Anisa Shaker MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDr. Shaker is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders Center in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. After earning her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, she completed her internship and residency at Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital, followed by a T32 Gastroenterology Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As a R01 funded NIH investigator, her research program is focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of esophageal injury, repair, and inflammation. A dedicated clinician and esophageal biologist/physiologist, she also has an active and multi-disciplinary clinical practice focused on the care of patients with swallowing and esophageal disorders.
Disclosures
Dr. Shaker has no relevant disclosures.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Opioid Exposure Differentially Impacts Esophageal Body Contraction Over the Lower Esophageal Sphincter
- Functional Lumen Imaging Probe vs High-Resolution Manometry to Assess Response After POEM
- Esophageal Hypervigilance and Symptom-Specific Anxiety in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Clinical Significance of Recurrent Gastroesophageal Junction Intestinal Metaplasia After Eradication of Barrett's Esophagus
- Multifocal Cryoballoon Ablation for Eradication of Barrett's Esophagus–Related Neoplasia
- Barrett's Esophagus After Sleeve Gastrectomy