• IM/Gastroenterology

• General Gastroenterology

The research interests of Christopher Almario, MD, MSHPM, include digital medicine, health services research, cost-effectiveness analysis, clinical informatics, and development of technologies that improve health care delivery.

• Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley, 2004
• Medical School: Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2009
• Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
• Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
• Master's: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2015

• Digestive Diseases Center
• General Gastroenterology
• Medicine

• Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• Winnick Clinical Research Award Recipient
• American College of Gastroenterology Scholar
• American College of Gastroenterology Junior Faculty Development Grant Recipient

Click here for a list of peer-reviewed publications.

• Delshad SD, Almario CV (co-first author), Chey WD, Spiegel BMR. Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and proton pump inhibitor-refractory symptoms. Gastroenterology. In press.
• Adkins C, Takakura W, Spiegel BMR, Lu M, Vera-Llonch M, Williams J, Almario CV. Prevalence and characteristics of dysphagia based on a population-based survey. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. In press.
• Gu P, Lew D, Oh SJ, Vipani A, Ko J, Hsu K, Mirakhor E, Pattisapu V, Bullen T, Fuller G, Spiegel BMR, Almario CV. Comparing the real-world effectiveness of competing colonoscopy preparations: results of a prospective trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019;114:305-314.