Advanced in Colitis

Dr. Ishaan S. Kalha

Gastroenterology
CommonSpirit Health
Rabinder S. Bhogal, MD, Harpal S. Bhaika, MD, Tabassum A. Chowdhury, MD, Robin A
1519 Garces Hwy, Ste 3, 
Delano, CA 
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Advanced in Colitis
CommonSpirit Health
Rabinder S. Bhogal, MD, Harpal S. Bhaika, MD, Tabassum A. Chowdhury, MD, Robin A
1519 Garces Hwy, Ste 3, 
Delano, CA 
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Overview

Ishaan Kalha is a Gastroenterologist in Delano, California. Dr. Kalha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kalha is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
The Medical College Of St. Bartholomew's
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine (Sub: Gastroenterology)
Fellowships
Univ of Texas at Houston
Hospital Affiliations
Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Blue Shield of California
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Change Healthcare
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Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
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Humana
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Kaiser Permanente
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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Meridian Choice
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Samaritan
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
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Superior Health Plan
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
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  • HMO
  • POS
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations

Rabinder S. Bhogal, MD, Harpal S. Bhaika, MD, Tabassum A. Chowdhury, MD, Robin A
1519 Garces Hwy, Ste 3, Delano, CA 93215
Call: 661-324-1203

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kalha has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Total Publications

Unraveling the Complexity: A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, and Autoimmune Cholangitis.
Unraveling the Complexity: A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, and Autoimmune Cholangitis.
Journal: Cureus
Published: October 29, 2025
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