
Arpan Patel, MD PhD (he/him/his)
@arpanpatelmd
Hepatologist/researcher @UCLAHealth and @LosAngelesVA. Product of: @MountSinaiLiver|@dgsomUCLA|@PennMedicine. Promoting #palliativehepatology. All views my own.
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https://www.uclahealth.org/gastro/research/patel-lab 28-04-2009 16:44:03
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Thank you Department of Medicine at UCLA Health UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology and leadership Eric Esrailian Lin Chang E. Dale Abel for giving me the opportunity to further enhance my leadership and QI skills to deliver high quality care! Appreciate all the support over the years from AASLD American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) as well!

Amazing webinar on improving PC in liver dz as part of Liver Fellow Network Key Takeaways: 1. Primary PC should be in the armamentarium of hepatologists to address symptom mgmt and social/psychological needs for both pts & caregiver 2. “Headline” statements when discussing bad news


Our speakers delivered a masterclass at the UCLA Comprehensive Liver Research Center Symposium. Thank you to our super supporters Eric Esrailian Lin Chang, esteemed colleagues & 100+ attendees who came together to make this inaugural event possible. UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine at UCLA Health David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA


💪Firas Bahdi & Philip Kozan, MD are on fire at ACG #ACG2024! Congratulations! 🔥 Dr. Bahdi - 1st place (3rd year) EndoTitans 🔥 Dr. Kozan - 2nd place (3rd year) EndoTitans 🔥 Drs. Bahdi & Kozan - 2nd place GI Jeopardy Lin Chang Eric Esrailian Department of Medicine at UCLA Health #UCLAGI

What a Fall for Firas Bahdi & Philip Kozan, MD! Finished 1st & 2nd at ACG EndoTitans competition & 2nd in ACG GI Jeopardy after having won ASGE GI Endoscopy Golden Scope competition w Selena recently! Super proud of you all!



🙌The Comprehensive Liver Research Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA at #TLM24 We are excited to share our latest research and thank all our collaborators. See you in San Diego! #LiverTwitter 👉View a list of our abstracts with dates and times uclahealth.org/sites/default/…


High Prevalence and Low Awareness of Markers of Chronic Liver Disease Among Sexual Minority Men in Los Angeles 📣Grace Yi, MSPH 👥Marjan Javanbakht Pamina Gorbach Phillip Chen (he/him) Steven Shoptaw Arpan Patel, MD PhD (he/him/his) 👉Saturday, November 16, 8am–5pm 👉Hall C, 2140-2213 #TLM24


Psychological distress is prevalent and interdependent among patients with decompensated cirrhosis and their caregivers, confirming cirrhosis as a SHARED EMOTIONAL CONTAGION within dyads - our new study published in AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology #palliativehepatology journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9…

Special thank you to Dr. Sammy Saab for sharing your insights on gaps in knowledge in MASLD at our ULTRA seminar. Awesome to see basic/translational researchers and clinicians together! More to come from the Comprehensive Liver Research Center at #UCLA UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine at UCLA Health


Do conversations about prognosis (defined as "conversation with your hepatologist about the likely outcome of your liver disease over time") cause patients w/ cirrhosis to lose hope? Simple answer: No Work led by🌟John Donlan MD in CGH American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) bit.ly/499mxCD

Thank you Duke University School of Medicine for having the courage to speak out and educate the public about the dire consequences of F&A cuts. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Medicine at UCLA Health Julio Frenk University of California

💪UCLA Health is committed to increasing #CRC and screening awareness in the UCLA Health patient, provider, and staff community and in the greater Los Angeles area, including medically underserved populations. #DressInBlueDay #ColorectalCancer #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth


Excited to be a part of this year’s #AGAFutureLeaders cohort! We are living through a time of immense change, and I’m ready to help American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) protect our field, our research, and most of all, our patients ⭐️🙏🏽! UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine at UCLA Health

