Best Intestinal Diverticulitis Doctors in El Cajon, CA

Dr. Mark Kadden is a board certified Gastroenterologist. He practices general Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and performs Endoscopic procedures including: Upper Endoscopy Colonoscopy Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) A fourth generation Californian, Dr. Kadden was born and raised in Oakland. He received a bachelor's degree in Economics from UCLA in 1978, graduating cum laude. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He also won the Engstrom Award for exceptional proficiency and scholarship in Internal Medicine, as well as the Quick Award for outstanding scholarship in Biochemistry. He completed his Medical Residency (1987) and Gastroenterology Fellowship (1989) at UCSD. After completing his fellowship he was a Clinical Instructor at UCSD before entering private practice in Escondido in 1990. He joined Graybill Medical Group in 2017. Dr. Kadden is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and San Diego County Medical Society. He was named Doctor of the Year at the Escondido Surgery Center in 2009, and is a three-time winner of Best Specialist Office from Sharp Community Medical Group.

Dr. Naveen Gara earned his Medical degree from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. He then did 2 fellowships, one in Hepatology (liver diseases) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD and another in Gastroenterology at Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. During his work at Mayo Clinic Health System in Minnesota, Dr Gara performed thousands of endoscopy procedures and cared for patients with complex diseases in the community. He was on faculty as an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and University of California-San Diego prior to starting his own practice here. Dr Gara has published several articles in reputed medical journals, authored book chapters and continues to serve as a peer reviewer and editor for top-tier journals.

Dr. Maram Zakko, MD is a Gastroenterology Specialist who practices in Poway, CA. He is 69 years old and has been practicing for 45 years. Dr. Maram Zakko, MD is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Poway.