At the forefront of esophageal health

In recognition of April as  Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, UCLA Newsroom is taking a look at the work of theUCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health one year after its launch. Based in the UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, the center specializes in holistic treatment, research and education related to disorders of the esophagus. The center is named in memory of Robert G. Kardashian, a prominent Los Angeles attorney who died of esophageal cancer in 2003.   Dr. Eric Esrailian, chief of UCLA Vatche& Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases and longtime family friend of the Kardashians, discusses this important initiative and other admirable causes he is involved with on campus and beyond — including helping UCLA, our community and the Republic of Armenia with support, supplies and education around the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Esrailian, you have been a champion for many causes across campus, including working with the Kardashian family to launch the UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health. Tell us more about the genesis of this center and any milestones.    As longtime family friends, the Kardashian family told me many years ago that they wanted us  to do something special together to honor the late Robert G. Kardashian and to help patients in the community at the same time. At UCLA Health and in the Vatche& Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, we are fortunate to have some of t...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news