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Portal Hypertension Specialists in California

46 verified specialists treating portal hypertension are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around Redwood City, Los Angeles, and Coronado. Common hospital affiliations include Pelvic Health Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica & Orthopaedic Hospital.

Paul Kwo

Paul Kwo, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA30+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant Hepatology
Sammy Saab

Sammy Saab, MD

Medical Director, Pfleger Liver Institute; Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program; Chief, Transplant Hepatology; Head, Outcomes Research in Hepatology

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA10+ years
Transplant HepatologyHepatology (GI)
Tarek Hassanein

Tarek Hassanein, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine; Director, Southern California GI & Liver Centers; Director, Clinical Trials Center; Co-Director of Liver Transplantation, Scripps Clinic

Gastroenterology

Coronado, CA30+ years
Transplant HepatologyClinical Hepatology
Alexander Kuo

Alexander Kuo, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation

Gastroenterology

West Hollywood, CA20+ years
Transplant HepatologyHepatology (GI)Clinical Hepatology
Walid Ayoub

Walid Ayoub, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine; Associate Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Gastroenterology

West Hollywood, CA30+ years
Hepatology (GI)Clinical Hepatology
Steven-Huy Han

Steven-Huy Han, MD

Philip L. Palumbo Chair in Clinical Hepatology; Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship; Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center; Director, UCLA Asian Liver Center

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
Transplant HepatologyHepatology (GI)
Gina Choi

Gina Choi, M.D.

Transplant Hepatology

Gastroenterology

Los Angeles, CA15+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant Hepatology
Francis Yao

Francis Yao, MD

Professor of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine; Medical Director, UCSF Liver Transplant Program; Director, UCSF Liver Transplant Outreach and Community Liaison Program

Gastroenterology

Berkeley, CA30+ years
Transplant HepatologyHepatology (GI)
Sajid Jalil

Sajid Jalil, MBBS

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Transplant Hepatology
Tami Daugherty

Tami Daugherty, M.D.

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA20+ years
Transplant Hepatology
Aparna Goel

Aparna Goel, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA15+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant Hepatology
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
Mindie Nguyen

Mindie Nguyen, MD

Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA30+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant HepatologyClinical Hepatology
Timothy Davern

Timothy Davern, MD

Gastroenterology

Los Altoc, CA30+ years
Transplant Hepatology
Tahereh Ghaziani

Tahereh Ghaziani, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA20+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant HepatologyClinical Hepatology
Raphael Merriman

Raphael Merriman, MD

Medical Director for Liver Transplantation at California Pacific Medical Center; Director of Metabolic Liver Disease Research

Gastroenterology

Sacramento, CA30+ years
Transplant Hepatology
Renumathy Dhanasekaran

Renumathy Dhanasekaran, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA20+ years
GI OncologyTransplant HepatologyClinical Hepatology
Kidist Yimam

Kidist Yimam, M.D.

Medical Director, Autoimmune Liver Disease Program, California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Transplant

Gastroenterology

San Francisco, CA20+ years
Hepatology (GI)Transplant HepatologyClinical Hepatology
Gopanandan Parthasarathy

Gopanandan Parthasarathy, MBBS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Stanford University

Gastroenterology

Stanford, CA9 years
Transplant HepatologyHepatology (GI)Clinical Hepatology
Allison Kwong

Allison Kwong, MD

Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and, by courtesy, of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantati

Gastroenterology

Redwood City, CA10+ years
Transplant Hepatology

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of portal hypertension specialists in California built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Portal Hypertension 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 portal hypertension specialist in California?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to portal hypertension. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these portal hypertension 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 Portal Hypertension?
Portal Hypertension 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 portal hypertension care.