Expert profile gut health
Emeran A. Mayer
MD, PhD / Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Psychiatry, UCLA
UCLA physician-scientist focused on the gut-brain axis, functional GI disorders, visceral pain, and stress physiology.
Attribution note: This profile identifies a field expert whose published work and institutional specialty align with the topic. It does not imply article authorship or individualized medical review of every linked page.
Gut-brain axisIBSNeurogastroenterologyStress physiology
Biography
Emeran A. Mayer is a UCLA physician-scientist whose work bridges gastroenterology, neuroscience, and psychiatry. His official faculty profile centers on brain-gut interactions, functional digestive disorders, and stress-linked symptom patterns.
Health Secrets uses Mayer as a field expert on gut-brain, IBS, and digestive explainer pages where his institutional research focus is directly relevant.