Stephan R. Targan, MD
Feintech Family Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Director, F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute
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Stephan R. Targan, MD
Feintech Family Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Director, F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute
Specialty
- IM/Gastroenterology
Subspecialty
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Research Profile
Stephan Targan, MD, bases his translational and basic research programs on an integrated science paradigm. His programs focus primarily on immunopathologic mechanisms, novel therapeutics and the translation of basic science findings for use in diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapeutic selection in inflammatory bowel disease. Human in vitro and animal model are used in genetic and immunobiologic investigations to elucidate the dysregulated immune responses in the gastrointestinal tract that lead to mucosal inflammation.
Education
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1971
- Internship: Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1972
- Residency: Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1974
- Fellowship: Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1976
- Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center, 1978
Cedars-Sinai Affiliations
- Digestive Diseases Center
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
- Department of Medicine
- Medicine
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute)
- Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute
Awards & Activities
- Editorial Board: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Current
- Sherman Prize for Inspiring Excellence in Crohn's and Colitis, 2017
- Cedars-Sinai Pioneer in Medicine Award, 2014
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Scientific Achievement Award, 2009
- American Association of Physicians, 1998
Publications
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Languages Spoken
English
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