Steven-Huy B. Han, MD

Steven-Huy B. Han, MD

  • Transplant Hepatology
Pfleger Liver Institute | 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Additional Contact Info: 310-794-7788 (Asian Liver Program)

  • Philip L. Palumbo Chair in Clinical Hepatology
  • Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
  • Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center
  • Director, UCLA Asian Liver Center

Dr. Han received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and then attended medical school at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York where he received his MD degree. Following a residency in internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Stanford University, Dr. Han completed a clinical fellowship in hepatology at the University of Southern California under the guidance of Dr. Telfer B. Reynolds. He then trained at the University of California, Los Angeles where he completed a clinical fellowship in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. Since then, Dr. Han has remained at UCLA, where he is now professor of medicine and surgery in the Division of Digestive Diseases and the Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation. In addition to his patient care responsibilities in hepatology and liver transplantation, Dr. Han plays an active role in the clinical training of medical students, medical residents, and subspecialty fellows and is the current program director of the Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at UCLA.

Dr. Han is the director of the Hepatology Clinical Research Center and director of the UCLA Asian Liver Center. His research interests have focused on the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B and C, the prevention of recurrent viral hepatitis after liver transplantation, and the prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. He is the principal investigator of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Hepatitis B Clinical Research Network in Los Angeles, co-principal investigator of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Translational Liver Cancer Consortium, and multiple clinical studies involving treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C. Dr. Han also serves on the editorial boards of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and is a guest associate editor for Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases and Science. He has published many articles in the area of viral hepatitis, liver transplantation, and liver cancer and is an active speaker, lecturing on these subjects both nationally and internationally. He has been recognized by Best Doctors every year since 2003. He is a past president of the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology and an ongoing council member.

Languages

English, Vietnamese

Education

Medical Board Certification

Transplant Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006

Fellowships

Medicine/Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1998
Hepatology, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, 1996

Residency

Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 1993

Internship

Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 1991

Degree

MD, Albany Medical College, 1990

Locations

West Los Angeles

Pfleger Liver Institute

Liver Transplant Surgery| Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery| Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery +1 more specialty

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Videos

Mass lesions of the liver 2023
Treating refractory autoimmune hepatitis
Acute hepatitis B & C
Liver disorders: Hepatitis B
Liver disorders: Challenging patient cases
Hepatitis B: An update
Update in the treatment of hepatitis B
Treating hepatitis B
Auto-immune hepatic and biliary disorders
Treating complications of cirrhosis

Research

Interests

  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2017-2022
  • Best Doctors™ in America, 2021-2003