“I am often asked, ‘How did you choose to be a gastroenterologist?’. Instead of choosing this field, I think, more accurately, it chose me. I grew up with a close family member with Crohn’s disease. At that time, there were fewer options to treat this chronic disease, and I saw how it affected not only … Continued
Tiffany Beck, M.D., MPH, FACOG, attended Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine followed by a general OB/GYN residency at Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh. She then completed her fellowship at University of Washington where she received training in complex robotic surgery, debulking procedures, delivery of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biologic treatments, as well as the … Continued
Dr. Benjamin enjoys working alongside a team of experts in the cancer field to provide high-quality, personal care to patients as a board-certified medical oncologist at Hoag Family Cancer Center. His practice focuses on genitourinary cancers, including prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancer. Dr. Benjamin provides a caring environment for his patients, where he works … Continued
Dr. Sawn Beck is a graduate from the urology program at the University of California Irvine. He completed an additional year of training in pediatric urology under Dr. Antoine Khoury here at CHOC. He has been quite successful academically with over 20 peer reviewed publications and book chapters in the adult and pediatric urologic literature … Continued
Dr. Philip N. Chironis received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Adelphi University in 1979 and his medical degree from Tulane Medical School in 1983. He completed a General Surgery Internship at North Shore Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Chironis did his residency in Otolaryngology at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center and at Vanderbilt University … Continued
Dr. Meaglia belives communication is the key to success in patient treatment and likes being a partner in the decision-making process with his patients. Interacting with patients on a personal basis and getting to know them well. Dr. Meaglia chose a career in medicine because he wanted to combine his zeal for science with helping … Continued
“I consider myself extremely privileged to be able to comprehensively and compassionately care for people with digestive health issues. It is humbling to have patients often confide in me their most sensitive problems, which they may not even share entirely with their closest family. Building a strong, trusting physician-patient relationship is a foundation I always … Continued
Dr. Bobby S. Charlu is an interventional physiatrist who specializes in the non-surgical care of musculoskeletal and spine related disorders. Growing up in Michigan, Dr. Charlu was an avid tennis and soccer player. This love of sports drew him to pursue sports and musculoskeletal medicine when choosing his medical specialty. Physiatrists are experts in the … Continued