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Join Stanford Health Care physicians as they partner with gastroenterology colleagues caring for patients in a primary care setting. Specialists in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Internal Medicine will provide a clinical overview of the diagnosis and management strategies of common GI and liver disorders that are encountered in the primary care setting. The Stanford Medicine faculty presenters will also provide guidance on how and when to refer patients to their GI counterparts.

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

• Evaluate the most common key diseases in gastroenterology and hepatology.
• Develop strategies to evaluate and manage patients presenting with diseases in gastroenterology and hepatology commonly encountered in a primary care setting.
• Determine follow-up management of key diseases in conjunction with gastroenterology and when, if needed, to refer to a GI specialist.

Speakers

Deepti Vishnu Dronamraju, MD
Transplant Hepatologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Kian Keyashian, MD
Gastroenterologist and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Takudzwa Shumba, MD
Family Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

David H Thom, MD, PhD
Family Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Amanda Cheung, MD
Transplant Hepatologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Edith Ho, MD
Gastroenterologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Robert Huang, MD
Gastroenterologist, Stanford Health Care
Instructor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Sharon Wei Hung, MD
Internal Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Olivia Jee, MD
Family Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Marcie Lynn Levine, MD
Internal Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Philip Okafor, MD
Gastroenterologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Atulkumar Shah, MD
Gastroenterologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Malathi Srinivasan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Laura Irene Vaughan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

Thomas Zikos, MD
Gastroenterologist, Stanford Health Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Specialty Areas of Interest

• Primary Care
• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Advanced Practice Providers
• Gastroenterology
• Hepatology

Digestive Health Center Highlights

The Stanford Health Care Digestive Health Center provides comprehensive care for patients with a full range of digestive and liver diagnoses. In addition to our general gastroenterology service that serves primary care, we offer specialty services including:

• Inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease
• Hepatology including liver transplantation
• Advanced endoscopy, including endoscopic surgery
• Motility disorders including pelvic floor dysfunction
• Esophageal diseases
• Pancreatic diseases

Alongside world-renowned gastroenterologists and hepatologists, the multidisciplinary team of our Digestive Health Center includes advanced practice providers, general and colorectal surgeons, diagnostic and interventional radiologists, dieticians, and social workers, meeting the needs of all of our patients.