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Office
1662 Dominican Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95065Phone+1 831-460-7350Fax+1 831-460-7351
Summary
- Dr. Kourosh Ghassemi is a gastroenterologist in Santa Cruz, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Dominican Hospital and Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center of Santa Cruz. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in advanced endoscopic interventional, biliary tract disease, and pancreas disease and is experienced in general gastroenterology, pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, and interventional gastroenterology.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2013 - 2014
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2006
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1995
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe Clinical Utility of Evaluating the Luminal Upper Gastrointestinal Tract During Linear Endoscopic Ultrasonography.Stephen Kim, Chris M. Hamerski, Kourosh F. Ghassemi, Janak N. Shah, Yasser M. Bhat
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2016-08-01 - 63 citationsVariation in learning curves and competence for ERCP among advanced endoscopy trainees by using cumulative sum analysisSachin Wani, Matthew Hall, Andrew Y. Wang, Christopher J. DiMaio, V. Raman Muthusamy
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2016-04-01 - 4 citationsPredictors for Surgical Referral in Patients With Pancreatic Cystic Lesions Undergoing Endoscopic Ultrasound: Results From a Large Multicenter Cohort Study.Phillip S. Ge, Srinivas Gaddam, Joseph Walker Keach, Daniel Mullady, Norio Fukami
Pancreas. 2016-01-01
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- PAMFhttp://www.pamf.org/dr-kourosh-ghassemi.html
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