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Office
441 N Lakeview Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807Phone+1 888-988-2800Fax+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 4.7 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 65 citationsPrediction of Malignancy in Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Population-Based Cohort StudyBechien U. Wu, Kartik Sampath, Christopher E Berberian, Karl Kwok, Brian S. Lim
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014-01-01 - 15 citationsLong-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 - 9 citationsNSAID inhibition of RGM1 gastric monolayer wound re-epithelialization: comparison of selective Cox-2 versus non-selective Cox inhibitors.Andrew Q. Giap, Andrzej S. Tarnawski, Neil Hoa, Vimesh Akotia, Thomas Y. Ma
Life Sciences. 2002-05-10
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Comparative Effectiveness Study on the Safety of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation in the Setting of Routine ColonoscopyGiap, 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 cancersYoo, 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
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Lectures
- The 7th Annual AWE Interventional Endoscopy Course Navigating the Future of EndoscopyHarbor-UCLA Medical Center - 6/23/2024
- The 6th AWE Annual Interventional Endoscopy CourseUC San Diego Medical Center - 6/18/2023
- Therapeutic EUS and Advanced Endoscopy Live Course: EUS assisted ERCP and Biliary drainage Invited FacultyThe 7th Vietnamese Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Congress (VGEC) Bai Chay Hospital and Ha Long, Vietnam - 4/21/2023
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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