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Melvin B. Heyman, M.D.

Pediatric gastroenterologist

Dr. Melvin B. Heyman, chief of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, specializes in treating children with inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and nutrition-related problems. He earned a medical degree at UCLA and completed a pediatric residency at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. He also completed postdoctoral training in nutrition, earned a master's degree in public health, and completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at UCLA. In 1981, he joined UCSF, where he organized the pediatric nutrition support service and established protocols for pediatric gastroenterology.

In his research, he was one of the first to reveal the importance of nutrition in sickle cell anemia. He helped develop procedures to diagnose liver-related problems in infants and new treatments for children with inflammatory bowel disease and gastroesophageal reflux. A UCSF professor of pediatrics, he is chair of the executive committee of the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Clinics

Endoscopy Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0136
Phone: (415) 353-2813

Gastroenterology and Liver
400 Parnassus Ave., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2813

IBD Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2813

Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Program
400 Parnassus Ave., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (877) 762-6935

ValleyCare Specialty Clinic
5565 West Las Positas Blvd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588-4000
Phone: (925) 598-3500

Conditions & Treatments

More about Melvin B. Heyman

Education

UCLA School of Medicine 1976

Residencies

LAC/USC Medical Center, Pediatrics 1979

Fellowships

UCLA Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1981

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Zahir N, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM. No association between childcare and obesity at age 4 in low-income Latino children. Pediatr Obes. 2013 Apr; 8(2):e24-8.
  2. Saulnier DM, Ringel Y, Heyman MB, Foster JA, Bercik P, Shulman RJ, Versalovic J, Verdu EF, Dinan TG, Hecht G, Guarner F. The intestinal microbiome, probiotics and prebiotics in neurogastroenterology. Gut Microbes. 2013 Jan-Feb; 4(1):17-27.
  3. Kelley-Quon LI, Jen HC, Ziring DA, Gupta N, Kirschner BS, Ferry GD, Cohen SA, Winter HS, Heyman MB, Gold BD, Shew SB. Predictors of proctocolectomy in children with ulcerative colitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Nov; 55(5):534-40.
  4. Dalal DH, Patton D, Wojcicki JM, Clark AL, Garnett EA, Heyman MB. Quality of life in patients postcolectomy for pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Oct; 55(4):425-8.
  5. Wojcicki JM, Jimenez-Cruz A, Bacardi-Gascon M, Schwartz N, Heyman MB. Bimodal distribution of risk for childhood obesity in urban Baja California, Mexico. J Urban Health. 2012 Aug; 89(4):628-38.
  6. Heyman MB, Branski D. Commentaries on "Workshop report: developing a pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases network and data platform in Canada": international networking in pediatric gastroenterology research: advancing science and medicine with collaborative efforts. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Aug; 55(2):121.
  7. Wojcicki JM, Schwartz N, Jiménez-Cruz A, Bacardi-Gascon M, Heyman MB. Acculturation, dietary practices and risk for childhood obesity in an ethnically heterogeneous population of Latino school children in the San Francisco bay area. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Aug; 14(4):533-9.
  8. Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB. Reducing childhood obesity by eliminating 100% fruit juice. Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep; 102(9):1630-3.
  9. Pak S, Holland N, Garnett EA, Mileti E, Mahadevan U, Beckert R, Kanwar B, Heyman MB. Cytokine profiles in peripheral blood of children and adults with Crohn disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Jun; 54(6):769-75.
  10. Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB. Adolescent nutritional awareness and use of food labels: results from the National Nutrition Health and Examination Survey. BMC Pediatr. 2012; 12:55.
  11. Courtier JL, Perito ER, Rhee S, Tsai P, Heyman MB, MacKenzie JD. Targeted MRI contrast agents for pediatric hepatobiliary disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Apr; 54(4):454-62.
  12. Hutfless S, Li DK, Heyman MB, Bayless TM, Abramson O, Herrinton LJ. Prenatal and perinatal characteristics associated with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Aug; 57(8):2149-56.
  13. Perito ER, Mileti E, Dalal DH, Cho SJ, Ferrell LD, McCracken M, Heyman MB. Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Feb; 54(2):266-70.
  14. Wild YK, Heyman MB, Vittinghoff E, Dalal DH, Wojcicki JM, Clark AL, Rechmann B, Rechmann P. Gastroesophageal reflux is not associated with dental erosion in children. Gastroenterology. 2011 Nov; 141(5):1605-11.
  15. Takagaki K, Perito ER, Jose FA, Heyman MB. Gastric mucosal damage from ingestion of 3 button cell batteries. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Aug; 53(2):222-3.
  16. Wojcicki JM, Holbrook K, Lustig RH, Caughey AB, Muñoz RF, Heyman MB. Infant formula, tea, and water supplementation of latino infants at 4-6 weeks postpartum. J Hum Lact. 2011 May; 27(2):122-30.
  17. Chen JL, Weiss S, Heyman MB, Lustig R. Risk factors for obesity and high blood pressure in Chinese American children: maternal acculturation and children's food choices. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Apr; 13(2):268-75.
  18. Chen JL, Weiss S, Heyman MB, Cooper B, Lustig RH. The efficacy of the web-based childhood obesity prevention program in Chinese American adolescents (Web ABC study). J Adolesc Health. 2011 Aug; 49(2):148-54.
  19. Wojcicki JM, Holbrook K, Lustig RH, Epel E, Caughey AB, Muñoz RF, Shiboski SC, Heyman MB. Chronic maternal depression is associated with reduced weight gain in latino infants from birth to 2 years of age. PLoS One. 2011; 6(2):e16737.
  20. Zachariadis V, Gauffin F, Kuchinskaya E, Heyman M, Schoumans J, Blennow E, Gustafsson B, Barbany G, Golovleva I, Ehrencrona H, Cavelier L, Palmqvist L, Lönnerholm G, Nordenskjöld M, Johansson B, Forestier E, Nordgren A. The frequency and prognostic impact of dic(9;20)(p13.2;q11.2) in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the NOPHO ALL-2000 trial. Leukemia. 2011 Apr; 25(4):622-8.

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