Patrick Avila, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
Awards
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- American College of Gastroenterology Young Physician Leadership Scholars Program, 2020
- UCSF Department of Medicine Fellowship Leadership Cohort, 2019
- Most Outstanding Fellow, UCSF Division of Gastroenterology, 2017
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2011
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2007
Education & Training
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- Advanced Endoscopy University of California, San Francisco 2020
- Gastroenterology University of California, San Francisco 2019
- Internal Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2016
- MD Stanford University School of Medicine 2013
- MPH University of California, Berkeley 2012
Interests
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- Therapeutic endoscopy
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- endoscopic ultrasound
- health policy
- health care innovation
- health disparities research
- colorectal cancer prevention
- diversity and inclusion in Medicine
Publications (9)
Top publication keywords:
Professional PracticeCholestasisSigmoidoscopesPopulation HealthGastroenterologyOccult BloodSigmoidoscopyAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeMedical AuditIndomethacinDirect Service CostsAdministration, RectalPancreatic DuctsPancreatitis
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Telecytology versus in-room cytopathologist for EUS-guided FNA or fine-needle biopsy sampling of solid pancreatic lesions.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2022 Kouanda A, Mclean R, Faggen A, Demissie E, Balassanian R, Kamal F, Avila P, Arain M, Dai SC, Munroe C -
Digestive Disease Interventions
Multidisciplinary Management of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula 2021 Glencer, Alexa; Kirkwood, Kim; Schwertner, Adam; Keller, Cody; Arain, Mustafa; Avila, Patrick; Hovsepian, David M. -
The screw tip stent retriever for biliary drainage in a severe living donor liver transplant anastomotic stricture.
Endoscopy 2020 Kouanda A, Avila P, Arain M -
Accuracy of medical billing data against the electronic health record in the measurement of colorectal cancer screening rates.
BMJ open quality 2020 Rudrapatna VA, Glicksberg BS, Avila P, Harding-Theobald E, Wang C, Butte AJ -
Safety of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy in Pregnant Patients with Known or Suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Digestive diseases and sciences 2020 Ko MS, Rudrapatna VA, Avila P, Mahadevan U
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Practice patterns of post-ERCP pancreatitis prophylaxis techniques in the United States: a survey of advanced endoscopists.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2019 Avila P, Holmes I, Kouanda A, Arain M, Dai SC -
Impact of Insurance Status and Race on Outcomes in Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2019 Abougergi MS, Avila P, Saltzman JR -
Population health interventions to improve colorectal cancer screening by fecal immunochemical tests: A systematic review.
Preventive medicine 2018 Issaka RB, Avila P, Whitaker E, Bent S, Somsouk M -
United States aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011 Bendavid E, Avila P, Miller G