Community Academic Profiles

Department: Surgery

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  • Academic Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor,  Surgery - Emergency Medicine
    Clinical Focus
    • Emergency Medicine
    Research Interest

    Primary and secondary prevention of disease through the use of preventive genomic medicine. Patients who have greater insight into their genetic risk for different diseases may change their lifestyles and decrease their probablity of succumbing to conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular events. Personalized screening regimens for those at increased genetic risk, such as for colon cancer, is another important application worthy of validation.

  • Academic Appointments Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,  Surgery - General Surgery
    Clinical Focus
    • Cancer  >  GI Oncology
    • General Surgery
    Research Interest

    My research interests span the breath of my clinical practice. Areas of active research include the multidisciplinary treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, technical aspects of minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgery, and pre-operative therapy for "borderline" resectable pancreatic cancer (to bring more patients to surgery). I am also investigating trends in the management of hepatobiliary cancers in California, focusing on socioeconomic and instituional barriers to appropriate care.

  • Academic Appointments Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,  Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Research fellowSurgery

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