UCSF GI DIVISION FACULTY

John P. Cello, M.D.

Professor of Medicine and Surgery
San Francisco General Hospital

Address:

GI Clinic, 3D
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA 94110

Email:

Active Projects:

1. Randomized trial of Proton pump inhibitors vs. laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for GERD.
2. Prospective cholangiographic and histologic evaluation of AIDS cholangiopathy.
3. Randomized, controlled clinical trial of ERCP plus laparoscopic cholecystectomy vs. laparoscopic cholecystectomy plus bile duct exploration.
4. Octreotide LAR vs placebo for variceal hemorrhage.
5. Heater probe vs. Argon plasma coagulation of upper GI bleeding.

Techniques in Use:

1. Prospective randomized controlled trials.
2. Prospective open-label trials
3. Retrospective consecutive patient reviews.

Recent Publications:

Thoeni RF, Cello JP. CT imaging of colitis. Radiology. 2006 Sep;240(3):623-38.

Cello JP. Alcoholic patient with constant abdominal pain and normal amylase. Gastroenterology. 2004 Mar;126(3):895-902.