Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2024

Residencies

Chief Resident, Oregon Health & Science University, 2025
Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 2024

Degree

MD, University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Medical Services

Research

Publications

Thompson A,  Anderson J, Stauffer P, Peress S, Sofia A. Hand grip strength is associated with clinical symptom burden in Crohn’s Disease. American Gastroenterology Association. Feb 2024. Volume 166, issue 3, supplement, S27-28.

 

Peress S, Bonilla C, Yoo E, Bakis G, Yu J. McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome – Chronic diarrhea and electrolyte abnormalities due to a large rectal polyp with endoscopic management. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - At the Focal Point.  Feb 2024. Volume 99, Issue 2, P298-300.

 

Peress S, Bonilla C, Yoo E, Bakis G, Yu J. McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome – a rare cause of chronic diarrhea and electrolyte abnormalities. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Oct 2023. (Supplement)

 

Lavasseur C, Matthews R, Wang S, Martens K, McMurry HS, Peress S, Sabile J, Kartika T, Oleson I, Lo J, DeLoughery T, McCarty O, Shatzel J. Estrogen-based hormonal therapy and the risk of thrombosis in COVID-19 patients. European Journal of Haematology. July 2023. 1-9. 

 

Lavasseur C, Matthews R, McMurry HS, Peress S, Sabile J, Oleson I, Kartika T, Shatzel J. Use of Hormonal Therapy Increases the Risk of Venous Thrombosis in COVID-19 Patients; Results of 1071 Patient Cohort. Blood. Nov 2022. 140 (Supplement 1): 8497-8498.

 

Peress S, Tuqan W, Thomas A. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding From Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery-Esophageal Fistula. Ochsner J. 2021 Winter;21(4):406-412. 

 

Hill J, Garcia D, Crowther M, Savage B, Peress S, Chang K, Deitelzweig S. (in press). Frequency of Venous Thromboembolism in 6513 Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study. Blood Adv. 2020 Fall. 4 (21): 5573-5377.  

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

The list of health care plans above may not be comprehensive and could change. 
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Recognitions

- Medical Housestaff Teaching Award, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR - Jun 2024

- Chief Residents’ Award - Recognition for contribution to the Housestaff Training Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR - Jun 2024

- Presidential Award for Award Winning Abstract, American College of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, BC - Oct 2023

- Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, American College of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, BC - Oct 2023 

- John A. Benson, MD Humanism Award, presented by Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR - Jun 2023

- Gold Humanism Honor Society Award, presented by Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA - Jun 2019