Tien S. Dong, MD, PhD
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Tien S. Dong, MD, PhD

  • Hepatology|
  • Gastroenterology
Average rating: 5.0
 
Santa Monica Digestive Diseases | 1223 16th Street, Suite 3100, Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

Dr. Dong graduated with distinction from Stanford University with a BS in biological sciences. He subsequently received his MD from the University of Chicago. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago, where he stayed on as faculty for an additional year as a liver hospitalist. While at the University of Chicago, he trained in the laboratory of Dr. Eugene Chang where he investigated the role of the gut microbiome on microRNAs and colon cancer. He then joined UCLA as a gastroenterology fellow in 2016 and continued his research training at UCLA through the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) program under the mentorship of Dr. Joseph Pisegna and Dr. Jonathan P. Jacobs. He finished his PhD in molecular, cellular, and integrative physiology in 2020. Dr. Dong is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Dr. Dong's research interest involves machine learning and how the intestinal microbiome influences the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He is currently the director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center Biorepository Core. His clinical interests include cirrhosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and other chronic liver diseases.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020

Fellowship

Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of California Los Angeles, 2020

Residency

Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2015

Degree

MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2012

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Medical Services

Videos

Portal vein thrombosis

Insurance

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

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Reviews

Overall Rating:
5.0
45 total ratings | 5 reviews
5.0
January 28, 2025
Easy check in. Less than five minute wait. Dr. Dong was fantastic. He was very thorough. He has an excellent bedside manner and makes you feel at ease. He was a good listener and gave me several opportunities to ask questions. He comes across as highly intelligent, knowledgeable, attentive and an expert in his field with both an MD and PhD. Worth the hour and a half I drove to see him. Felt like I was in good hands and trust his clinical judgment. Highly recommend.
5.0
January 27, 2025
Answered all my questions. Did not rush me accommodated my traffic situation to video. Ga e me great diet exercise plan to keep me on track. Very kind
5.0
January 14, 2025
Dr. Dong was very friendly, made me feel comfortable, and explained everything clearly.
5.0
January 13, 2025
Dr Dong saw us right away even though we arrived over an hour early. Staff figured out how to run a test right away rather than having us schedule an additional appointment, and Dr Dong went over results and recommended future care thoroughly and in layman’s terms.
5.0
November 4, 2024
Great consultation. Immediately put me at ease and answered all my questions. Was very patient as I went through my personal tracking of Test results.