Kiran M. Bambha M.D., M.Sc.

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Kiran M. Bambha M.D., M.Sc.

Medical Specialties

  • Gastroenterology (digestive)
  • Liver transplant and evaluation
  • Hepatology (liver)

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Languages

  • English

About Kiran M. Bambha

Kiran M. Bambha, M.D., M.Sc., is a board-certified transplant hepatologist with UW Medicine. She is a UW associate professor of Gastroenterology, medical director of the UW Live Donor Liver Transplant Program and director of the Liver Clinical Trials Unit.

Dr. Bambha treats patients with liver disease, portal hypertensive complications or needing liver transplantation. She strives to create active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. 

Dr. Bambha earned her M.D. from Tulane University. The focus of her research is investigation of factors impacting the organ allocation process. Other research interests include interventions targeting molecular pathways of inflammation and fibrogenesis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis pathogenesis.

Education and Training

  • University of California San Francisco
    Fellowship, 2007, Transplant Hepatology
  • Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
    Fellowship, 2006, Gastroenterology
  • Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
    Fellowship, 2004, Research Fellowship
  • Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
    Residency, 2002, Internal Medicine
  • Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
    Internship, 2000, Internal Medicine
  • Tulane University-School of Medicine
    Medical Education, 1999
  • Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
    Master, 1993
  • University of California San Francisco
    Teaching Appointment
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Teaching Appointment

Board Certifications

  • Transplant Hepatology, 2008, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology, 2006, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine, 2002, American Board of Internal Medicine