The hepatology team at UC Davis Health are known for their outstanding commitment to patient care and research in acute and chronic liver diseases. We are currently involved in a number of clinical and basic science research studies that allow us to offer the most advanced treatments for patients with liver diseases.
It is estimated that gastrointestinal motility disorders, functional bowel disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease affect about 30% of Americans and comprise about 40% of the gastroenterology problems for which patients seek care. At UC Davis Health, we offer a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat these conditions.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease that affect about 3 million U.S. adults. The UC Davis Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center provides comprehensive and personalized care with the goal of improving quality of life.
The Division of Gastroenterology provides a full range of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures including diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP for pancreatobiliary pathologies (papillotomy, stone extraction, stricture dilation and stenting, lithotripsy, peroral choledochoscopy and pancreatoscopy), endoscopic ultrasonography including fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy and target therapy.