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Colorectal Cancer Specialists in California

114 verified specialists treating colorectal cancer are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around Stanford, Redwood City, and San Francisco. Common hospital affiliations include Stanford Health Care, Stanford Cancer Institute, and Pelvic Health Center, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Heather Wakelee

Heather Wakelee, MD

Winston Chen and Phyllis Huang Professor

Oncology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Thoracic OncologyMedical Oncology
George Fisher

George Fisher, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

Hematology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Hematology & Oncology
Joo Hwang

Joo Hwang, MD

Fortinet Founders School of Medicine Endowed Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Surgery; Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery; Director, Inpatient Gastroenterology Services

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA20+ years
GI Oncology
Margaret Tempero

Margaret Tempero, MD

Director, UCSF Pancreas Center; Leader, UCSF Pancreas Cancer Program; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology; Rombauer Family Distinguished Professorship in Pancreas Cancer Clinical and Translational Science

Oncology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
GI OncologyMedical Oncology
Jonathan Terdiman

Jonathan Terdiman, MD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Madhulika Varma

Madhulika Varma, MD

Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery; Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery; Maurice Galante, MD Distinguished Professor in Surgical Oncology; Director, UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology

Oncology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Surgical Oncology
Michael Bouvet

Michael Bouvet, M.D.

Professor of Surgery; Director of Endocrine Surgery; Co-Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit, UC San Diego Health

Oncology

La Jolla, CA30+ years
GI OncologySurgical Oncology
Alan Venook

Alan Venook, MD

Madden Family Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research; Shorenstein Associate Director for Program Development, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)

Oncology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
GI OncologyMedical Oncology
Shai Friedland

Shai Friedland, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA30+ years
Advanced Endoscopy
Joel Hecht

Joel Hecht, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director, UCLA Gastrointestinal Oncology Program; Holder, Carol and Saul Rosenzweig Chair for Cancer Therapies Development

Gastroenterology

Santa Monica, CA30+ years
GI Oncology
Jenny Sauk

Jenny Sauk, MD

Director, Clinical Care, UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA20+ years
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dermot McGovern

Dermot McGovern, M.D., PH.D., MRCP

Joshua L. and Lisa Z. Greer Chair, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics; Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Director of Translational Research, F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute; Director of Precision Health, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Gastroenterology

West Hollywood, CA30+ years
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Gagandeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh, MD

Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director, Liver and Pancreas Center, City of Hope

Oncology

Duarte, CA30+ years
GI OncologySurgical Oncology
Joseph Pisegna

Joseph Pisegna, MD

Professor of Medicine at UCLA and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
GI Oncology
Ju Dong Yang

Ju Dong Yang, MD

Medical Director, Liver Cancer Program, Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center

Gastroenterology

West Hollywood, CA20+ years
Transplant HepatologyGI OncologyClinical Hepatology
Mike Wei

Mike Wei, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine — Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology

Stanford, CA9 years
Advanced EndoscopyColorectal Cancer Screening
Eric Esrailian

Eric Esrailian, MD

Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases; Director, Melvin and Bren Simon Digestive Diseases Center; Lincy Foundation Chair in Clinical Gastroenterology; Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA20+ years
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Yuman Fong

Yuman Fong, MD

Chair, Department of Surgery; Professor of Surgery

Oncology

Duarte, CA30+ years
GI OncologySurgical Oncology
Curtis Chong

Curtis Chong, MD, PHD

Oncology

Redwood City, CA15+ years
GI OncologyMedical Oncology
Maria Abreu

Maria Abreu, M.D.

IM Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

West Hollywood, CA30+ years
Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of colorectal cancer specialists in California built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Colorectal Cancer as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is California. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a colorectal cancer specialist in California?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to colorectal cancer. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these colorectal cancer specialists accepting new patients in California?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Colorectal Cancer?
Colorectal Cancer is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches colorectal cancer care.