Contact Information

Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health
Box 951792, VA Greater LA Healthcare System Bldg 115, Rm 213
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1792
On-campus mail: 179247
Tel: (310) 312-9276
Fax:(310) 794-2864
E-mail: ktillisch@mednet.ucla.edu

To schedule a patient appointment: (310) 208-5400

Biosketch

Dr. Tillisch recieved her training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed a year of clinical and research fellowship at the Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health under the mentorship of Dr. Lin Chang. Her clinical interests are functional bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia, as well as inflammatory disorders of the GI tract including microscopic colitis, celiac disease, mast cell disease, and eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Her research interests include the interactions between the digestive system and the autonomic nervous system, the effects of complementary and alternative medicine on functional gastrointestinal disorders, and pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Selected References

Research Papers - Peer Reviewed

Balica M, Bostrom K, Shin V, Tillisch K, Demer LL. Calcifying subpopulation of bovine aortic smooth muscle cells is responsive to 17-beta-estradiol. Circulation 95(7):1954-60, 1997.

Tillisch K, Naliboff BD, Labus J, Sach J, Bolus R, Shetzline M, Mayer E, Chang L. Characterization of alternating bowel habit subtype in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Apr;100(4): 896-904, 2005.

Tan S, Tillisch K, Bolus R, Olivas TI, Spiegel BMR, Naliboff B, Chang L, Mayer E. Traditional Chinese Medicine Based Subgrouping of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 33(3):365-79, 2005.

Tillisch K, Mayer EA, Labus JS, Stains J, Chang L, and Naliboff B. Sex-specific alterations in autonomic function among patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Gut, Oct; 54(10):1396-1401, 2005.

Reviews

Tan S, Tillisch K, Mayer EA. Functional Somatic Syndromes: Emerging Biomedical Models and Traditional Chinese Medicine. ECAM, 1(1)35-40, 2004.

Tillisch K, Chang L. Diagnosis and Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: State of the Art. Current Gastroenterology Reports, Aug; 7(4): 249-56, 2005.

Tillisch K, Mayer EA. Pain Perception in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. CNS Spectrums. Nov; 10(11):877-82, 2005.

Tillisch K. Complementary and alternative medicine for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Gut. May;55(5):593-6, 2006.

Bradesi S, Tillisch K, Mayer E. Emerging drugs for irritable bowel syndrome. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. May;11(2): 293-313, 2006.