Asian Liver Health
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Liver care for the Asian community
We developed our program to improve liver care and health education within the Bay Area Asian community.
Recognizing the diversity within the Asian community, we provide culturally appropriate information and education on liver disease. We have providers who speak Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese. Interpreters for other Asian languages are also available.
Improving liver care for Asian Americans
Partnering with liver disease and transplant experts, we strive to:
Improve access to care. We're increasing access to specialty liver care for the Bay Area's Asian community.
Provide education. We're improving awareness of liver diseases that disproportionately affect Asian Americans, such as hepatitis B and liver cancer.
Boost representation in research. We're helping more Asian Americans participate in clinical trials related to liver disease. Better representation in clinical trials leads to more effective treatments for the Asian community.
Liver care for the Asian community
We developed our program to improve liver care and health education within the Bay Area Asian community.
Recognizing the diversity within the Asian community, we provide culturally appropriate information and education on liver disease. We have providers who speak Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese. Interpreters for other Asian languages are also available.
Improving liver care for Asian Americans
Partnering with liver disease and transplant experts, we strive to:
Improve access to care. We're increasing access to specialty liver care for the Bay Area's Asian community.
Provide education. We're improving awareness of liver diseases that disproportionately affect Asian Americans, such as hepatitis B and liver cancer.
Boost representation in research. We're helping more Asian Americans participate in clinical trials related to liver disease. Better representation in clinical trials leads to more effective treatments for the Asian community.
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Providers
Francis Yao, MD
Gastroenterology • Transplant Hepatology
Elizabeth Zheng, MD
Transplant Hepatology
Jin Ge, MD, MBA
Transplant Hepatology
Nghiem B. Ha, MD
Gastroenterology
Promoting liver health in Asian Americans
Our experts explain why the risks of liver disease are higher in some Asian populations and how we provide culturally and linguistically sensitive care to improve outcomes.
Excellence in liver care
#2
in the West for number of living donor liver transplants performed
#9
in the U.S. for number of liver transplants performed
Best in Northern California for gastroenterology & GI surgery
Designated center of excellence
"Elite" rating (highest) among designated programs of excellence
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Related conditions & treatments
Conditions
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver Cancer
- Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Toxic Hepatitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Treatments
- Liver Surgery
- Liver Transplant
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
Clinical trials
National trial on liver cancer screeningOpens in a new window
This study, which includes patients with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B, aims to find a better way to detect liver cancer. Recruiting participants of Asian descent is particularly important. Ask your doctor if you may qualify.CirrhosisRx CDS SystemOpens in a new window
This outcome is the aggregate adherence to five American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) quality measures applicable to hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Th...
Liver donation
Living Donor Liver Transplant
During living donor liver transplantation, a donor gives a piece of their liver. The donor’s remaining liver grows back to its original size.
An Organ Donor's Story: So Fulfilling, He Did it Twice
Jason McCluney gave the gift of life twice by donating a kidney and a portion of his liver to two complete strangers.
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