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Lisa Deng, MD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
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    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2025Advanced/Transplant Hepatology
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2025Gastroenterology
    University of California, San FranciscoResidency2021Internal Medicine
    University of California, San FranciscoM.D.2018
    Duke University B.S.2012Biology
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    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases2024Vinay Sundaram Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellow Award
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases2020Emerging Liver Scholar
    National Institute on Aging and American Federation for Aging Research2015Medical Student Training in Aging Research Scholarship
    United States Department of State2012Fulbright Research Scholarship (Malaysia)

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    Dr. Lisa Deng is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist who specializes in caring for patients with liver disease. Dr. Deng serves as the Director of Liver Clinic at the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, where she cares for a predominantly older, vulnerable patient population with liver disease. She also attends on the inpatient Gastroenterology consult service and teaches trainees. Dr. Deng’s academic mission is to improve quality of life for patients with advanced liver disease through integration of palliative care and geriatric principles.

    Dr. Deng earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and a certificate in Global Health from Duke University. She completed medical school, Internal Medicine residency, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco.

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    1. Caregiver Burden in Adult Solid Organ Transplantation. Transplantation. 2023 07 01; 107(7):1482-1491. Deng LX, Sharma A, Gedallovich SM, Tandon P, Hansen L, Lai JC. PMID: 36584379; PMCID: PMC10993866.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Capturing what matters: A retrospective observational study of advance care planning documentation at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliat Med. 2022 02; 36(2):342-347. Sun F, Lipinsky DeGette R, Cummings EC, Deng LX, Hauser KA, Kopp Z, Penner JC, Scott BS, Raffel KE, Kantor MA. PMID: 34920691.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    3. Frailty is strongly associated with self-reported symptom burden among patients with cirrhosis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 12 01; 33(1S Suppl 1):e395-e400. Deng LX, Bischoff KE, Kent DS, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Lai JC. PMID: 33731588; PMCID: PMC8435043.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Thinking Ahead: Advance Care Planning for Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2022 Jan; 19(1):7-11. Deng LX, Tana MM, Lai JC. PMID: 35106142; PMCID: PMC8785911.
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    5. Symptom Burden Is Associated with Increased Emergency Department Utilization among Patients with Cirrhosis. J Palliat Med. 2022 02; 25(2):213-218. Deng LX, Kent DS, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Lai JC, Bischoff KE. PMID: 34348042; PMCID: PMC8861938.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Does Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Increase Survival in At-Risk Populations? Patient Selection, Biomarkers, and Barriers. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 12; 65(12):3456-3462. Deng LX, Mehta N. PMID: 32860090; PMCID: PMC7669568.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    7. Multimorbidity and Opioid Prescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults. J Palliat Med. 2020 04; 23(4):475-482. Schear S, Patel K, Deng LX, Miaskowski C, Maravilla I, Garrigues SK, Thompson N, Auerbach AD, Ritchie CS. PMID: 31689152; PMCID: PMC7643761.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Too little too late? Communication with patients with congenital heart disease about challenges of adult life. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Jul; 14(4):534-540. Deng LX, Gleason LP, Awh K, Khan AM, Drajpuch D, Fuller S, Goldberg LA, Mascio CE, Partington SL, Tobin L, Kovacs AH, Kim YY. PMID: 31054179.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Psychological distress in adults with congenital heart disease: focus beyond depression. Cardiol Young. 2019 Feb; 29(2):185-189. Gleason LP, Deng LX, Khan AM, Drajpuch D, Fuller S, Ludmir J, Mascio CE, Partington SL, Tobin L, Kim YY, Kovacs AH. PMID: 30698116.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Prevalence and Characteristics of Moderate to Severe Pain among Hospitalized Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 09; 66(9):1744-1751. Deng LX, Patel K, Miaskowski C, Maravilla I, Schear S, Garrigues S, Thompson N, Auerbach AD, Ritchie CS. PMID: 30095854; PMCID: PMC6312405.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Advance Care Planning in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Patient Priority. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Mar 15; 231:105-109. Deng LX, Gleason LP, Khan AM, Drajpuch D, Fuller S, Goldberg LA, Mascio CE, Partington SL, Tobin L, Kim YY, Kovacs AH. PMID: 28096041.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Prevalence and Correlates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 01; 117(5):853-7. Deng LX, Khan AM, Drajpuch D, Fuller S, Ludmir J, Mascio CE, Partington SL, Qadeer A, Tobin L, Kovacs AH, Kim YY. PMID: 26803381.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 32     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma in cyanotic congenital heart disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr; 100(4):1325-34. Opotowsky AR, Moko LE, Ginns J, Rosenbaum M, Greutmann M, Aboulhosn J, Hageman A, Kim Y, Deng LX, Grewal J, Zaidi AN, Almansoori G, Oechslin E, Earing M, Landzberg MJ, Singh MN, Wu F, Vaidya A. PMID: 25581599; PMCID: PMC4399286.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 49     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Methamphetamine use is associated with childhood sexual abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviors among patrons of alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Nov 01; 126(1-2):232-9. Meade CS, Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Deng LX, Ranby KW, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Kalichmann SC. PMID: 22717338; PMCID: PMC3465508.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 37     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Essential core competencies related to HIV and AIDS are critically needed in nursing. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2011 Jan-Feb; 22(1):S2-8. Relf MV, Mekwa J, Chasokela C, Booth C, Deng L, Mallinson RK, Ramantele K, Letsie E, Mtengezo J, Nhlengethwa W, Powell D, Webb A, Diesel T, Liddle A. PMID: 20413330.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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