HEAL RESEARCH EDUCATE FACULTY/FELLOW/STAFF DIRECTORY OUTREACH
							Updated: 07/29/04 02:14 PM
	Our Clinics Patient Services Our Partners Clinical Trials				Our Clinics University of Washington Medical Center Harborview Medical Center VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Cancer Care Alliance PacMed Clinics Eastside Specialty Center Patient Care Services Our Division is deeply and passionately committed to the missions of academic medicine. We provide the highest quality patient care for a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. The faculty in our five teaching hospitals possess both depth and expertise in a variety of disorders, including AIDS, inflammatory bowel diseases, liver transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. Our many innovative and pioneering clinical research programs allow our patients to access highly promising and exciting treatment protocols. Our patient care program includes several major components. Gastrointestinal pathology services assist patients and their physicians in the correct diagnosis of GI symptoms; therapeutic endoscopy provides patients with avenues for treatment of pre-cancerous bowel diseases; and our hepatology and liver transplant services provide clinical services for patients with hepatitis and other chronic liver diseases. We have 34 full-time faculty members and 50 clinical faculty members. Our faculty conduct research, perform and supervise clinical procedures, and see patients in five area teaching hospitals. Our Partners: Multidisciplinary Care Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Department of Surgery Department of Pathology Department of Radiology