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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 800-926-8273Fax+1 858-657-7266
Summary
- I am a board-certified gastroenterologist and Chief Experience Officer at UC San Diego Health.
My expertise is in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and therapeutic endoscopy (ERCP, double balloon enteroscopy). I founded and am the director of UC San Diego Health's EUS program, which is now one of the premier programs in the U.S. for diagnosis and staging of GI, pancreatic, and lung cancer. Additionally, I am a community referral specialist for advanced pancreatico-biliary endoscopic procedures (ERCP), GI oncology, Barrett's esophagus, GI bleeding, and difficult polyp removal.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1991 - 1993
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1987
- Harvard UniversityBachelor's, Biology, Cum Laude, 1979 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2011-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 192 citationsInterobserver agreement among endosonographers for the diagnosis of neoplastic versus non-neoplastic pancreatic cystic lesionsNuzhat A. Ahmad, Michael L. Kochman, Colleen M. Brensinger, William R. Brugge, Douglas O. Faigel
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2003-07-01 - 27 citationsAGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Subepithelial Lesions Encountered During Routine Endoscopy: Expert Review.Kaveh Sharzehi, Amrita Sethi, Thomas Savides
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2022-11-01 - 137 citationsQuality of colonoscopy withdrawal technique and variability in adenoma detection rates (with videos)Robert H. Lee, Raymond S. Tang, V. Raman Muthusamy, Samuel B. Ho, Nimeesh K. Shah
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011-07-01
Journal Articles
- Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency in an Adolescent FemaleThomas Savides, Sonia Ramamoorthy, Mamata Sivagnanam, Sherry C Huang, Irene Thung, Hindawi
- ACE [Editorial]Savides TJ, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
- Groove Pancreatitis: A Malignant Masquerade in the DuodenumEshagh K, Reid CM, Chan M, Lin GY, Savides T, Sicklick JK, J Gastroint Dig Syst, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Patient Experience and the GastroenterologistBoston, MA - 1/27/2015
- Patient Experience in the GI Endoscopy UnitSan Diego, CA - 1/26/2015
- Update on Management of Pancreatic IPMN CystsWashington, DC - 1/16/2015
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Other
- Pancreatic Cystic LesionsSavides T, Audio-digest INTERNAL MEDICINE
www.audio-digest.org
1/7/2013 - Health Matters: Colon Cancer ScreeningSavides TJ and Granet D, UCSD TV
http://www.ucsd.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=23837
San Diego, CA - 1/18/2012 - Case-based Management of Colon Polypectomy in Patients Taking Antithrombotic MedicationsKwon RS and Savides TJ, ASGE Leading Edge (Editor JM DeWitt)
http://www.asge.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=14740
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Press Mentions
- San Diego’s Top Doctors 2020: The ListOctober 28th, 2020
- Leaked Documents Show UCSD Doctors Ranked Among Lowest in U.S. On MoraleJuly 30th, 2020
- Managing Your Online Presence Simply, EconomicallyMarch 13th, 2018
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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