
Liver Tumor Clinic
The UCSF Liver Tumor Clinic specializes in caring for patients with early- and intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, as well as other benign and cancerous liver tumors. Patients with advanced liver cancer are treated at UCSF's Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Clinic.
Our world-renowned team consists of hepatologists, or liver specialists, as well as surgeons and interventional radiologists, specialists who use medical imaging techniques to perform minimally invasive procedures. All team members have expertise in treating liver cancer. In fact, our team has driven many innovations in liver cancer care, including advances that have improved outcomes and made more patients eligible for liver transplants.
When needed, patients are seen by all three types of specialists in one convenient visit, sparing patients who live far away from making multiple trips to San Francisco to get the care they need.
We offer a range of treatment options. These include surgery to remove the tumor, often using minimally invasive methods that lower the risk of postsurgical complications and lead to faster recoveries; liver transplantation (through the Liver Transplant Program, known for its ability to handle the most complex cases and for its large living donor program); and interventional radiology procedures, in which the doctor uses a variety of technologies to deliver treatments to the tumor, either directly or via its blood supply. Interventional radiology treatments can shrink or destroy tumors without causing significant damage to the liver.
UCSF Health also offers many support services, from exercise counseling to meditation classes, designed to bolster patients' well-being during treatment and beyond.
Our locations (1)
Our team
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Nancy L. Ascher
MD, PHD
Transplant Surgery -
Nicholas Fidelman
MD
Interventional Radiology -
Christopher E. Freise
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgery -
Sang-Mo Kang
MD
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery -
Ryan Kohlbrenner
MD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
K. Pallav Kolli
MD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
Michael Li
MD, MPH
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology -
R. Peter Lokken
MD, MPH
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
Neil Mehta
MD
Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology -
John P. Roberts
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Garrett R. Roll
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Jaehoon Shin
MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
Shareef Syed
MBCHB
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Andrew G. Taylor
MD, PhD
Interventional Radiology -
Seiji Yamaguchi
MD
Transplant Surgery -
Francis Yao
MD
Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology -
Elizabeth Zheng
MD
Transplant Hepatology -
Jeff E. McKinney
NP, FNP
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Nicholas Fidelman
MD
Interventional Radiology -
Ryan Kohlbrenner
MD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
K. Pallav Kolli
MD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
R. Peter Lokken
MD, MPH
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
Jaehoon Shin
MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology -
Andrew G. Taylor
MD, PhD
Interventional Radiology
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Nancy L. Ascher
MD, PHD
Transplant Surgery -
Christopher E. Freise
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgery -
Sang-Mo Kang
MD
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery -
John P. Roberts
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Garrett R. Roll
MD
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Shareef Syed
MBCHB
Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery -
Seiji Yamaguchi
MD
Transplant Surgery
Awards & recognition
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Among the top hospitals in the nation
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Best in California and No. 7 in the nation for cancer care
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Best in Northern California for gastroenterology & GI surgery
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Designated comprehensive cancer center
Support services
Plan your visit
What to Bring
- Photo I.D.
- Health insurance card
- Insurance authorization, if required
- Doctor's referral, if required
- Recent test results related to your condition
- List of your medications, including dosages, plus any you're allergic to
- List of questions you may have
- Device or paper for taking notes