50 min
Let’s Talk About SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) with Dr. Mark Pimentel TheHealthHub
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In this episode we speak with Dr. Mark Pimentel about Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Dr. Pimentel is Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine and Associate Professor at Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Pimentel completed 3 years of an undergraduate degree in honors microbiology and biochemistry at the University of Manitoba, Canada. This was followed by his medical degree, and his BSc (Med) from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine.
His medical training includes a fellowship in gastroenterology at the UCLA Affiliated Training Program. Active in research, Dr. Pimentel has served as a principal investigator or co‐investigator for numerous basic‐science, translational and clinical studies in such areas as IBS, and the relationship between gut flora composition and human disease.
His work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Gastroenterologyand Digestive Diseases and Sciences, among others.
Dr. Pimentel has been invited to present his work at meetings, grand rounds and advisory boards in the United States and Internationally. He is diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Pimentel is also a member of several medical associations including the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society.
Learning Points:
• Benefits of shopping local
• What is SIBO?
• What are signs and symptoms of SIBO?
• How is SIBO treated?
Social Media
https://twitter.com/MarkPimentelMD
https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Research/Research-Labs/Pimentel-Lab/
In this episode we speak with Dr. Mark Pimentel about Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Dr. Pimentel is Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine and Associate Professor at Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Pimentel completed 3 years of an undergraduate degree in honors microbiology and biochemistry at the University of Manitoba, Canada. This was followed by his medical degree, and his BSc (Med) from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine.
His medical training includes a fellowship in gastroenterology at the UCLA Affiliated Training Program. Active in research, Dr. Pimentel has served as a principal investigator or co‐investigator for numerous basic‐science, translational and clinical studies in such areas as IBS, and the relationship between gut flora composition and human disease.
His work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Gastroenterologyand Digestive Diseases and Sciences, among others.
Dr. Pimentel has been invited to present his work at meetings, grand rounds and advisory boards in the United States and Internationally. He is diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Pimentel is also a member of several medical associations including the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society.
Learning Points:
• Benefits of shopping local
• What is SIBO?
• What are signs and symptoms of SIBO?
• How is SIBO treated?
Social Media
https://twitter.com/MarkPimentelMD
https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Research/Research-Labs/Pimentel-Lab/
50 min