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Simon Beaven, MD, PhD

UCLA Physician Simon Beaven, MD, PhD specializes in Gastroenterology.
Specialty
Gastroenterology
Gender
Male
Language Spoken
English
Hospital Affiliation
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License Number
A83692
Contact
(310) 794-7788 For patient appointments and referral
Fax Number
(310) 825-8631 For patient records
(310) 825-3133 For lab and all other administrative business
Email Address
sbeaven@mednet.ucla.edu
PRACTICE LOCATION
Pfleger Liver Institute
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214
Los Angeles, CA 90095
MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
EDUCATION
Fellowship
Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003 - 2008
Residency
Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2002 - 2003
Internship
Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2001 - 2002
Medical Degree
MD, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 2001
CLINICAL INTEREST
Fatty Liver, General Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Liver Biopsy, Liver Transplantation
AFFILIATION
Department Affiliation
Physician, Digestive Diseases / Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pfleger Liver Institute
MORE INFORMATION
Research Interest
Hepatology, Metabolic Syndrome, Fatty liver, NAFLD, and NASH, Cholesterol and Fat Metabolism, Nuclear Receptors, Chronic viral hepatitis, Liver cancer, Liver fibrosis
Additional Information

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Additional Education/Certification

  • PhD Cellular and Molecular Pathology, UCLA, 2010
Publications
  • Beaven SW, Wroblewski K, Wang J, Hong C, Bensinger S, Tsukamoto H, Tontonoz P. " Liver X Receptor Signaling is a Determinant of Stellate Cell Activation and Susceptibility to Fibrotic Liver Disease." Gastroenterology. 2010 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Beaven SW & Tontonoz P. "Nuclear receptors in lipid metabolism: Targeting the heart of dyslipidemia." Annual Reviews of Medicine, 57:313-29. 2006.

Link to my PubMed publications.

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