AI Summary Dr. Tarek I. Hassanein is a board-certified transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist who has practiced since 1983. As Medical Director of Southern California Liver Centers, he sees patients at nine offices across San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties and treats fatty liver disease (MASLD and MASH), hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, liver cancer and other liver conditions. He is accepting new patients, offers telehealth, speaks English, Spanish and Arabic, and accepts plans including Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.
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Board Certified Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist
San Diego, Riverside, San Clemente, Garden Grove, Los Angeles and Panorama City, CA
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Arabic
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What Dr. Hassanein treats
Dr. Hassanein diagnoses and treats the full range of liver disease, from fatty liver disease and viral hepatitis to cirrhosis and liver cancer, and cares for patients before and after a liver transplant.
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Meet Dr. Tarek I. Hassanein
Dr. Tarek I. Hassanein is a transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist who has cared for patients with liver disease since 1983. He is the Medical Director of Southern California Liver Centers, Director of the Southern California Research Center and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
He earned his medical degree with honors and a master's degree in internal medicine at Alexandria University in Egypt, completed his internal medicine residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, and trained in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.
At UC San Diego he served as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation from 1997 to 2009 and as Transplant Hepatology Medical Director from 2014 to 2022. He also directed the Liver Clinical Trials Center, led the Specialized Liver Cancer Unit at Moores Cancer Center and was Chief of Clinical Hepatology. Elsewhere in San Diego he was Associate Director of Liver Transplantation at Scripps Green Hospital and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Sharp Coronado Hospital.
Dr. Hassanein has been principal investigator on more than 310 clinical studies and has published more than 225 journal articles, including trials of hepatitis C cures in the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet and studies of new treatments for fatty liver disease. He sees patients in English, Spanish and Arabic.
“The patient is the center of our universe. Our doctors and staff work toward restoring liver health, and our philosophy is focused on the patient.”
Published work by Dr. Tarek I. Hassanein
Alkhouri N, Herring R, Kabler H, … Hassanein T, et al. J Hepatol. 2022;77(3):607-618.
Newsome PN, Palmer M, Freilich B, … Hassanein T, et al. J Hepatol. 2020;73(2):231-240.
Terrault N, Chen YC, Izumi N, … Hassanein T, et al. Gastroenterology. 2018;155(3):705-718.
Asselah T, Hassanein T, Waked I, Mansouri A, Dusheiko G, Gane E. J Hepatol. 2018;68(4):814-826.
Terrault NA, Hassanein TI. J Hepatol. 2016;65(1 Suppl):S120-S129.
Roth D, Nelson DR, Bruchfeld A, … Hassanein T, et al. Lancet. 2015;386(10003):1537-45.
Hézode C, Asselah T, Reddy KR, … Hassanein T, et al. Lancet. 2015;385(9986):2502-9.
Hassanein T, Sims KD, Bennett M, et al. J Hepatol. 2015;62(5):1204-6.
Ferenci P, Bernstein D, Lalezari J, … Hassanein T, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(21):1983-92.
Zeuzem S, Jacobson IM, Baykal T, … Hassanein T, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(17):1604-14.
Sulkowski MS, Gardiner DF, Rodriguez-Torres M, … Hassanein T, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(3):211-21.
Lawitz E, Mangia A, Wyles D, … Hassanein T, et al. N Engl J Med. 2013;368(20):1878-87.
Hassanein T, Blei AT, Perry W, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(6):1392-400.
Hassanein TI, Tofteng F, Brown RS Jr, et al. Hepatology. 2007;46(6):1853-62.
Hassanein T, Cooksley G, Sulkowski M, et al. J Hepatol. 2004;40(4):675-81.
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Dr. Tarek I. Hassanein sees patients at 9 locations.
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Yes. Dr. Hassanein is accepting new patients. You can request an appointment on this page or call Southern California Liver Centers at (619) 522-0399.
At nine Southern California Liver Centers offices: Coronado, Chula Vista (Eastlake), El Cajon, Escondido, San Clemente, Riverside, Garden Grove, Los Angeles (Century City) and Panorama City. Each office's address is listed under Locations.
Yes, telehealth visits are available. Call the office to find out whether a virtual visit suits your situation.
The office accepts Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Anthem (Elevance Health), Molina Healthcare, Ambetter, TRICARE and Health Care Service Corporation plans. Coverage varies by plan, so please confirm yours with the office before your visit.
Liver diseases including fatty liver disease (MASLD and MASH), hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis, liver cancer, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, alcohol-associated liver disease, portal hypertension and drug-induced liver injury.
No. As a transplant hepatologist, Dr. Hassanein evaluates patients for a liver transplant and cares for them before and after the operation, which is performed by a transplant surgeon.
English, Spanish and Arabic.
The Coronado office is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please call (619) 522-0399 to confirm the hours of the office you plan to visit.
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