Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team at UC San Diego Health System

Gastroenterology & Digestive Diseases

IBD Team

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team

Gastroenterology Patient Care and Clinical Trials

William Sandborn, MD William J. Sandborn, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Director of IBD Center
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Principal Investigator for IBD Clinical Trials
Barrett Levesque, MD
Barrett Levesque, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor		   Derek Patel, MD
Derek Patel, MD
Associate Clinical Professor		 Jesus Riviera, MD
Jesus Riviera, MD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Suresh Pola, MD
Suresh Pola, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Advanced IBD Fellow		 Elizabeth Evans, NP
Elizabeth Evans, NP
Nurse Practitioner		 Laurie Elpers
Laurie Elpers
Clinical Nurse Coordinator   
Christie Castaneda
Christie Castaneda
Medical Assistant		 Andrea Poci
Andrea Poci
Patient Appointment Coordinator 

Clinical Trials

 Ara Miralles, BSN
Ara Miralles, MSN, ANP-BC
Clinical Trials Nurse Practitioner
IBD Clinical Research Unit Supervisor		  Anahita Kemp, RN, BSN, PHN
Anahita Kemp, RN, BSN, PHN
Clinical Trials Nurse Coordinator
 Christina Chickering
Christina Chickering
Clinical Trials Research Specialist 		  Julia Appelt
Julia Appelt
Clinical Trials Research Coordinator

Surgery Team

Mark Talamini, MD Mark Talamini, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Sonia Ramamoorthy
Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery		 Elisabeth McLemore, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Elisabeth C. McLemore, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Radiology

Cynthia Sawhney Santillan, MD
Cynthia Sawhney Santillan, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Vice Chief of Body Imaging
Chief of Body Computed Technology