Adarsh M. Thaker MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDr. Thaker is an advanced endoscopist with a particular interest in bariatric and metabolic endoscopy as well as other minimally invasive endoscopic procedures which help fill the gap between medical management and traditional surgery. His research has focused on patient safety, including eliminating endoscope-related infections and anesthesia safety during endoscopy as well as novel interventional endoscopy techniques. Dr. Thaker also serves on the national committee for the American Gastroenterological Association's (AGA) Center for GI Innovation and Technology (CGIT), which supports innovation and the development of new technologies for use in gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition and obesity management. He completed his undergraduate training in chemical engineering at UCLA before completing medical school at New York Medical College, internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and a gastroenterology fellowship and advanced endoscopy fellowship at UCLA.
Disclosures
Dr. Thaker is a consultant for Boston Scientific and Apollo Endosurgery.