Hepatology Expert Witnesses in California

This highly qualified, board certified expert has years of experience in the clinical and academic field as a Pediatric Gastroenterology. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of California-Los Angeles and her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics from the University of California-Los Angeles, and a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. This expert is board certified Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and is a member of the Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology. With 9 articles, 4 chapters and 11 abstracts, this expert has dedicated years of research to Pediatric Gastroenterology. She was a former Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at a major children's hospital and is an affiliated faculty member for Multiple Regional Healthcare Centers.

This highly experienced double board certified Gastroenterologist is currently Professor of Medicine at a major university. He completed a residency and fellowship at the prestigious Yale University School of Medicine, He is a Fellow of the Molecular Medicine Society as well as a member of multiple professional societies including the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Federation for Clinical Research. This expert has won countless honors and awards for his contributions to research and academia. He has mentored hundreds if not thousands of medical students and Gastroenterologists throughout his illustrious career. This expert is highly active in the research community with over $7 million dollars in funding for his projects in the last four years. He is also an innovator with 24 patents in his name. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for multiple publications.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Pomona College, graduating magna cum laude. He went on Harvard Medical School for his MD. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA before completing a fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at UCSF, where he also obtained a Master's in Clinical Research. He is a member of several prestigious societies in his field including the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy, and has been selected as a Fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association. He currently serves as the Director of Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biology Core, holds the Endowed Chair of Gastrointestinal Medicine, directs NIH-funded research programs in colorectal cancer, HIV, and the microbiome, and appointed an Associate Professor of Medicine at one of the premier university affiliated medical centers in the country. In addition to his clinical duties, he is well published with over 45 peer reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. He is often invited to lecture on topics in gastroenterology. He actively teaches courses at a West Coast University and mentors students, residents, and fellows.

This expert is highly qualified and is board certified in General Surgery. He completed a Bachelors in Science from Ursinus College and pursued a Doctorate in Medicine from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. His residency training took place at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with a focus on General Surgery. He further sub-specialized in minimally-invasive, robotic, and bariatric surgery at the University of California San Diego. He has lectured on various topics at both the local and national levels. He formally served as a Flight Surgeon for the U.S. Navy. Currently, he is appointed as an Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency as well as Minimally Invasive Surgery and Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship at a renowned medical center and university. In addition, he is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the same institution.

This expert, a native of Southern California, completed his undergraduate education at Pacific Union College before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he received his MD degree in 2008. He completed an Internal Medicine internship followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and continued his specialization with a Pain Management fellowship, all at Loma Linda. He is double board certified in PM&R and Pain Medicine.

This highly-qualified expert is double-board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. She earned her MD from Bangalore Medical College in her home country of India and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine at Madras Medical College. Upon moving to the United States, she completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Florida, a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic, and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at Stanford University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in cancer biology at Stanford University. This expert is active in her field as a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American College of Gastroenterology. She is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and spoken at multiple conferences as an invited speaker. She has formerly served as a research specialist in radiology at Emory University Hospital and a clinical instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University. Currently, this expert serves as an instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at a prestigious California university.

This expert's is a Physician-Scientist (M.D. and Ph.D) who serves as an attending hepatologist at a top tier university. He specializes the care of viral hepatitis (HCV and HBV) and other liver diseases. His research interests have been centered on hepatitis C virus (HCV) virology, pathogenesis, and virus-host interaction including immune response. For the past 10 years during his PhD and Post-Doctoral training, he has investigated viral-host interactions that regulate HCV viral replication through the activation of intracellular innate immune response. In recent years, he has focused on understanding how host cell innate immune pathways sense HCV infection and initiate the host response which involves type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine production to regulate hepatic immunity. After a recent transition to an independent faculty position, his laboratory continues to investigate virus-host interactions that regulates disease outcome and pathogenesis of HCV infection. He has extensive expertise and skills in virology, cell signaling, cytokine biology, and cell biology. His role as a physician specializing in the care of viral hepatitis at an academic medical center offers the unique integration of basic science and clinical/translational science into the laboratory research program.