Digestive Diseases

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We’re proud to share that UCLA GI & GI Surgery has once again been ranked among the top programs in the country—earning the #8 spot nationally in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals survey. This distinction also makes us the highest-ranked public university hospital for GI and GI surgery in the United States.

UCLA Health once again placed #1 in both California and Los Angeles* in the annual rankings of excellence in hospital-based patient care. In addition, UCLA Health earned a spot on the publication’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for the 36th consecutive year. This year, the distinction was reserved for only 20 hospitals or health systems among more than 4,400 evaluated across 15 medical specialties and 22 procedures and conditions. UCLA Health has appeared on the national honor roll continuously since the annual assessment debuted in 1990. Learn more in UCLA Health News 

*Tied for #1 ranking

B. Sean Nguyen, MD, visits Rwanda to train clinicians in critical digestive disease procedures

Dr. Nguyen, health sciences clinical instructor of medicine, returned to Rwanda in October 2025 to participate in Rwanda Endoscopy Week (REW)—a program he has supported passionately for several years. Organized by GI Rising, the Rwanda Society for Endoscopy, and the Rwandan Ministry of Health, REW brings international gastroenterology teams together to expand access to endoscopic care and strengthen long-term training across the country. Dr. Nguyen helped provide hands-on education for Rwandan, U.S., and international trainees while supporting clinics and endoscopy services throughout rural regions where GI specialty care remains limited. He and his collaborators also conducted research aimed at improving H. pylori and dyspepsia care pathways. Dr. Nguyen’s continued involvement reflects his deep commitment to global health, medical education, and sustainable capacity-building—efforts that bring critical GI care to thousands of patients who would otherwise go without. Read more in UCLA Health News & Insights