Amir A. Ghaffari, MD, PhD

Director, Intestinal Ultrasound Program
Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Dr. Ghaffari earned his MD and PhD in microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics from UCLA. He completed his internal medicine residency, gastroenterology fellowship and advanced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He joined the faculty at Pittsburgh and served as the director of the advanced IBD fellowship program before returning to UCLA.

Dr. Ghaffari’s clinical interest is in caring for patients with complex IBD with particular attention to addressing symptoms beyond intestinal inflammation. He is certified by the International Bowel Ultrasound Group in performing intestinal ultrasound, which he incorporates into his clinic visits to enhance the evaluation of disease activity and treatment response. His research focuses on the overlap of IBD and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), exploring the underlying mechanisms that contribute to persistent symptoms in patients with quiescent IBD despite effective control of inflammation.