Clinical Professor, Medicine
School of Medicine

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Dysphagia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Dr. Elliot S. Yu is a board-certified UCI Health gastroenterologist.
Dr. Yu earned his medical degree from the State University of New York Jacobs
School of Medicine in Buffalo. He completed a residency in internal medicine
and fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Medical College of
Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
As a physician deeply invested in advancing esophageal care, Dr. Yu completed
an additional year of fellowship research in neurogastroenterology and
motility at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His work, including publications
and abstracts on the rehabilitative potential of striated esophageal muscles,
reflects his commitment to advancing care for patients with esophageal
conditions through evidence-based practices

Yu E.S., Saddleson M.L., Murphy M.J., Giovino G.A., Mahoney M.C., (2017). Patterns of Polytobacco Use Among College Students. Health Behavior and Policy Review. 4.2, 173-181(9).

Yu E.S., Praydharsini Y. S.S., Venkatesan T., (2018). Migraine, CVS and other Gastrointestinal Disorders. Current Treatments in Gastroenterology. Dec;16(4):511-527.

Yu E.S., Lange J.J., Broor A., Kutty K., (2019). Acute Pancreatitis Mimicking an Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction: A Review. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 13(2), 321-335.

Taylor, A., & Yu, E. (2019). Capsule Commentary on Zueger et al., Older Medicare Beneficiaries Frequently Continue Medications with Limited Benefit Following Hospice Admission. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(10), 2185-2185.

Patel, K., Mei, L., Yu, E., Kern, M., Lehal, N., Edeani, F., ... & Shaker, R. (2021). Differences in fatigability of muscles involved in fecal continence: Potential clinical ramifications. Physiological Reports, 9(24), e15144.

Cheng, S., Yu, E., Garacci, Z., Erwin, A. L., & Venkatesan, T. (2022). Prevalence of Undiagnosed Acute Hepatic Porphyria in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Overlap in Clinical Symptoms. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1-8.

Kerschner A., Hassan H., Kern M., Edeani F., Mei, L., Sanvanson P., Shaker, R., Yu E. Parkinson’s Disease is Associated with Low Striated Esophagus Contractility Potentially Contributing to Development of Dysphagia. Neurogastroenterology & Motility (2024): e14822.

Shaker, R., Kern M., Edeani F., Mei L., Yu E., Sanvanson P. Correlation of Deglutitive Striated Esophagus Motor Function and Pharyngeal Phase Swallowing and Biomechanical Events. Neurogastroenterology & Motility 36.12 (2024): e14920.

Shah, C., Cotter L., Yu, E., Wanat, K. Harrington, A. Sabchyshyn, V., Umpierrez, A. "A Triple Threat: Acute Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Unveiled with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis." Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine 4.2 (2025): 47.

White, C. A., Seth Hawkins, J., Pone, E. J., Yu, E.S., Al-Qahtani, A., Mai, T., Zan, H., and Casali, P. (2011). AID dysregulation in lupus-prone MRL/ Faslpr/lpr mice increases class switch DNA recombination and promotes interchromosomal c-Myc/IgH loci translocations: modulation by HoxC4. Autoimmunity 44.8, 585–598

American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (ANMS)

Dysphagia Research Society (DRS)

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Last updated
06/13/2025