Jason B. Samarasena, MD, named chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary
Source: UCI School of Medicine
Jason B. Samarasena, MD, has been named chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary at the UC Irvine School of Medicine and UCI Health.
Samarasena was named a Physician of Excellence for four consecutive years from 2020-2023, and the 2016 Teaching Attending of the Year by the UC Irvine Gastroenterology Fellowship. Samarasena is also the current president of the Orange County GI Society.
His research interests include advanced endoscopic imaging, characterization and treatment of pancreatic cysts, confocal laser endomicroscopy, bowel preparation before colonoscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection, and endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Samarasena specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal disease, pancreatic cysts, biliary tract disorders, gastric intestinal metaplasia and colorectal cancer.
Samarasena received his medical degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, where he graduated on the Dean’s List. He also completed both general gastroenterology and interventional endoscopy fellowships at UC Irvine.
