A talented surgeon and award-winning instructor and researcher, Laleh G. Melstrom, M.D., M.S., joined City of Hope, attracted by the opportunity to help develop breakthrough cures and treatments. Educated at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Melstrom received her medical degree at Cornell Medical College in New York City, continuing her training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She held professorships at both Cornell and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, before arriving in California. Dr Melstrom is certified in robotic surgery and specializes in the treatment of cancers of the liver, pancreas, melanoma and sarcoma. She has published over 120 scholarly articles and is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences. Expertise: Liver Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer to Liver, Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump, Cholangiocarcinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Gallbladder Cancer, Melanoma, Sarcomas, Robotic SurgeryResearch Areas: Metastatic CRC, Melanoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Liver Cancer. Dr. Melstrom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

James Buxbaum is a Gastroenterologist in Arcadia, California. Dr. Buxbaum is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Ankush Sharma is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Adam Snyder is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Snyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Visceromegaly, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

Sartaj Arora is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Arora is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Syed Saghir is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Saghir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Watermelon Stomach, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Saghir is currently accepting new patients.

Patrick Truong is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Truong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Osama Sidhom is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Sidhom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

Yi-chia Wu is a Gastroenterologist in Covina, California. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Hemorrhoids, Intestinal Cancer, and Anemia.

Mumtaz Akram is a Gastroenterologist in West Covina, California. Dr. Akram is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Diverticular Disease, Visceromegaly, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

Yuhua Zheng is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Duarte, California. Dr. Zheng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Sergio Gomez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Pomona, California. Dr. Gomez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Homocystinuria, Methylmalonic Acidemia with Homocystinuria, and Childhood Pancreatitis.

Shang Wu is a Gastroenterologist in Hacienda Heights, California. Dr. Wu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis B, Bile Duct Obstruction, Indigestion, and Chronic Erosive Gastritis.

Dupinder Singh is a Gastroenterologist in Duarte, California. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Rotor Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Trilokesh Kidambi is a Gastroenterologist in Duarte, California. Dr. Kidambi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Daniel Lew is a Gastroenterologist in Irwindale, California. Dr. Lew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Lew is currently accepting new patients.

Uzma Waraich is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pomona, California. Dr. Waraich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, High Cholesterol, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Farzauq Burki is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Arcadia, California. Dr. Burki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, Familial Hyperaldosteronism, Hyperaldosteronism, Sepsis, and Prostatectomy.

Redemption Geronimo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pomona, California. Dr. Geronimo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Breast Infection, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Robert Selby is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Arcadia, California. Dr. Selby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Pancreatectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.