Heather Patton, MD, FAASLD

Dr. Heather Patton is a Transplant Hepatologist, Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego and the Section Chief of Gastroenterology for the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She currently serves on the Hepatology Field Advisory Board to the VHA National Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program Office and vice chair of the MASLD field advisory board. In this capacity, she works with committees addressing steatotic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma to serve as subject matter experts, develop policy, and represent the interests of VA specialty providers in the care of veterans with liver disease. Her clinical and research interests include population management of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and adherence to quality metrics for the care of people with decompensated cirrhosis.