Office and Contact Information

2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90801
phone: (562) 933-3009
fax: (562) 933-8569
map & directions

500 Superior Ave
Suite 140
Newport Beach, CA 92663
phone: (949) 631-3603
fax: (877) 484-4017
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CHOC Children's Specialists
1201 W La Veta
Orange, CA 92868
phone: (714) 509-4099
fax: (714) 509-4299
map & directions

Web Site:
http://www.choc.org/specialists

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Physician / Researcher Bio

Mitchell Katz, M.D. is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology. He is currently director of CHOC’s multidisciplinary feeding team, pediatric GI lab services, and the division of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. He is medical director of CHOC’s ambulatory care services and the CCS gastroenterology center. He is co-director of CHOC’s eosinophilic esophagitis clinic. He earned his medical degree from State University of New York at Downstate Medical School. He did his internship and residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital and was a fellow in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at the University of California, San Francisco.

Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York

Research

Dr. Katz and his team are currently involved in a number of clinical trials testing medications for inflammatory bowel disease and gastroesophageal reflux. He is principal investigator in three studies testing new drugs for treating children and adolescents with Crohn’s disease. He is also involved in a study of single- and multiple-day doses of rabeprazole sodium in neonates and preterm infants with corrected age less than 44 weeks who have presumptive diagnosis of GERD.

Dr. Katz’s research in gastroenterology and nutrition are very well known. He has been invited to give talks at professional meetings both domestically and internationally , and has been published in numerous journals including, Pediatric Infectious Disease and Gastro Endoscopy.

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