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John C. Lipham, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Division Chief of Upper GI and General Surgery

Director, Foregut Cancer Program

Chief of USC Affiliated Academic Programs at Hoag Memorial Hospital

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John C. Lipham, M.D. is Chief of the Division of Upper GI and General Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Lipham also served as the Foregut Cancer Program Director and Chief of USC Affiliated Academic Programs at Hoag. He was instrumental in establishing the Hoag-USC Surgical Center for Digestive Diseases. He focuses on benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach. His clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of GERD, hiatal hernias, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal motility disorders, achalasia, malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach, and gastroparesis. His current research interests include developing minimally invasive methods of diagnosing and treating gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s, esophageal cancer and gastric cancer.

Publications

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Novel Procedure for Gastroparesis. Am Surg. 2021 Aug; 87(8):1287-1291.. View in PubMed
  • Regression of Barrett’s esophagus after magnetic sphincter augmentation: intermediate-term results. Surg Endosc. 2021 10; 35(10):5804-5809.. View in PubMed
  • Magnetic sphincter augmentation with hiatal hernia repair: long term outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2021 10; 35(10):5607-5612.. View in PubMed
  • Comparative efficacy of first-line therapeutic interventions for achalasia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2021 08; 35(8):4305-4314.. View in PubMed
  • Less is more: cruroplasty alone is sufficient for revisional hiatal hernia surgery. Surg Endosc. 2021 08; 35(8):4661-4666.. View in PubMed
  • Safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted groin hernia repair. J Robot Surg. 2021 Aug; 15(4):547-552.. View in PubMed
  • Postoperative Dysphagia Following Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2020 Aug; 30(4):322-326.. View in PubMed
  • Safety and efficacy of magnetic sphincter augmentation dilation. Surg Endosc. 2021 07; 35(7):3861-3864.. View in PubMed
  • Magnetic sphincter augmentation versus fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: pros and cons. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2020 07; 36(4):323-328.. View in PubMed
  • Comment on: Systematic review of the introduction and evaluation of magnetic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Br J Surg. 2020 06; 107(7):e209.. View in PubMed

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