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He obtained his undergraduate degree at University of Berkley in Northern California in 1962. He subsequently attended and completed medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in 1966 with a Postgraduate in 1967. He then joined the U.S. Army from1967-1969. He pursued his Residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine (USC) from 1969-1972, with an additional Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship also at USC 1972-1974.He opened his own Gastroenterology Private Practice in Whittier, CA from 1974-2015 and additionally joined our GI group here in Lakewood, CA in 2016.
Dr. Javadi was born in Iran and grew up in Houston, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin and went on to obtain her Master's from Texas State University. She received her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Albany Medical Center in New York.
She moved back to Houston to complete her Fellowship in Hepatology at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, where she stayed on as an Attending Physician.
After moving to Los Angeles in 2006, Dr. Javadi worked as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). She subsequently accepted an Assistant Professorship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to care for patients with Liver disease, and continued to train Residents and Fellows.
Dr. Javadi eventually moved back to the Los Angeles area and joined ProDigest Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates, to continue caring for patients with liver disease. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Dr. Javadi is dedicated to helping patients with liver disorders, including fatty liver, viral Hepatitis, and management of liver cirrhosis/end-stage liver disease that may require liver transplant evaluation. Her detailed and humanistic approach to providing care for patients with liver disorders is built on years of experience at various academic centers.
Dr. Javadi looks forward to serving the people of Southern California.
Lourdes González Bahamonde, DO, is a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, board certified in internal medicine and medical ethics, providing comprehensive medical care at Center For Digestive Healing in the San Gabriel Valley, and Los Angeles California. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychobiology at UCLA, and a master's in bio-physiology at CSULA before earning her medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, NYIT on Long Island. She completed her ACGME training in internal medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York in 2013.
The Center For Digestive Healing was established as an sCorp in 2018. It is fully equipped with the latest diagnostic technologies. She offers comprehensive care through a telemedicine platform, assisting patients from wherever they are. While Dr. Bahamonde specializes in digestive disorders, her practice has evolved toward integrative, preventive, patient-centered care that combines learned principles in internal medicine and GI with osteopathic manipulative medicine in practice.
Over the four years since relocating from NY, she has performed over 7,500 gastric and colorectal cancer screening endoscopies with polypectomies and mucosal resections, as well as advanced disease screenings for chronic liver disease. Dr. Bahamonde emphasizes peer-reviewed understanding of the interrelationship of body, structure, and function, allowing her special insight into treating gut-brain disorders. She has dedicated her life to serving diverse communities through education and cultural competence, recognizing the importance of open communication in shared-decision making.
Dr. Bahamonde continues to inspire future health care leaders as volunteer faculty in clinical medicine, medical ethics, and clinical research. She is dedicated to translational science efforts for youth in STEM programs and students in pre-health professions.
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