USC.edu
Are You a Patient?

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

Image of John C. Lipham, MD
Is this your profile? Click to edit
Request an Appointment
Phone +1 714 288 8098
Email [email protected]
CTSI Profile

Overview

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

  • Single-access laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2013 Jun; 23(3):235-43.. View in PubMed
  • Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in the young. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jun; 17(6):1032-5.. View in PubMed
  • Esophageal sphincter device for gastroesophageal reflux disease. N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 21; 368(8):719-27.. View in PubMed
  • Minimally invasive surgical approach for the treatment of gastroparesis. Surg Endosc. 2013 Jan; 27(1):61-6.. View in PubMed
  • The LINX® reflux management system: confirmed safety and efficacy now at 4 years. Surg Endosc. 2012 Oct; 26(10):2944-9.. View in PubMed
  • Intraluminal pH and goblet cell density in Barrett’s esophagus. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Mar; 16(3):469-74.. View in PubMed
  • Thoraco-abdominal pressure gradients during the phases of respiration contribute to gastroesophageal reflux disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jun; 56(6):1718-22.. View in PubMed
  • Laparoscopic versus open repair of paraesophageal hernia: the second decade. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 May; 212(5):813-20.. View in PubMed
  • Day-to-day discrepancy in Bravo pH monitoring is related to the degree of deterioration of the lower esophageal sphincter and severity of reflux disease. Surg Endosc. 2011 Jul; 25(7):2219-23.. View in PubMed
  • Circular stapled pyloroplasty: a fast and effective technique for pyloric disruption during esophagectomy with gastric pull-up. Dis Esophagus. 2011 Aug; 24(6):423-9.. View in PubMed

Similar People