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Office
200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365c
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-821-1597Fax+1 310-206-3607
Summary
- Alexander Monto, MD is a gastroenterology/hepatology specialist based in Los Angeles, CA with expertise in general gastroenterology, hepatology, and viral hepatitides. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California in 2001, after an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and an internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He served on the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco based at the San Francisco VA Medical Center from 2001 until August, 2024, when he transferred to the UCLA Gastroenterology faculty, based at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Center. Dr. Monto is an experienced researcher who has co-authored many original articles related to hepatitis C and liver disease and its complications. He has also taught university medical students, residents, and gastroenterology fellows for more than two decades, with his teaching recognized by UCSF teaching awards, and remains an active clinical gastroenterologist and hepatologist.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1998 - 2001
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1995
- University of California, Santa CruzB.A, Integrative Biology, 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Teaching Award 2011
- Department of Veterans Affairs National Service Award 2010
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Clinical Trials
- Multi-Center Study of the Effects of Simvastatin on Hepatic Decompensation and Death in Subjects Presenting With High-Risk Compensated Cirrhosis Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 02
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 62 citationsContrast-Enhanced CT Quantification of the Hepatic Fractional Extracellular Space: Correlation With Diffuse Liver Disease SeverityMaurice H. Zissen, Zhen J. Wang, Judy Yee, Rizwan Aslam, Alexander Monto
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013-11-21 - 50 citationsEvaluation of an abbreviated screening MRI protocol for patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinomaJennifer Y. Lee, Eugene Huo, Stefanie Weinstein, Charmaine Santos, Alexander Monto
Abdominal Radiology. 2018-07-01 - 4 citationsMemory T Cell Proliferation before Hepatitis C Virus Therapy Predicts Antiviral Immune Responses and Treatment Success.Gema Méndez-Lagares, Ding Lu, Connie Chen, Norah A. Terrault, Mark R. Segal
Journal of Immunology. 2018-02-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Role of retroviral restriction factors in the interferon-anpha-mediated suppression of HIV-1 in vivo.Pillai SK, Abdel-Mohsen M, Guatelli J, Skasko M, Monto A, Fujimoto K, Yukl S, Greene WC, Rauch A, Cavassini M, Battegay M, Hirschel B, Vernazza P, Bernasconi E, Ledergerb, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Lectures
- Gastroenterology Division Fellows’ Course.San Francisco, CA
- Liver Telehealth Resource Guide.Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hepatitis C. U.C.S.F.24th Annual “The Medical Management of HIV/AIDS,” San Francisco, CA
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Other
- Implementation of a multidisciplinary team for hepatocellular cancer at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center improves survival.Chang TT, Sawhney R, Monto A, Davoren JB, Kirkland JG, Stewart L, Corvera CU, HPB
- The epidemiology and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma.Monto A, Wright TL, Seminars in Oncology
- Hepatitis C and steatosis.Monto A, Seminars in Gastrointestinal Disease
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Press Mentions
- VA Extends New Hepatitis C Drugs to All Veterans in Its Health SystemAugust 10th, 2016
Committees
- Member, Practice Guidelines Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2016 - Present
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