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Living with a motility disorder impacts daily life. Hoag uses advanced technology to diagnose and treat conditions affecting swallowing and digestion—from POEM to being the West Coast’s first FoodMarble site—helping you return to a better quality of life.
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Contact usRelated Conditions
Abnormal Bowel Function
Achalasia
The term achalasia means “failure to relax” and refers to the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to open and let food/liquids pass into the stomach.
Bowel Obstructions
Fecal Incontinence
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a digestive disorder in which stomach acid frequently flows back into your esophagus, the long, muscular tube that connects the mouth and stomach.
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Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis, often referred to as delayed gastric emptying, is a chronic medical condition in which the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine is slowed or stopped altogether.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Diagnostics & Treatments
Anorectal Manometry
Electrogastrograms (EGG)
EndoFLIP
Enterra Therapy
Esophageal Manometry (EM)
InterStim
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Pelvic Floor Health
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Personalized Breath Tests
Personalized Nutrition
Pyloroplasty
Timed Barium Esophageal Emptying Study
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Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
Meet Our Motility Program Team
Motility Specialist
Catherine B. Ngo, MD
Program Director, Hoag Motility Program, Gastroenterology
Advanced Endoscopy
Kenneth J. Chang, MD
James & Pamela Muzzy Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair in GI Cancer, Digestive Health Institute, Gastroenterology
Jennifer Phan, MD
Medical Director, Hoag Irvine Advanced Endoscopy, Director of Bariatric Endoscopy, Gastroenterology
Ravi J. Kankotia, MD
Gastroenterology
Paul J. Korc, MD
Medical Director Hoag GI Lab, Gastroenterology
Phuong T. Nguyen, MD
Medical Director of Hoag Advanced Endoscopy Center, Gastroenterology
Hali Pham, NP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Care Counselor & Dietician
Kim DeLiema, LCSW
Digestive Health Therapist
Chelsea Honrath, RDN
Registered Dietitian
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