Heather Patton, AGAF, MD, FAASLD
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
5.0(6 reviews)
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161
Accepting new patients
Conditions Treated
- Fluid In Stomach (Ascites)
- Liver Failure
- Liver Inflammation (Hepatitis)
- Liver Cancer
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Liver Diseases
- Need For Liver Transplant
- Chronic Liver Damage (Cirrhosis)
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
- Diarrhea
Specialized Treatments
- Digestive Enzyme Levels (e.g. Amylase, Lipase)
- Abdomen Fluid Collection (Paracentesis)
- Iron Tests (e.g. Iron Level, Ferritin, Iron Binding Capacity)
- Hepatitis Tests
- Liver Tests (e.g. GGT, Bilirubin)
- Liver Function Tests (e.g. Coagulation Tests (PT, PTT))
- Liver Enzyme Levels (e.g. ALT, AST, Alkaline Phosphatase)
- Liver Tumor Markers (e.g. AFP)
- Antibody Levels (e.g. IgG, IgM, IgA)
- Coagulation Tests (e.g. PT, PTT)
- Abdomen Ultrasound
- Vitamin Levels (e.g. D, B-12)
- Liver Ultrasound
- Evaluation For Liver Scarring (Liver Elastography)
- Abdomen MRI
- Abdomen CT
- Electrolyte Levels (e.g. Magnesium, Phosphorus)
- Thyroid Tests (e.g. TSH, Free T4)
- Blood Count (CBC)