Sofiya Reicher, MD
Sofiya Reicher, MDHealth Sciences Clinical Professor
Director of Endoscopy

Sofiya Reicher, MD

Dr. Reicher completed her general GI fellowship training at the Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA, and interventional endoscopy training at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is Associate Chief of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division and Director of Endoscopy at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Reicher’s clinical and research interests focus on evaluating innovative interventional endoscopic techniques and on improving the diagnostic yield of endoscopic procedures through molecular and immunohistochemical analyses. Dr. Reicher is a co-founder of the Association of Women Endoscopists, an organization that seeks to foster professional growth of women in the field of interventional endoscopy by providing educational, leadership, and collaborative research opportunities.

References

  1. AW Jahng, S Reicher, D Chung, et al (2010). Staining for p53 and Ki-67 increases the sensitivity of EUS-FNA to detect pancreatic malignancy. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2:362-368.  
  1. S Reicher, F.Z. Boyar, M Albitar, et al (2011). FISH and K-ras analyses improve diagnostic yield of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses. 40:1057-62.
  1. D Eshtiaghpour, V.E. Eysselein, S Reicher (2012). Hepatic artery compression of the common hepatic duct: direct visualization by single-operator peroral cholangioscopy. Clinical Gastroenterol & Hepatol. 10(5):e45.
  2. D Lalezari, I.M. Singh, S Reicher, E. Eysselein (2013). An evaluation of fully covered self-expanding metal stents  in benign biliary strictures and complex bile leaks. World J Gastroenterol 5(7): 332-339.
  1. G. Deiss, P.Q. Young, J.Y. Yeh, S Reicher (2014) Pulmonary embolism and acute pancreatitis. Turk J Gastroenterol 25(5):575-7.
  1. J Kung, O.A Lopez, E.E. McCoy, S Reicher, V.E. Eysselein (2014). Fluid genetic analyses predict the biological behavior of pancreatic cysts: three-year experience. JOP 15(5):427-32.
  1. D Eshtiaghpour, J Iskander, I Singh, D Chung, V.E. Eysselein, S Reicher (2016). Time-of-day effect and the yield of endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration. Endosc Ultrasound 5(3):196-200.
  1. Datta A, Eysselein V, Fleischman M, Reicher S, Singh I (2016) Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography with Intraductal Ultrasound in pregnancy without the use of radiation. Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc 1: doi: 10.15761/GHE.1000107
  1. Huang C, Kung J, Liu Y, Tse A, Datta A, Singh I, Eysselein VE, Reicher S (2016). Use of double wire-guided technique and transpancreatic papillary septotomy in difficult ERCP: 4-year experience. Endosc Int Open 4(10):1107-1110
  1. Wu BU, Batech M, Quezada M, Lew D, Fujikawa K, Kung J, Jamil LH, Chen W, Afghani E, Reicher S, Buxbaum J, Pandol SJ (2017). Dynamic measurement of disease activity in acute pancreatitis: the pancreatitis activity scoring system. Am J Gastroenterol 112(7):1144-1152.
  1. Yoo T, Hou LA, Reicher S, Chen KT, Eysselein VE (2018) Successful repair of duodenal perforation with endoscopic vacuum therapy. Gastrointest Endoscopy, 87: 1363-1364
  1. Ku L, Paez MA, O’Leary MP, Hari DM, Reicher S (2019) Type VI choledochal cyst diagnosed on ERCP with direct cholangioscopy. VideoGIE. 4(10):458-60.
  1. Yoo T, Epistola R, Epistola J, Ku L, Fleischman MW, Reicher S, Eysselein VE, Hou LA (2019). Evaluating the risk of adverse events with interventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound procedures in cirrhotic patients. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 11(11):523-30.
  1. Ku L, Paez MP, Kung J, Hou LA, Eysselein VE, Reicher S (2019).Application of cholangioscope-compatible retrieval basket. Endoscopy. 51(12):E382-E383.
  1. Ku L, Shahshahan MA, Hou LA, Eysselein VE, Reicher S (2020). Improved diagnostic yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Fine Needle Biopsy with histology specimen processing. World J Gastrointest Endosc 12(8):212-219.
  1. Gisi C, Wang K, Khan F, Reicher S, Hou L, Fuller C, Sattler J, Eysselein V (2021). Efficacy and patient satisfaction of single-session transoral incisionless fundoplication and laparoscopic hernia repair. Surg Endosc 35(2):921-927.
  1. Ku L, Hou LA, Eysselein VE, Reicher S (2021). Endoscopic ultrasound quality metrics in clinical practice. Diagnostics 11(2):242.
  1. Chow KW, Bell MT, Nguyen P, Krinsky ML, Reicher S (2022). Patterns of COVID-19 Vaccination and Protective Equipment Usage in Endoscopy: A Survey of Endoscopy Providers. Gastroint Hepatol Dig Dis. 5(2): 1-6.

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