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Robert Owen, MD, Gastroenterology, San Francisco, CA

RobertLeoOwenMD

Gastroenterology San Francisco, CA

Staff Physician at San Francisco VA Medical Center

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  • Office

    4150 Clement St
    # Va
    San Francisco, CA 94121
    Phone+1 415-750-2101
    Fax+1 415-750-2249

Summary

  • Dr. Owen is an internist and gastroenterologist with a special interest in infectious disease and epidemiology. He was previously in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and has been at the San Francisco VA Medical Center in various capacities since his medical residency. As a VA staff physician he delivers outpatient primary care and performs C&P examinations with emphasis on digestive disorder claims and appeals cases. He is the Environmental Health Physician in charge of the Agent Orange, Persian Gulf and Ionizing Radiation Registry programs at his VA Medical Center. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and supervises the 4th year UCSF gastroenterology elective at the VA.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
    University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, GI Ultrastructure, 1972 - 1973
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
    University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Clinical GI, 1971 - 1972
  • University of California, San Francisco
    University of California, San FranciscoMedicine, 1970 - 1971
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
  • Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1967
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1966
  • Oklahoma Univ
    Oklahoma UnivB.A, 1959 - 1962

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1968 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1969 - 2015
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007
  • UCSF Class of 1995 Teaching 1995
  • A Major Contribution to Teaching 1988
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The impact of aging of gastrointestinal mucosal immunity.  
    Schmucker DL, Heyworth MF, OWEN RL, Daniels CK, Dig Dis Sci 41:1183-93
  • Human Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an update.  
    Q.-P. Wang & Z.-D. Wu & J. Wei & R. L. OWEN & Z.-R. Lun, Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;31:389–395
  • Bombesin Prevents the atrophy of Peyer's patches and the dysfunction of M Cells in rabbits receiving long-term parenteral nutrition.  
    Fujimura Y, Haruma K, OWEN RL, JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2007;31:75-85
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Antigen-trapping cells in the respiratory tract and in the gastrointestinal tract: Possible avenues for cross-immunization of mucosal surfaces.
    OWEN RL, Allergologie 12(7):307
  • The absence in Peyer's patch dome epithelium of EGF receptors in rodents and of EGF uptake in mice.
    Kato T, OWEN RL, 11th International Conference on Lymphoid Tissues and Germinal Centers in Immune Reactions, July 4-8
  • Immunohistochemical localization of peptidergic nerve fibers in Peyer's patches of the rat ileum.
    Ichikawa S, OWEN RL, FASEB Conference, Gastrointestinal Tract V: Cell and Molecular Biology, Copper Mountain, CO
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Lectures

  • Intestinal Lymphoid Tissues as Portals of Infection and Initiators of Immune Response. 
    UCSF Dept of Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
  • Intestinal Diseases in HIV-infected Patients. 
  • Uptake and transport of intestinal macromolecules by M Cells in Peyer's Patches. 
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Other

  • Differential localization of complement type 3 and 4 receptors in the follicle associated epithelium of rabbit Peyer's patches and appendixes. 
    Fujimura Y, Owen RL, Iida M, Ohashi K
  • Utility of vimentin as a marker of M cells in Peyer's patch follicle epithelium of mammalian species. 
    Kato T, OWEN RL, Piazza AJ
  • Three-Dimensional Organization of the lymphatic system in the rat caecum. In preparation. 
    Ohtani O, Murakami T, OWEN RL
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German