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Katie Galvin, MD, General Surgery, Los Angeles, CA

KatieGalvinMD

General Surgery Los Angeles, CA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

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  • Office

    1510 San Pablo St
    Los Angeles, CA 90033

Summary

  • Dr. Katie Galvin is a general surgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Keck Medicine of USC, Orange Coast Memorial and Saddleback Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. She specializes in Foregut and Advanced Upper GI Surgery. Her clinical interests include treatment of GERD, hiatal hernias, esophageal motility disorders, gastroparesis, and malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach. She has more than 10 publications and 11 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2023 - 2024
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 2018 - 2023
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
    University of Arizona College of Medicine - PhoenixClass of 2018, MD, Certificate of Distinction: Community Health Service Learning
  • University of Arizona
    University of Arizona BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American College of SurgeonsAdvance Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma
  • American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Burn Life Support
  • American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Heller Myotomy with Intraoperative Endoflip
    Katie M. Galvin, MD, Tayler James, MD, Caitlin Houghton, MD, John Lipham, MD, Luke Putnam, MD, SAGES
  • Lind Fundoplication
    Katie M. Galvin, MD, Tayler James, MD, Luke Putnam, MD, Caitlin Houghton, MD, John Lipham, MD, SAGES
  • Correlation of the endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve with gastroesophageal reflux disease
    Morgan Manasa, MD, Katie Galvin, MD, Reza Fazl Alizadeh, MD, Perisa Ruhi-Williams, MD, Alyssa Choi, MD, Jason Samarasena, MD, Kenneth Chang, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD, In Review, 10/2021
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Lectures

  • General Surgery Speaker 
    AMWA at UCI's Annual Women in Medicine
  • Biliary Atresia 
    The M. James Warden—Karl Storz Visiting Professorship in Pediatric Surgery Conference

Other

  • Robotic Median Arcuate Ligament Release 
    Katie M. Galvin, MD, Elsie Rodebeck, MD, Randall Cornateanu, MD, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, MD.
    University of California, Irvine Medical Center - 12/2021
  • Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release 
    Elsie Rodebeck, MD, Katie M. Galvin, MD, Randall Cornateanu MD, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD, Samuel L. Chen, MD, Kenneth J. Chang, MD, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, MD.
    University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Committees

  • Resident Board Member, Orange County Medical Association, Board of Directors 2022 - Present

Professional Memberships