Shaun Chandna DO FACP, AGAF

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Gastroenterologist, Transplant Hepatologist

Summary

I am a gastroenterologist, hepatologist, and transplant hepatologist with 10+ years of post-fellowship experience caring for patients with complex liver disease and liver cancer. I currently serve as an Attending Physician at Olive View–UCLA Medical Center and hold an academic appointment as Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.My work centers on advancing patient-centered liver care, clinical education, and research. I am committed to improving outcomes in hepatology through collaboration, academic excellence, and continuous innovation in the diagnosis and management of liver disease.

University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2014 - 2015
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2012 - 2015
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificClass of 2009
University of California, Los AngelesBS, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, 2005

President's Award Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2009
Poster of Distinction American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2015
Graduate Medical Trainee Award of Excellence University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 2015

PubMed

The management of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI): A national survey of hepatology provider practices.
Giuseppe Cullaro, Gene Y Im, Shaun Chandna, Brian T Lee, Douglas A Simonetto
Hepatology Communications. 2026-04-01
Gastric MALT Lymphoma in Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: Broadening the Spectrum of Associated Malignancies.
Rhett Harmon, Nicholas Cheung, Dorian Mendoza, Payman Fathizadeh, Daniel Cole
ACG Case Reports Journal. 2026-03-01
Hepatorenal Syndrome in Focus: Emerging Diagnostic Criteria and Current Therapeutic Approaches.
Shaun Chandna, Mark R Baniqued, Rhett Harmon, Patrick Chan, Jeffrey Wang
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2026-01-22

Abstracts/Posters

Identification of a Subset of Patients AtHigh Risk for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Post Liver Transplantation: Is Universal Surveillance Necessary?
Chandna S, Naumovich CN, Poreddy S, Zucker SD, Gastroenterology, 2015
Favorable Cost-Benefit Analysis Justifies the Implementation of Higher Sensitivity Molecular Testing for C. difficile
Dryer P, Yacyshyn B, Muslu H, Pratt J, Chandna S, Naumovich CN, Gastroenterology, 2012
The Role of Coronary Calcium Score in the Risk Assessment of Liver Transplant Candidates
The Role of Coronary Calcium Score in the Risk Assessment of Liver Transplant Candidates, Gastroenterology, 2011

NASH – A Silent Killer: 150 World Experts Sign a Global Call to Action to Promote Awareness of Deadly Liver DiseaseJune 5th, 2018

National Medical Advisor, American Liver Foundation 2022 - Present
Primary Member for University of Utah, National Liver Review Board 2019 - 2024
Member, AASLD Committee 2019 - 2021
Member, Medical Advisory Board, Utah Medical Advisory Committee, American Liver Foundation 2018 - 2021
Region 5 Alternate Member for University of Utah, Regional Review Board, UNOS 2018 - 2019