The gastrointestinal and liver pathology service at UCLA provides rapid and high quality diagnostic histopathology on gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsies, liver biopsies, and resections of the gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatico-biliary systems. Our services aid clinicians to provide the most appropriate care for such conditions as: inflammatory bowel disease; Barrett's esophagus; gastritis, including complications of Helicobacter pylori, such as lymphoma and carcinoma; colonic neoplasia; celiac disease and other malabsorptive states; hepatitis C and other forms of chronic liver disease; Hemachromatosis; hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary tumors.
Services:
Rapid diagnosis of biopsy specimens
Immunohistochemistry
Electron microscopy
Consultation services for problematic and unusual cases
Related: Flow cytometry
Molecular studies for GI lymphomas
Education:
Resident training
GI Pathology Fellowship
Conferences
Clinical and Translational Research:
Clinical Research services
Gastrointestinal pathology associated with HIV infection
Liver transplantation studies in patients and animal models
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Faculty & Staff:
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Galen
Cortina,
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chief of Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
CHS
13-145F
(310) 206-7505
GCortina@mednet.ucla.edu
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Sarah
Dry,
M.D.
Associate Professor
CHS
13-145
(310) 825-8182
SDry@mednet.ucla.edu
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Charles
Lassman,
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
CHS
13-145
(310) 206-5519
classman@mednet.ucla.edu
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David
Dawson,
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CHS
A7-149
(310) 267-2799
DDawson@mednet.ucla.edu
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Samuel
French,
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CHS
14-118A
(310) 222-2643
sfrench@mednet.ucla.edu
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Steven
Hart,
M.D.
Assistant Professor
UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital
(310) 319-1277
shart@mednet.ucla.edu
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