Samer Eldika

Therapeutic endoscopy specialist, Endoscopic ultrasound specialist, Biliary specialist, Pancreas specialist, Large colon polyp specialist, Gastroenterologist


Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Arabic , French

Biography


Dr. Eldika received his medical education at the American University of Beirut. He completed his General Gastroenterology Fellowship at the State University of New York in Buffalo and Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at the University of Virginia. At Ohio State University, he served as the Director of Interventional Endoscopy and Endoscopic Quality. His time at Ohio State University contributed to the growth and maturity of his experience and skills in interventional endoscopy. During his tenure there, he played a major role in building the program of interventional endoscopy in general, as well as interventional endoscopy for the pediatric age group, and the endoscopic quality program. Over the years, he was involved in training several gastroenterology fellows and interventional endoscopists. He recently joined Stanford University where he continues to practice interventional endoscopy and train fellows.
He is a board-certified Gastroenterologist with clinical interests in pancreaticobiliary diseases, gastrointestinal neoplasia, and related interventional endoscopic procedures. As an endoscopist, he has extensive experience in performing a variety of interventional endoscopic procedures. These procedures include endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided procedures like fine needle aspiration/biopsy, injections, fiducial placement, pseudocyst drainage/necrosectomy, biliary drainage, gastrojejunostomy, transgastric ERCP, and needle-based confocal endomicroscopy for the evaluation of pancreatic cystic lesions. He also performs endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic mucosal resection, enteral and stenting, enteral feeding tube placement, as well as deep enteroscopy.
His research interest evolves around interventional endoscopy, more specifically in the evaluation of pancreatic cystic lesions. Dr. Eldika has received multiple awards in his career, his most recent one being the “Reviewer Award, April 2020,” for his superior contributions to the journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, both through completing high numbers of reviews and for submitting the highest quality of work.
Dr. Eldika is a fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Pancreatic Association.
When not working Dr. Eldika enjoys reading, listening to music, watching sports and walking in nature.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (2004)
  • Fellowship: University of Virginia Health System (2009) VA
  • Fellowship: SUNY Buffalo Gastroenterology Fellowship (2004) NY
  • Residency: University at Buffalo Internal Medicine Residency (2001) NY
  • Medical Education: American University of Beirut Office of the Registrar (1998) Lebanon

Awards & Memberships
  • Evidence Based Quality Improvement Award, University at Buffalo (2003-2004)
  • Fellow, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (July 2015)
  • Good to Great Award, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center (August 2017)
  • Medicine Dean’s honors’ list, American University of Beirut (June 1998)
  • Peer Excellence Award, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center (March 2015)
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Fisher College of Business-Center for Operational Excellence (April 2016)
  • The Fred B. Thomas Faculty Teaching Award, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center (June 2015)
  • Top Reviewers Award, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Video GIE journals, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (April 2020)

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Practice Locations


GI Cancer Prevention Program in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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Advanced Endoscopy in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Drive, Ground Floor

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 736-5555

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Digestive Health Center in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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Advanced Endoscopy in Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA

5565 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 320

Pleasanton , CA 94588

(925) 278-7025

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Digestive Health Center in Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA

5565 W Las Positas Blvd

Pleasanton , CA 94588

(925) 278-7025

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GI Cancer Prevention Program in Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA

5565 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 320

Pleasanton , CA 94588

(925) 416-6767

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Patient Ratings

(14 Ratings)

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4.8/5

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4.9/5
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4.7/5
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4.7/5
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4.7/5
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4.9/5
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Patient Reviews

(23 reviews)

Doctor Samer Eldika is very nice and Professional and am glad 😀 He's my Doctor.
He was easy to understand and seemed caring and competent.
He saved me life; one of the top, best doctors around! Dedicated, well educated, thorough in case details, excellent communicator, listens and responds clearly; I love him.
Please let Dr. Eldika know how much I appreciated his patience as I passed along questions from my friend who was not on the video-conference. Also, as busy as I know he is, I never felt rushed or felt like he was trying to end the call before I had all my questions answered. Thank you Dr. Eldika.
Great dr.
Gives you his full Attention
Easy doctor to communicate with. Dr. Eldika is very respectful to us.
The video visit went very well.
He listened to my concerns and addressed them and he agreed to get back to me after hearing back from the surgeon who referred me to him.
I really like Dr. Eldika. He is very caring, thorough and explains things well.
Good doctor
This doctor is the best!
Dr. Eldika was prompt, professional and had a very approachable manner. He went over my health history thoroughly and asked me a number of questions, it was easy to ask questions and above all he listened patiently to my health concerns. I really appreciate his attentiveness.
DR Samer Eldika, is very nice and professional, easy to talk with. I like him very much.
Dr. Eldika seems extremely knowledgeable with respect to his area of specialty. He is easy to speak to and appears to actively listen to my comments and questions. His impressions and suggestions were particularly helpful to me.
Super satisfied
Thank you, Dr. Eldika for requesting the appointment with the clinical nutritionist, and thank you for requesting the baseline blood tests for monitoring my cyst due to my palb2 and family history with pancreatic cancer. I hope you have a good holiday.
Dr. Eldika, did pretty well to accommodate my daughter during the visit. Since I need someone to translate my thoughts in English. It was a wonderful experience talking to him. Thank you
As a patient I am very satisfied with Dr. Eldika.
He was very attentive, informative & courteous.
Dr ELDIKA has good people skills. Good listener. Patient Clear in explaining himself.
He is excellent. Completely satisfied.
Dr Eldika is a great doctor.

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