Alex Nguyen, MD

Dr. Nguyen is a board certified gastroenterologist specializing in minimally invasive endoscopic procedures for a wide range of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. A South Bay native, he was recruited to UCLA to expand interventional endoscopy services in the community. Dr. Nguyen manages diverse conditions affecting the digestive tract, with expertise in advanced procedures such as ERCP, EUS, EMR, and luminal stenting. He maintains a high adenoma detection rate (ADR), an important quality measure for reducing colorectal cancer risk.

Dr. Nguyen completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his medical degree at UC Irvine. He completed his residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he conducted research on fatty liver disease under Dr. Mindie Nguyen, and his fellowship at Cook County Hospital with Dr. Bashar Attar. Dr. Nguyen was the inaugural therapeutic endoscopy fellow at USC Keck, mentored by Dr. James Buxbaum.

Before joining UCLA, Dr. Nguyen was a partner at South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group and chaired the gastroenterology committee at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. He is active in the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, having served on the national research committee and as a session moderator at Digestive Disease Week, the world’s largest GI conference.

Dr. Nguyen strives to make every patient interaction supportive, informative and empowering.