AndrewQ.GiapMDFASGE

Gastroenterology • Anaheim, CA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional

Chief, Gastroenterology Kaiser Permanente Orange County - Regional Chief of Gastroenterology, SCPMG

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Office
441 N Lakeview Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807
Phone+1 888-988-2800

Fax+1 714-644-2736

Summary

Dr. Andrew Q. Giap is the Chief of the Department of Gastroenterology in Kaiser Permanente Orange County and Southern California Regional Gastroenterology Chief, SCPMG. Dr. Giap developed the first Endoscopic Ultrasound, Biliary and Advanced Endoscopy program in Kaiser Permanente in 2003 serving as a Center of Excellence and tertiary referral center for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group providing care to 4.9 million patients. He has numerous publications in endoscopic ultrasound and advanced endoscopy including pancreatic cysts, endoscopic mucosal resection, full thickness colon polyp resection and gastric cancer screening etc. Dr. Giap was selected as one of five physicians in the United States as American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) ambassadors to travel to Vietnam in 2010 and provided hands-on training in EUS, ERCP and PEG placement at Hue Central Hospital and College of Medicine and Pharmacy at Hue and Khanh Hoa Hospital in Nha Trang. He received the ASGE Crystal Award for the excellent work and elected as fellow of ASGE (FASGE) in 2011.
Dr. Giap received his medical degree (MD) at the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine in 1994. He completed his Internal Medicine residency in 1997 and Gastroenterology fellowship in 2000 at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center with training in endoscopic ultrasound and advanced endoscopy.

Education & Training

University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1997 - 2000
University of California (Irvine)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1994
University of California IrvineBS, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1996 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Orange County Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2007-2024
Specialist Physician of the Year Award KP OC Medical, 2016
Elected Fellow American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2011
Physician of Excellence Contribution Award SCPMG, 2010
Physician Distinction Merit Award SCPMG, 2007
Internist of the Year Award Kaiser Permanente, 2002
Teacher of the Year Award Kaiser Permanente, 2001
Best Graduating Resident Award 1997
Phi Beta Kappa 1989
Orange County Top Doctors Orange County Medical Association
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

65 citations
Prediction of Malignancy in Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Bechien U. Wu, Kartik Sampath, Christopher E Berberian, Karl Kwok, Brian S. Lim
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014-01-01
68 citations
Rapid Growth Rates of Suspected Pancreatic Cyst Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Predict Malignancy
Wilson Kwong, Robert D. Lawson, Gordon C. Hunt, Syed M. Fehmi, James A. Proudfoot
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2015-04-30
15 citations
Long-term follow-up of branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms with No change in first 5 Years of diagnosis.
Brian S. Lee, Andrew Nguyen, Timnit Tekeste, Karen Chang, Agathon Girgis
Pancreatology. 2021-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Principles and Practice of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Chapter: Management of Obstructive Complications: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: Esophagus, Stomach, and Biliary Tree
Oxford University Press2003

