Caroline Hwang
MD
About Dr Caroline Hwang
Bio
Dr. Caroline Hwang is the Program Director for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program at Hoag. Dr. Hwang received her Doctor of Medicine from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles. She then went on to complete an internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, a clinical research fellowship for the Hereditary Colon/Pancreatic Cancer Prevention Program at Columbia University and a gastroenterology fellowship at University of California San Francisco. Dr. Hwang is board certified in gastroenterology and is a recognized expert in the field of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Hwang joined Hoag following her time at Keck Medicine of USC, where she was Medical Director of their IBD Center and served as an assistant professor of medicine, as well as a mentor for numerous physicians-in-training specializing in IBD/GI care. She has focused research on the role of nutrition in IBD outcomes and responses to therapies, as well as disparities in IBD outcomes. Dr. Hwang is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Focus areas
Gastroenterology
location
Irvine
16405 Sand Canyon Ste 280, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 557-0251 • Fax: (949) 557-0221
Newport Beach
500 Superior Ave Ste 100, Newport Beach, CA 92663 Phone: (949) 557-0251 • Fax: (949) 557-0221
Accepted insurance
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- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Scan
- United Healthcare
Accepting new patients
Yes
Hoag affiliations
Hoag Physician Partners
Languages
English
Background
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
Education
Medical Education
Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/West LA VA Med. Center
Residency
Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital
Fellowship
Pancreatic Cancer Research Fellow, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
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