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Office
100 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 205
Los Angeles, CA 90024Phone+1 310-582-6240Fax+1 424-259-7789
Summary
- Dr. F. Otis Stephen is a gastroenterologist based in Los Angeles, CA, with subspecialty expertise in advanced endoscopic interventional techniques. He completed his internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University and a gastroenterology fellowship at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the Director of the Small Bowel Endoscopy Program at UCLA. Dr. Stephen is experienced in the management of small intestinal mucosal diseases, Double-Balloon enteroscopy, management of obscure GI bleeding, endoscopic therapy of small bowel Crohn’s disease, and management of general gastrointestinal disorders. His research includes assessment of small bowel imaging techniques, medical therapy for non-IBD small bowel ulcerative diseases, and factors to maximize small bowel intestine endoscopic access.
Education & Training
- SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2006
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsPancreatic and Gastric Heterotopia with Associated Submucosal Lipoma Presenting as a 7-cm Obstructive Tumor of the Ileum: Resection with Double Balloon Enteroscopy.Jiang K, Stephen Fo, Jeong D, Pimiento Jm
Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 2015-05-01 - 55 citationsSerum HSP70: a novel biomarker for early detection of pancreatic cancer.Sudhir K. Dutta, Mohit Girotra, Montish Singla, Anand Dutta, F. Otis Stephen
Pancreas. 2012-05-01 - 12th update in gastroenterology and hepatology for the primary care practitionerF Otis Stephen, Lorenzo Rossaro
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2008-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
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