David Brent Polk MD AGAF
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Martin Brotman Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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3030 Childrens WaySan Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-966-4003
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Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1987 - 1988
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987- University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 1984 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1990 - 2015
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Association of American Physicians, 2017
- Elected Member Alpha Omega Alpha, 2017
- Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsTransitional Anal Cells Mediate Colonic Re-epithelialization in Colitis.Cambrian Y Liu, Nandini Girish, Marie L Gomez, Philip E Dubé, M Kay Washington
Gastroenterology. 2022-06-01 - 14 citationsPersistence of Lgr5+ colonic epithelial stem cells in mouse models of inflammatory bowel diseaseNandini Girish, Cambrian Y. Liu, Safina Gadeock, Marie L Gomez, Ying Huang
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2021-07-14 - 15 citationsNRG4-ErbB4 signaling represses proinflammatory macrophage activityMichael A. Schumacher, Isabella C Dennis, Cambrian Y. Liu, Cache Robinson, Judie Shang
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2021-06-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Pediatric SocietyMember
- Society for Pediatric ResearchMember
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionMember
- Association of Medical School Pediatric Department ChairsMember
- Sigma XiFellow
- Association of American PhysiciansFellow
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