Uma Mahadevan

MD

Gastroenterologist
Director, Colitis and Crohn's Disease Center
Chair of IBDparenthoodproject.org

Dr. Uma Mahadevan is a gastroenterologist and director of the UCSF Colitis and Crohn's Disease Center. She is an expert on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly as it relates to pregnancy and fertility, and on managing patients with complex Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

In research, Mahadevan is interested in digital health for IBD and developing novel therapies for IBD, and she is involved in trials of new drugs and dietary therapies.

Mahadevan earned her medical degree from the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, part of the State University of New York system. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System, a fellowship in gastroenterology at UCSF, and a fellowship in IBD at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

  • Education

    State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, 1995

  • Residencies

    Mount Sinai Medical System, Internal Medicine, 1998

  • Fellowships

    Mayo Clinic, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2001

    UCSF Medical Center, Gastroenterology, 2001

  • Board Certifications

    Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Tamil

Since knowledge is power, I focus on educating my patients so they can take control of their IBD and their lives.

Conditions I specialize in

Clinics I work with

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Colitis and Crohn's Disease Center

1701 Divisadero St., Suite 120
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 353-7921

Gastroenterology at Mount Zion

1701 Divisadero St., Suite 120
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 502-4444
M-F, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

My reviews

4.7

Overall Experience
109 Reviews
Dr Uma Mahadevan is amazing. She was able to give me get advise and direction on what meds to take and why. I cried with gratitude that someone can finally put it all together and give me a path forward to better health!
Explained things in a way that was easy to understand
108 Reviews
Did the doctor pay attention to your concerns
109 Reviews
Gave easy to understand instructions about taking care of health problems or concerns
106 Reviews
Knew the important information about your medical history
109 Reviews
The provider showed respect for what you had to say
108 Reviews
The provider spent enough time with me
109 Reviews
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Selected research

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Decorative Caduceus

A Multicenter National Prospective Study of Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes in Women With Infla...

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