Abstracts/Posters

A Comparative Effectiveness Study on the Safety of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation in the Setting of Routine Colonoscopy
Giap, Andrew Q; Hang, Ivy; Huynh, Hong-An; Chen, Qiaoling; Wu, Bechien; Osato, Douglas; Lander, Dien; Tovar, Stephanie, DDW Washington DC May 2024, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Washington DC, 5/18/2024
A comparative Effectiveness analysis of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) vs Surgery for adenoma(s) and early-stage cancers
Yoo, Timothy; Kwok, Karl; Wu, Bechien; Giap, Andrew Q; Lim, Brian; Vallejo, Jessica; Shi, Jiaxiao M; Chao, Chun; Yan, Rui; Lew, Benjamin; Attaluri, Vikram; Park, Steve..., DDW Chicago May 2023, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) - Oral presentation, Chicago, 5/2023
Clinical Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Over-the-Scope Gastroduodenal Full Thickness Resection Device (gFTRD) for the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Lesions...
Nguyen, Peter H.; Choi, Alyssa; Kim, Jaehyun; Yang, Julie; Andrawes, Sherif A.; Chalhoub, Jean M.; Chahine, Anastasia; Tavangar, Amirali; Giap, Andrew Q.; Lee, David P..., DDW Chicago May 2023, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) - Oral presentation, Chicago, 5/2023
Clinical Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Over-the-Scope Gastroduodenal Full Thickness Resection Device (gFTRD) for the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Lesions...
Alyssa Y. Choi MD, Peter H. Nguyen MD, Jaehyun Kim MD, Julie Yang, Sherif A. Andrawes, Jean Chalhoub, Anastasia Chahine, Andrew Q. Giap, David P. Lee, Kenneth H. Park,..., DDW San Diego May 2022, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) - Oral presentation, San Diego, 5/2022
Endoscopic full-thickness resection of polyps involving the appendiceal orifice: First Multicenter International Study
Yervant Ichkhanian, Mohammed Barawi, Bachir Ghandour, Talal Seoud Shyam Thakkar, Truptesh H. Kothari, Krystle Bittner, Asad Ullah, Vivek Kaul, Shivangi Kothari, Edris ..., DDW Chicago May 2020, Accepted for oral presentation, Chicago, 5/2020
Long-term Follow-up of Patients with Pancreatic Cystic Lesions Who Had No Significant Changes in the First 5 Years of Diagnosis
Brian S. Lim MD, Andrew Nguyen MD, Agathon Girgis MD, Timnit Tekeste MD, Karen Chang MD, Charles T. Chaya MD, Rajeev Attam MD, Andrew Q. Giap MD, Gordon C. Hunt MD, Ke..., American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) October 2019 Poster Presentation, 10/2019
Gastric Cancer Screening for High-Risk Individuals in the US: A Pilot Study
Elizabeth Dong MD, Andy Tien MD, Jonathan I. Chang MD, Karl K. Kwok MD, Andrew Q. Giap MD, Bechien U. Wu MD MPH, DDW 2019 San Diego May 2019, San Diego, 5/2019
The stomach cancer online prediction model: An Approach to risk stratification in the US
Elizabeth Young, MD, Bechien Wu, MD, Andrew Q. Giap, MD, DDW Washington DC June 2018 Stomach Cancer Online Prediction Model (SCOPM), Washington DC, 6/2018
The Effect of Prophylactic Hemoclip Usage on the Risk of Delayed Post-Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Bleed for Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Lesions
Brian S. Lim MD, Andrew Nguyen MD, Agathon Girgis MD, Timnit Tekeste MD, Karen Chang MD, Mopelola Adeyemo MD, Charles T. Chaya MD, Rajeev Attam MD, Theodore E. Durbin ..., American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) October 2017 Presentation, 10/2017
Pancreatic Cyst Growth Rate Greater Than 1mm/Month Predicts the Presence of Adenocarcinoma
Wilson Kwong, Robert D. Lawson, Andrew Q. Giap, Gordon C. Hunt, Syed Fehmi, Mary L. Kinsky, Ingrid Gonzalez, Thomas J. Savides, DDW American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) May 2014 Presentation, 5/2014
Risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with cystic lesions of the pancreas based upon EUS morphology
R.D. Lawson, T. Savides, W.T. Kwong, G. Hunt, A.Q. Giap, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Presentation Oct 11, 2013, 10/2013
Natural History of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Validation of the 2012 Sendai Criteria
R.D. Lawson, T. Savides, W.T. Kwong, G. Hunt, A.Q. Giap, M. Krinsky, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Presentation Oct 11, 2013, 10/2013
Incidence of pancreatic cancer among patients with cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: A regional population-based study
Bechien Wu, MPH, Kartik Sampath, MD, Christopher Berberian, MD, Karl Kwok, MD, Kevin Kao, MD, Andrew Giap, MD, Eunis Ngor, MS, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Presentation Oct 23, 2012, 10/2012
Outcome of endoscopic mucosal resection of large colorectal polyps
KT Kao, MD, A Giap, MD, MA Abbas, MD, Presentation, Pacific Coast Surgical Association's 81st Annual Meeting February 13-16, 2010, 2/2010
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Lectures

The 7th Annual AWE Interventional Endoscopy Course Navigating the Future of Endoscopy
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center - 6/23/2024
The 6th AWE Annual Interventional Endoscopy Course
UC San Diego Medical Center - 6/18/2023
Therapeutic EUS and Advanced Endoscopy Live Course: EUS assisted ERCP and Biliary drainage Invited Faculty
The 7th Vietnamese Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Congress (VGEC) Bai Chay Hospital and Ha Long, Vietnam - 4/21/2023
Therapeutic EUS and Advanced Endoscopy Live Course: EUS assisted ERCP and Biliary drainage Invited Faculty
University of Medical and Pharmacy School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 4/17/2023
The 5th AWE Annual Interventional Endoscopy Course
Providence St Jude Medical Center - 6/4/2022
Medical Emergencies for pancreaticobiliary disease
Hoag Memorial Hospital - 6/21/2017
Endoscopic management of pseudocyst
Hoag Memorial Hospital - 1/7/2015
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - GI perspective and Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Kaiser Permanente 7th National Surgical Symposium April 14-16, 2011 - 4/14/2011
Therapeutic Endoscopy Symposium Vietnamese Association of Gastroenterology
Hue Central Hospital College of Medicine and Pharmacy at Hue Khanh Hoa Hospital in Nha Trang - 11/10/2010
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