Gastroenterology
Safeguarding Digestive Health
Torrance Memorial offers advanced technology designed for detecting, diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal (GI) disorders like ulcers and gastritis as well as making patients as comfortable as possible throughout their endoscopy procedure.
Our Endoscopy Center and GI Lab house comfortable patient beds for before and after your procedure, five procedural rooms and offers a full range of gastrointestinal services including:
- Colonoscopy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Bronchoscopies
- Feeding Tube Placement
- ERCP
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- 24-hour pH Monitoring
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Epidural Injections for pain management
Multidisciplinary Team
The physicians who work at the GI Lab are experts in their field, and all have been part of the hospital’s medical staff for an average of more than 10 years. Assisting them are a team of interventional radiologists, nurses, diagnostic technologists and support staff, all of whom have special training and experience in GI procedures.
Scheduling Your Appointment
A physician's order is necessary to schedule procedures in the Endoscopy Center, located in the East Wing basement. Outpatient procedures are scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 5:30pm. A waiting room is available to accommodate family members of patients. Contact the Endoscopy Center and GI Lab at 310-517-4707.
