RabindraRichardWatsonMDFASGE

Gastroenterology • Los Angeles, CA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Pancreas Disease, Bariatric Medicine

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
suite 7700
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-6082

Fax+1 310-423-1826

Summary

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/19/377731653/when-bariatric-surgerys-benefits-wane-this-procedure-can-help

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2011
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2011
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2010
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

95 citations
Assessing the Accuracy of Responses by the Language Model ChatGPT to Questions Regarding Bariatric Surgery.
Jamil S Samaan, Yee Hui Yeo, Nithya Rajeev, Lauren Hawley, Stuart Abel
Obesity Surgery. 2023-06-01
21 citations
Endoscopic full-thickness suturing plus argon plasma mucosal coagulation versus argon plasma mucosal coagulation alone for weight regain after gastric bypass: a system...
Veeravich Jaruvongvanich, Kornpong Vantanasiri, Passisd Laoveeravat, Reem Matar, Eric J. Vargas
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020-07-18
4 citations
Rising Incidence of Non-Cardia Gastric Cancer among Young Women in the United States, 2000-2018: A Time-Trend Analysis Using the USCS Database.
Janice Oh, Yazan Abboud, Miguel Burch, Jun Gong, Kevin Waters
Cancers. 2023-04-13

Authored Content

Inspection of Endoscope Instrument Channels After Reprocessing Using a Prototype BorescopeMay 2018

Press Mentions

New Cedars-Sinai Study Investigates Shifting Trends in GLP-1RA PrescriptionJuly 22nd, 2024
The Utility of EUS-FNA to Determine Surgical Candidacy in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer After Neoadjuvant TherapyDecember 10th, 2019
Obesity Issues - Rabindra R. Watson, MD | UCLA Digestive DiseasesOctober 10th, 2016

Professional Memberships