UCSF GI DIVISION FACULTY

James Allison, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine Emeritus, SFGH
Adjunct Investigator Kaiser Permanente Division of Research

Address:

San Francisco General Hospital
3D-7
San Francico, CA 94143

Email:

jallison@medsfgh.ucsf.edu

Projects:

Screening tests for colorectal cancer
Northern California Kaiser Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry,
Outcomes and effectiveness research

Techniques:

Clinical testing of new screening tests for colorectal cancer including unique immunochemical fecal occult blood tests and stool DNA tests, outcomes evaluation using large HMO databases. Ongoing projects include:

Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis Following Initial Hospitalization
Population-Based Study of IBD Incidence and Prevalence by Disease Subtype and Severity
Practice Variation in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
5-ASA Use and Risk of Colorectal Dysplasia and Cancer Among Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Recent Publications:

Allison JE and Lawson M Screening Tests for Colorectal Cancer 2006 A Menu of Options Remains Relevant Current Oncology Reports 2006, 8:492Ð498
Herrinton LJ, Liu L, Lafata JE, Allison JE, Andrade SE, Korner EJ, Chan KA, Platt R, Hiatt D, OÕConnor S. Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans using computerized diagnoses and outpatient pharmacy dispensings Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2007; 13: 451-461