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Omid A. Shaye, MD, brings a wealth of experience and a vast body of knowledge to Gastroenterology Associates of Beverly Hills. He and his Co-Director Dr. Enayati have quickly become the “go-to” doctors for all GI disorders and related treatments in Beverly Hills, California. A strong patient advocate and supporter of educational outreach, Dr. Shaye encourages all of his patients to learn as much as they can about their specific health condition so that he and the patient can work together as a team.

Dr. Shaye has done extensive research on GI disorders and liver diseases, is the author of numerous journal articles and abstracts and has presented on a variety of topics both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; American Gastroenterology Association; American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; California Medical Association; American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; and American Medical Association. He has certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Shaye received a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles with a minor in Education specializing in Community Leadership, and he received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Shaye was named “Gastroenterology Fellow of the Year” at the University of California, Los Angeles, awarded by the David Geffen School of Medicine’s Division of Digestive Diseases.

He was also the recipient of multiple Leo G. Rigler M.D. Awards for outstanding academic achievement at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He also did a Gastroenterology Fellowship in the Department of Digestive Diseases at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. A resident of Los Angeles for most of his life, Dr. Shaye is married to Kelly and they have four young daughters.

Education

  • MD: University of California, San Diego, Doctor of Medicine

  • Residency in Internal Medicine: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • Fellowship in Gastroenterology: University of California, Los Angeles

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

  • American Board of Gastroenterology

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Crohn’s Disease – Complications

Complications of Crohn’s disease are variable. There are complications such as nutritional deficiencies because patients with Crohn’s disease have inflammation of the digestive tract. They may have vitamin deficiencies, nutritional deficiencies. Those are very important...

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Crohn’s Disease – Effects of Alcohol

Moderate amounts of social alcohol should be fine in Crohn’s disease. There are certain diets and dietary plans that may call for complete elimination of alcohol during the diet, such as exclusive enteral nutrition. During...

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Crohn’s Disease – Fertility and Pregnancy

Especially in our female patients there’s questions about the effects of Crohn’s disease on fertility and the effects of Crohn’s disease during pregnancy. So in terms of fertility, the most important thing is that the...

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Crohn’s Disease – Common Questions

So patients ask, “how long do I need to be on these medications?” That’s a very good question. It really depends. It depends what kind of medications patients are on. Certain medications we’re able to...

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Crohn’s Disease – Living with Crohn’s

Thanks to developments in the area of inflammatory bowel disease, patients with Crohn’s disease can lead very normal lives. Thankfully, we have very effective and safe treatments for patients with Crohn’s disease. We have learned...

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Crohn’s Disease – Lifestyle

Lifestyle is very important in any disease process, but in particular with Crohn’s disease. Smoking is a very, very, very important risk factor that anyone with Crohn’s disease should absolutely eliminate. Crohn’s disease has been...

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Crohn’s Disease – Ulcerative Colitis Treatments

The treatments for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are often very similar. The oral agents that we have, such as the five Aminosalicylates, prednisone, and the biologics work for both treatments.

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Crohn’s Disease – Ulcerative Colitis vs. Crohn’s Colitis

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease fall under the umbrella of inflammatory bowel diseases or IBD. They have very similar pathophysiology, meaning the underlying causes of both diseases are very similar. Their genetics may be somewhat...

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Crohn’s Disease – Steroids

Steroids are basically anti-inflammatory medications that suppress your immune system. Since Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease, where the immune system is for one reason or another, acting inappropriately in attacking one’s own body. Intestines...

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Crohn’s Disease – New Medications

The next step up from there are immuno modulators. Those are medications that have been around for a long time. They’re in the pill form, such as azathioprine or 6-MP, and they’re a very effective...

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