John C. Lipham, MD

John C. Lipham, M.D., professor of Surgery, focuses on benign and malignant diseases of the foregut. His clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of GERD, esophageal motility disorders, malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach as well as complex general surgery issues. His current research interests include developing less invasive methods of diagnosing and treating gastroesophageal reflux disease. Dr. Lipham earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin where he was elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He subsequently completed his internship and residency training in general surgery at USC. During his training at USC, Dr. Lipham had the opportunity to gain further experience in general and foregut surgery by accepting a six month position as a Senior Surgical Registrar in England. He then went on to complete a six month esophageal surgery fellowship at USC under the direction of Dr. Tom DeMeester. He joined the faculty of USC in 2001.