
William J Sandborn MD
Professor, Medicine, UC San Diego Sch. of Medicine
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200 W Arbor DrSan Diego, CA 92103
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Summary
- I am a board-certified gastroenterologist with an expertise in the management of ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease. Currently, I direct the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center at UC San Diego Health. The IBD Center is a large clinical research unit devoted to the conduct of clinical trials in inflammatory bowel disease, where I supervise a multi-investigator team of physicians, research fellows, nurses, and study coordinators.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1990 - 1993
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 1993 - 2013
MN State Medical License 1990 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
Clinical Trials
- Open-Label Adalimumab for Ulcerative Colitis Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsAn International Consensus on Appropriate Management of Corticosteroids in Clinical Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Jurij Hanžel, Virginia Solitano, Sudheer Kumar Vuyyuru, Remo Panaccione, Bruce E Sands
Gastroenterology. 2025-11-01 - 3 citationsComparing Outcomes With Subcutaneous Infliximab (CT-P13 SC) by Baseline Immunosuppressant Use: A Post Hoc Analysis of the LIBERTY-CD and LIBERTY-UC Studies.Stefan Schreiber, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Stephen B Hanauer, William J Sandborn, Silvio Danese
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsSubcutaneous infliximab (CT-P13 SC) as maintenance therapy for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: 2-year results from open-label extensions of two randomized cont...Jean-Frederic Colombel, William J Sandborn, Stefan Schreiber, Silvio Danese, Maria Kłopocka
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. 2025-06-04
Journal Articles
- Correction: Vedolizumab for Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment Outcomes from the VICTORY ConsortiumLeah Katta, Robert Hirten, Shannon Chang, Dana Lukin, Edward V Loftus, David Faleck, Arun Swaminath, William J Sandborn, Sashidhar Varma Sagi, Sunanda Kane, Prianka Ch..., Nature
- Comparison of Multiplex Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel and Conventional Stool Testing for Evaluation of Diarrhea in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesWaseem Ahmad, Daniel Bouland, Nghia H Nguyen, David T Pride, Siddharth Singh, Parambir S Dulai, William J Sandborn, Brigid S Boland, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Cell Trafficking Interference in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Therapeutic Interventions Based on Basic Pathogenesis ConceptsParambir S Dulai, William J Sandborn, Brigid S Boland, Derek R Patel, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Authored Content
- Progression of Elderly-Onset IBDFebruary 2020
Press Mentions
Organoids Derived from Gut Stem Cells Reveal Two Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Crohn’s DiseaseSeptember 26th, 2024
Organoids Derived from Gut Stem Cells Reveal Two Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Crohn’s DiseaseSeptember 26th, 2024
Pivotal Years: Abivax’s Obefazimod Faces Phase III TestDecember 26th, 2022
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