Dr. Tarek Hassanein

Tarek Hassanein, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

Board certified specialty:

Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.

Education:

• M.B., Ch. B with honors
    Alexandria University, Egypt
• Master of Science/Internal Medicine
    Alexandria University, Egypt
• Resident, Internal Medicine
    Wayne State University, MI
• Fellow Hepatology/Liver Transplant Research
    University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Fellow Gastroenterology/Hepatology
    University of Pittsburgh, PA
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomat
• American Board of Gastroenterology, Diplomat
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology, Diplomat

Current Clinical and Academic Positions Held:

• Medical Director
    Southern California Liver Centers
• Director,Clinical Research Center
    Southern California Liver Centers
• Director,Liver Clinical Trials Center
    University of California, San Diego
• Professor of Medicine
    University of California, San Diego

Previous Clinical and Academic Positions Held:

• Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery
    University of California, San Diego
• Medical Director,Liver Transplantation
    University of California, San Diego
• Chief of Specialized Liver Cancer Unit
    University of California, San Diego
• Chief of Clinical Hepatology
    University of California, San Diego
• Director,LiverCenter
    University of California, San Diego
• Chief of Hepatology and Transplant Gastroenterology
    Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center
• Associate Professor of Medicine
    Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center
• Assistant Chief ofTransplant Medicine
    Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma

Acitivities and Publications:

• Participated in over 130 teaching activities. Presented over 300 lectures on different topics of liver disease and over 240 abstracts in scientific meetings
• Published over 90 manuscripts in scientific journals and5 book chapters. Serve on the editorial boards and/or as a reviewer in several scientific journals
• Participated in over 100 clinical trial studies as either the Principal Investigator or Sub-investigator

Membership of Professional Societies and Organiations:

• American Medical Association
• American College of Physicians
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Association of the Study of Liver Disease
• European Society of Liver Disease
• American Society of Transplant Physicians
• International Liver Transplantation Society
• International Gastro-Surgical Club
• Gastroenterology Research Group
• San Diego Gastroenterology Society
• National Arab American Medication Association
• American Liver Foundation San Diego Chapter
• Life member of the National Registry of Who’s Who in the 2000 edition