RobertGarethGishMD
Gastroenterology • La Jolla, CAHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Principal, Robert G Gish Consultants LLC Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas & Reno Schools of Medicine Medical Director, Hepatitis B Foundation Medical Director, Asian Pacific Health Foundation
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Office
6022 La Jolla Mesa Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-229-9865Fax+1 858-886-7093- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Gish is a fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.
He has served on the editorial boards of American Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Journal of Hepatology, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, and Gastroenterology, among many others. He has co-authored a public health policy for liver health in Vietnam focusing on HBV and is also assisting with the development of viral hepatitis health care policies in Armenia and the Philippines. He was a major early contributor to decipherment methods for the detection of hepatitis B and C virus and characterizing its epidemiology and clinical presentation in humans. He was involved in studies that led to the genotypic classification strategies and methods now in use worldwide. He has published more than 700 original articles, review articles, abstracts, and book chapters.
Robert G. Gish, MD, is currently an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Nevada Schools of Medicine in Las Vegas and in Reno. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UCSD and Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University. In addition, he is also Medical Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1988
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1980
University of KansasBachelor's, Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1973 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
NV State Medical License 1993 - 2025- NV State Medical License 2019 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1981 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2020- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor of 2013 American Registry, 2013
- San Diego’s Top Doctors Annual List San Diego County Medical Society, 2013
- Diversity Pioneer Award 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Ph 3 ADI-PEG 20 Versus Placebo in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Have Failed Prior Systemic Therapy Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Primary biliary cholangitis drug evaluation and regulatory approval: Where do we go from here?David Ej Jones, Ulrich Beuers, Alan Bonder, Marco Carbone, Emma Culver, Jessica Dyson, Robert G Gish, Bettina E Hansen, Gideon Hirschfield, Rebecca Jones, Kris Kowdley...> ;Hepatology. 2024 Mar 22
- The "B and D" Times, They Are A-Changin'.Robert G Gish> ;Clinics in Liver Disease. 2023 Nov 1
- Delta Hepatitis in the United States: Epidemiology, Testing, and Linkage to Care.Gish, R.> ;Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1
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Journal Articles
- Hepatic Encephalopathy is Associated with Significantly Increased Mortality Among Patients Awaiting Liver TransplantationWong RJ, Gish, RG, Aijaz, A, Wong RJ, Gish, RG, Aijaz, A, 6/8/2014
- Implementing Best Practices When Initiating Hepatitis B Virus TherapyWong RJ, Gish RG, Clin in Liv Dis, 4/1/2014
- A simple and inexpensive point-of-care test for hepatitis B surface antigen detection: serological and molecular evaluationGish RG, Gutierrez JA, Navarro-Cazarez N, Giang K, Adler D, Tran B, Locarnini S, Ham-mond R, Bowden S, Journal of Viral Hep, 3/15/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Targeting populations at risk for hepatitis B using the Research Electronic Data Capture Program (REDCap)Gish, RG, Tran B, Nyguyen C, Pharm D., Singapore Hepatitis Conference 2014, 6/5/2014
- Pearls gained from hepatitis B screening in the Community settingGish, RG, Tran B, Nyguyen C, Pharm D, Singapore Hepatitis Conference 2014, 6/5/2014
- Collaborative Efforts to screen at risk populations for hepatitis B and C in San Diego CountyGish, RG, Tran B, Nyguyen C, Pharm D, Singapore Hepatitis Conference 2014, 6/5/2014
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Lectures
- Liver Failure: How to Have your Patients Survive until Liver Transplant: A Roadmap to Life, Scripps Center for Organ Transplantation7/18/2014
- Vietnam and the growing Hepatitis problem in the Asian community5/29/2014
- GI Tumor Conference5/22/2014
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Press Mentions
Cutting down Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Is Big MistakeFebruary 23rd, 2022- Universal Screening for Hepatitis DeltaDecember 20th, 2021
Not All Californians Can Get Life-Saving Hepatitis C Treatment. Governor's Budget Aims to FixJune 27th, 2018- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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