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Office
1450 San Pablo St
Ste 6200
Los Angeles, CA 90033Phone+1 323-442-9062
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2019 - 2020
- University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 2017 - 2019
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2017
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonMS, Research, 2013 - 2016
- Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2013 - 2018
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsTrends and predictors of laparoscopic compared with open emergent inguinal hernia repair.Ashley Tran, Sharon Shiraga, Stuart Abel, Kamran Samakar, Luke R Putnam
Surgery. 2024-12-01 - Reconstruction Techniques and Associated Morbidity in Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy for Cancer: Insights From the GastroBenchmark and GASTRODATA databases.Marcel André Schneider, Jeesun Kim, Felix Berlth, Yutaka Sugita, Peter P Grimminger
Annals of Surgery. 2024-11-01 - Utility of the mFI-5 as a predictor of post-operative outcomes following gastrectomy for gastric cancer: an ACS-NSQIP analysis.Ashley Tran, Luke R Putnam, John C Lipham, Sharon Shiraga
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
- Clinical Trial Investigating Innovative Way to Control Type 2 DiabetesMarch 16th, 2023
- Type 2 Diabetes ‘Zapping’ Breakthrough Boosts Hope of End to Insulin InjectionsAugust 9th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Candidate Member
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsMember
- American Foregut SocietyMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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