Fred Poordad, MD
Chief, Hepatology
Fred Poordad, MD is Chief of Hepatology at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation. Dr. Poordad is also an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Dr. Poordad is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. His primary research interests are treatment modalities for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV-related liver diseases. He is also a recognized expert in the field of fatty liver disease.
A prolific national and international lecturer, Dr. Poordad has also written numerous articles for peer-reviewed publications, including American Journal of Transplantation, Clinical Perspectives in Gastroenterology, International Journal of Artificial Organs and Journal of Nephrology. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Transplantation and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
Dr. Poordad received his bachelor's and medical degrees at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Thomas Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Dr. Poordad also completed fellowships in gastroenterology at the University of South Carolina, Columbia and in hepatology/liver transplantation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
