Tarek Hassanein, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist and hepatologist as well as medical director of outreach services for the Liver Transplant Program at UC San Diego Health. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association.
Dr. Hassanein focuses on the management of viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, and care of patients before and after liver transplantation. He also provides care to patients at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, a clinical services collaborator of UC San Diego Health System. Additionally, he practices at ALFA Surgery Center in Chula Vista, Calif. He has previously served as director of the Liver Center at UC San Diego Health.
Dr. Hassanein earned his medical degree at Alexandria University in Egypt. He completed his internal medicine residency at Wayne State University in Detroit. He also completed a research and clinical fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology and transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh.