Jennifer Phan, MD

Dr. Jennifer Phan is a board-certified gastroenterologist serving as the Medical Director for the Hoag Irvine Advanced Endoscopy Center, Director of Bariatric Endoscopy and Program Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship. She completed her gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and specializes in complex diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy including management of pancreaticobiliary diseases through use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), removal of large polyps through endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and Barrett’s esophagus, and complex defect closure via endoscopic suturing.

Dr. Phan has special clinical and research interests in the endoscopic management of obesity and metabolic disorders such as diabetes and fatty liver disease. Dr. Phan’s multidisciplinary approach to bariatric endoscopy provides patients a minimally invasive option for weight loss through a procedure called endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), or revisional procedures for patients who experience weight regain following bariatric surgery. She provides cutting-edge endoscopic procedures for patients with Type 2 diabetes through duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR).

Dr. Phan was inducted into 2021 class of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program and the 2022 class of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Leadership Education and Development program for distinguished female junior faculty. She sits on the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Center for GI Innovation and Technology (CGIT) and serves as Women in Endoscopy (WIE) Committee Chair of Industry Relations. She is active in the ACG, ASGE, AGA and American Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE) societies. She has given many national and international lectures, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and reviewed articles on the above topics as well.