The Los Angeles Endoscopy Center is a facility that speciaizes in providing the highest quality medical care at a low, inexpensive price. We concentrate in the diagnosis and treatment of intestinal disorders such as screening for colon cancer and polyp. Procedures performed at our center include colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. We have been continually serving individuals residing in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area since 1996. We are open 6 days a week including Saturdays. We have the distinction of having obtained a formal facility accreditation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The L.A.Endoscopy Center is located only 3 miles from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California. We are easily accessible from freeways 10, 101 and 110.
Our Medical Director: Dr. Paul M. Choi
Dr. Paul M. Choi is the current Director of Los Angeles Endoscopy Center. He is a board-certified gastroenterologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of gastroenterology. He has personally performed over 20,000 colonoscopies to date.
Dr. Choi received his undergraduate degree from M.I.T. in Cambridge, MA. He obtained his medical education from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. He underwent his internal medicine training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Choi obtained his gastroenterology training at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, also in New York.
After completing his formal medical training, he had spent additional years working on oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes at the Center for Cancer Reserach of the Columbia University. Dr. Choi served as an Associate Medical Staff at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA and Director of Clinical Research in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. As a result, he is able to bring a very strong background in basic science and clinical research to the patient care.
Dr. Choi has written extensively for peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and spoke at numerous national gastroenterology conventions. He is currently a Fellow Member of the American Gastroenterological Association (FAGA). He has previously served as clinical faculty at both the Harvard Medical School and UCLA School of Medicine.
Screening Colonoscopy is Recommended Starting at Age 50
In the past 30 years, the incidence of colorectal cancer has more than doubled. In both men and women, it is the second most common cancer, most prevalent new cancer for the overall population, and the second leading cause of cancer death. Fortunately, studies have shown that the risk related to the development and death from colorectal cancer can be mostly prevented with regular colon cancer screening examinations starting at the age 50. Because of its ability to most accurately and completely examine the entire extent of colon, colonoscopy examination is currently considered to be "the gold standard." In fact, the National Polyp Study has demonstrated that colonoscopy can prevent colon cancer-related death in up to 90-95% of individuals screened.
Because of the importance of providing this life-saving screening examination to as many individuals as possible, we offer a very convenient, open access colonoscopy. As a result, you can set up an appointment with us, without first having to obtain a customary referral from another physician. Our flexible scheduling allows an appointment usually within 1-2 week of calling. For those busy individuals who have other matters to attend to during work days, we provide Saturday appointment. At the Los Angeles Endoscopy Center, you can expect a quality examination performed at a facility that has met the highest exacting standard of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For those uninsured, self-paying individuals or insured but with unrealistically high deductible, we offer a special "all inclusive" colonoscopy examination at a deeply discounted, low flat-rate fee. To our best knowledge, our $600 price is the lowest price available in the continental U.S. Please call to take advantage of this limited time special offer!
