Guy A. Weiss, MD
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Guy A. Weiss, MD

  • Gastroenterology
Average rating: 4.9
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Westwood Digestive Diseases |
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 345 Los Angeles, CA 90024

About

  • Program Leader, Celiac Disease Program

Dr. Weiss practices general gastroenterology, with particular focus on gluten-associated disorders, mainly celiac disease, non/slow-responsive celiac disease, refractory celiac disease, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS); eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) including eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), eosinophilic gastritis (EoG), and eosinophilic enteritis (EoN); lymphocytic gastritis; autoimmune atrophic gastritis; microscopic colitis including lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis; autoimmune enteropathy; collagenous gastritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. His research focuses on adherence to medical therapy and diet, gluten-associated disorders, and outcomes research. Dr. Weiss studied in the combined BMedSc/MD program at the Sackler (now Gray) School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He completed his internal medicine training at SUNY Buffalo, NY and served as a chief resident during his third year. He subsequently completed his gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Weiss joined the Westwood faculty as the UCLA Celiac Program leader. He developed the UCLA Celiac Collective, serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Celiac Disease Foundation, and is a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals in gastroenterology and nutrition. He is the Springer/Nature editor of "Diagnosis and Management of Gluten-Associated Disorders: A Clinical Casebook." Currently also serving as a site investigator for multiple clinical trials in celiac disease ("Illuminate") and eosinophilic gastritis ("Engage"). 

Languages

English, Hebrew

Education

Fellowship

Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2016

Residency

Internal Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Buffalo, 2013

Internship

Internal Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Buffalo, 2011

Degree

MD, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 2009

Locations

UCLA Health 100 Medical Plaza
West Los Angeles

Westwood Digestive Diseases

Gastroenterology| Pediatric Gastroenterology| Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology
+1 more specialty

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Videos

An update on celiac disease

Research

Interests

  • Celiac disease
  • Eosinophilic GI disorders including eosinophilic esophagitis, microscopic colitis, autoimmune enteropathy, GERD and colorectal cancer screening
  • Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
  • Outcomes research
  • Adherence to therapy
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Reviews

Overall rating: 4.9
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
93 total ratings | 64 reviews
5.0
Dr Weiss is great
5.0
An incredible astute intelligent doctor who pays attention to the concerns of his patients, I feel well cared for and safe with his prognosis
5.0
The best GI doctor!! I’ve had ongoing GI issues that other doctors haven’t helped with, Dr. Weiss was very attentive, personable, made me feel at ease and feel so much better with his management and treatment plan.
5.0
Dr. Waiss, was wonderful. I honestly haven’t met a doctor in a long time who seems so genuinely excited about practicing medicine and learning about his patients. He is incredibly smart, curious, and takes the time to really listen and explain things in detail. His bedside manner is excellent—he is kind, approachable, and very helpful. You can tell that he truly cares about his patients and loves what he does. I really appreciated my experience with him and would highly recommend him.
5.0
Top gastroenterologist! Great at procedures and explains to you very clearly the results and recommended course of care, and provides clear guidance and options.