteroscopy, endoscopic fistula and leak closure, complex stricture dilation and endotherapy, endoscopic treatment of Barrett’s esophagus with mucosal resection and radiofrequency ablation, endoscopic antireflux procedures, Zenkers’ diverticulum myotomy, endoscopic management of surgical complications, and chromoendoscopy. Dr. Sedarat also performs bariatric endoscopy, including primary endoscopic therapies for obesity, endoscopic treatment of weight regain following bariatric surgery, and treatment of post-surgical complications.

He started the program at UCLA to offer the POEM procedure (peroral endoscopic myotomy) as treatment option for patients with achalasia and spastic disorders of the esophagus.  His research interests include endoscopic device development and application as well as evaluation of existing and emerging endoscopic technologies with a focus on improving patient outcomes. He is interested in the application of the emerging fields of submucosal and transluminal endoscopy, including endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early tumor resection, POEM, and application of devices and techniques to treat gastrointestinal disorders that traditionally were managed surgically. 

Dr. Sedarat completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology here at UCLA and returned to UPenn to complete an advanced endoscopy fellowship. He is board certified in gastroenterology and is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

Fellowships

Advanced Interventional Endoscopy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2013
Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2012

Residency

Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2008

Internship

Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2006

Degree

MD, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, 2005

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Videos

Profile
Meet Alireza Sedarat, MD
Refractory esophageal strictures
Role of endoscopy in chronic pancreatitis 2023
Endoscopic management of the peripancreatic fluid collections
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia | Alireza Sedarat, MD & Jane Yanagawa, MD | UCLA
ESD & novel advanced endoscopic resection techniques
Haiku for the pylorus (G-POEM)
Pancreaticobiliary disease: The management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Pancreaticobiliary disease: ERCP
Diagnosing and Managing Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | UCLA Digestive Diseases
Managing Complications of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis | UCLA Digestive Diseases

Research

Interests

  • Pancreaticobiliary disorders
  • GI malignancy
  • GI bleeding
  • Endoscopic device development and application
  • Emerging fields of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early tumor resection and peroral endoscopic mytotomy (POEM) for achalasia palliation
  • GI malignancy
  • GI bleeding
  • Pancreaticobiliary disorders

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018