Gastroenterologist Newport Beach

Dr. Abrahm’s practice is located in Newport Beach, California. He specializes in all areas of procedural and cognitive Gastroenterology and Hepatology-liver disease.

Certification

• Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners
• Diplomate of The American Board of Internal Medicine
• Diplomate of The American Board of Gastroenterology
• Elected Fellow of the American Board of Gastroenterology Associates

Affiliated Hospital

Hoag Memorial Hospital
One Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA  92663

Ambulatory Surgery Center Affiliation

Hoag Endoscopy Center
500 Superior Ave., Suite 120
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Hoag Endoscopy Center Irvine
16405 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 110
Irvine, CA 92618

Newport Beach Orange Coast Endoscopy Center
1525 Superior Ave., Suite 114
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Appointments

• Medical Executive Committee – Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, CA 2009 to 2014
• Co-Chair O.C. Chairman - Chapter Medical Advisory Committee
• Board of Directors Member - Orange County Medical Association
• President, Board of Trustees - Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
• Medical Director of the Newport Beach Orange Coast Endoscopy Center, Newport Beach, CA, October 1994 to Present
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, UCLA, 1986
• Chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, CA, 1989-1991
• Clinical Faculty at the University of California, Irvine Department of Gastroenterology 1987-1993

Publications

• Abrahm, D., Smith, C., Vinik: Decreased alpha-2 adrenergic receptor number in patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, October, 1986

Organizations

Member in Good Standing in the following:

• American Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• Orange County Medical Association
• American Gastroenterology Association since 1984
• American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society
• Orange County Gastroenterology Association
• Orange County Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society
• American Liver Foundation
• Crohns and Colitis Foundation
• Southern California Gastrointestinal Society, Orange County since 1987

Degrees

B.A. University of California, Berkeley - 1975 (Cum Laude)
M.D. University of California, San Francisco - 1980

Post-Graduate Training

Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1980 - 1981
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1981 - 1983
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1983 - 1986