UC San Diego Course Directors

Robert Gish, MD
Medical Director, Hepatobiliary Disease and Abdominal Transplantation
Chief of Hepatology
Professor of Medicine

Heather Patton, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology

Faculty

Hamed Aryafar, MD
Interventional Radiology Management Options for Portal Hypertensive Complications
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Jasmohan Bajaj, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

David Brenner, MD
Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego Health Sciences
Dean, UC San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, California

Julia Cain, NP
UC San Diego Perlman Oncology Center
La Jolla, California

Giovanni Elia, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
Clinical Medical Director at San Diego Hospice and the Institute of Palliative Medicine
La Jolla, California

Jorge Silva Enciso, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Michael Fallon, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Houston, Texas

Syed Fehmi, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Robert Gish, MD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director of CHAT
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Patrick Kamath, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona

Yuko Kono, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Alexander Kuo, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Liver Transplant
Director of Clinical Operations for Hepatology
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Hepatology Research
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Anthony Martinez, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Ravindra Mehta, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, CREST and MAS in Clinical Research Programs
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Kristin Mekeel, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California

Michel Mender, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, California

Kirk Knowlton, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Cardiology
UC San Diego
San Diego, California

Heather Patton, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, California

Paul Pockros, MD
Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director, Center for Liver Diseases
Director, Liver Research Consortium
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, California

Eric Roeland, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, California

Cynthia Santillan, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California