Heather Patton, MD, FAASLD

Heather Patton, MD, FAASLD
VA San Diego Healthcare System
San Diego, CA

Heather Patton, MD, FAASLD is a Hepatologist and the Section Chief of Gastroenterology for the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She attended medical school at the University of Michigan, IM residency at Northwestern University, and GI fellowship at University of California, San Diego. She currently serves as the Chair of the Hepatology Field Advisory Board to the VHA National Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program Office. In this capacity, she works with subcommittees addressing fatty liver, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma to serve as subject matter experts, develop policy, and represent the interests of VA specialty providers in the care of veterans with liver disease. Her clinical and research interests include population management of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and adherence to quality metrics for the care of people with decompensated cirrhosis. Dr. Patton is also one of the core clinical faculty in the medical education of gastroenterology fellows at UCSD where she is a Clinical Professor of Medicine. Her service to AASLD has included membership on the MOC Committee, Chair of the CME Committee, and member of the Scientific Planning Meeting for The Liver Meeting.