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Office
4150 Clement St
Va Medical Center 11c1
San Francisco, CA 94121Phone+1 415-750-2101Fax+1 415-750-2249- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Owen is an internist and gastroenterologist with a special interest in infectious disease and epidemiology. He was previously in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and has been at the San Francisco VA Medical Center in various capacities since his medical residency. As a VA staff physician he delivers outpatient primary care and performs C&P examinations with emphasis on digestive disorder claims and appeals cases. He is the Environmental Health Physician in charge of the Agent Orange, Persian Gulf and Ionizing Radiation Registry programs at his VA Medical Center. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and supervises the 4th year UCSF gastroenterology elective at the VA.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, GI Ultrastructure, 1972 - 1973
- University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Clinical GI, 1971 - 1972
- University of California, San FranciscoMedicine, 1970 - 1971
- Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1967
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1966
- Oklahoma UnivB.A, 1959 - 1962
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1968 - 2024
- LA State Medical License 1969 - 2015
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007
- UCSF Class of 1995 Teaching 1995
- A Major Contribution to Teaching 1988
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 136 citationsHuman Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an updateQiao-Ping Wang, Zhongdao Wu, J. Wei, Robert L. Owen, Z.-R. Lun> ;European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2012 Apr 1
- 8 citationsBombesin prevents the atrophy of Peyer's patches and the dysfunction of M cells in rabbits receiving long-term parenteral nutrition.Yoshinori Fujimura, Ken Haruma, Robert L. Owen> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2007 Mar 1
- 11 citationsOcular defense mechanisms with special reference to the demonstration and functional morphology of the conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue in Japanese monkeys.Makoto Kageyama, Kazuo Nakatsuka, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Robert L. Owen, Tatsuo Shimada> ;Archives of Histology and Cytology. 2006 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- Intestinal infection with Myco- bacterium avium in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); histological and clinical comparison with Whipple's disease.Roth RI, OWEN RL, Keren DF, Volberding PA, Dig Dis Sci 30:497-504
- Lymphocyte migration from Peyer's patches by diapedesis through M cells into the intestinal lumen. in Microenvironments in the Lymphoid Systems. GGB Klaus (ed).OWEN RL, Heyworth MF, Adv Exp Med Biol 186:647-654
- Giardiasis: Immunology, diagnosis and treatment.Carlson JR, Heyworth MF, OWEN RL, Surv Dig Dis 2:201-213
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Structure of colonic lymphoid organs and distribution of lymphocyte subsets in cecal and rectal lymphoid patches of mice.OWEN RL, Piazza AJ, Ermak TH, Gastroenterology 94:A339
- Correlation of Extracellular Matrix Components with Cytoarchitecture of Mouse Peyer's Patches.Ohtsuka A, Piazza AJ, Ermak TH, and OWEN RL, Clinical Research, 37(2):417A
- Microsporidia and ARC.Cali A, OWEN RL, V Int Conf on AIDS, Montreal
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Lectures
- Parasitology and Modern Medicine Symposium.University of Hong Kong
- International Food Allergy Symposium IV.Vancouver
- Uptake of Viral Particles in Anal Lymphoid Tissue, a Poorly Understood but Potentially Important Component of the Mucosal Lymphoid System.Ohtani Commemorative Symposium
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Other
- Differential localization of complement type 3 and 4 receptors in the follicle associated epithelium of rabbit Peyer's patches and appendixes.Fujimura Y, Owen RL, Iida M, Ohashi K
- Utility of vimentin as a marker of M cells in Peyer's patch follicle epithelium of mammalian species.Kato T, OWEN RL, Piazza AJ
- Three-Dimensional Organization of the lymphatic system in the rat caecum. In preparation.Ohtani O, Murakami T, OWEN RL
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
- San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
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