Khoi Tran, MD - Closed

Dr. Skandan Shanmugan is a board-certified UCI Health colorectal surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgical approaches to treating diseases of the colon and rectum.His clinical interests include advanced colorectal cancer, complex inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS).He earned his medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., where he completed at residency in general surgery. He received fellowship training in colorectal surgery at Case-Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Before joining UCI Health and the UCI School of Medicine, he served as chief of colon and rectal surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, where he received multiple surgical and teaching awards.Shanmugan's research interests include the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of recurrent or advanced colon and rectal cancer, complex problems in inflammatory bowel disease, evaluating quality metrics and preventing complications in colorectal surgery, and outcomes research. He is the author or co-author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and is an active member of multiple surgical societies, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Dr. Ronald F. Wolf is a board-certified UCI Health surgical oncologist who specializes in treating liver, bile duct and pancreatic cancer. His clinical interests include pancreatic adenocarcinoma, colon and rectal cancers that have metastasized to the liver, surgical treatment for bile duct tumors and cysts, as well as surgery for soft tissue sarcoma. Wolf earned his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, followed by an internship and two residencies in general surgery at UC Davis. He then completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where he also served as a clinical research fellow. Later, he helped direct surgical resident and fellowship-level postgraduate training programs in Portland, Ore. Wolf is a committee member of several national organizations involved in clinical trials, offering expanded treatment options for UCI Health patients.

Dr. Kiran Sachdev is a board-certified UCI Health gastroenterologist. Her clinical interests include integrative medicine and obesity medicine. She earned her medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City, followed by a fellowship in integrative medicine at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine in La Jolla, Calif. Sachdev, who also speaks Hindi.