GilYMelmedMD

Gastroenterology • Los Angeles, CA

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
8635 W 3rd St
Ste 960W
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-201-6514

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2006
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Monitoring Disease Activity Using Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE) in Crohn's Disease (CD) Subjects Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluating a Shared Decision Making Program for Crohn's Disease Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Improving the Quality of Care for Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 26
Enrolling by invitation
Maintenance Dosing of Vitamin D in Crohn's Disease Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 30
Terminated
Early Phase 1
Reactive vs. Proactive Pain Control in IBD Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Tofacitinib For Treatment Of Chronic Pouchitis Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 25
Terminated
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Predictive Factors of Inactive Patient Participation in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Learning Health System: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Nhu Dang, Soryan Kumar, Michelle Kwon, Michael Cradeur, Katherine Zeven
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2025-02-06
When Perfect Is the Enemy of Good: Results of a RAND Appropriateness Panel on Treat to Target in Asymptomatic Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Hannah K Systrom, Victoria Rai, Siddharth Singh, Leonard Baidoo, Adam S Cheifetz
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2025-02-01
Increased gastrointestinal bleeding-related mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Xu Gao, Yee Hui Yeo, Fan Lv, Xinyuan He, Justin Park
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Utility of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Longitudinal Monitoring of Crohn’s Disease Activity in the Small Bowel: A Prospective Study
Gil Y Melmed, Marla C Dubinsky, David T Rubin, Shabana F Pasha, Atsushi Sakuraba, Felix Tiongco, Ira Shafran, Jonathan A Leighton, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Authored Content

Q&A: Proactively Addressing Pain in Patients with IBD—Beyond OpioidsSeptember 2024

Press Mentions

USA Today: Crohn’s Disease Is a Lifelong Condition, but Proper Treatment Makes All the DifferenceJanuary 28th, 2025
Everyday Health: Is There a Link Between IBD and MS?June 11th, 2024
Novel Pain Management Protocol Reduces Opioid Use in Hospitalized IBD PatientsFebruary 19th, 2024
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Grant Support

Targeting the Mycobiome in Genetically Defined Patients with Crohns DiseaseCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER2021–2026