"The UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, welcomes Dr. Michael J. Albertson as Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. Concentrating on clinical work, Dr. Albertson specializes in Gastroenterology. He has extensive experience in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and biliary tract intervention, and is well versed in the area of inflammatory bowel disease and the branch of Hepatology. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Dr. Albertson earned his medical degree at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He did a straight medicine internship, his residency in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He returned to Keck School of Medicine as the Director of Student Health and as a Clinical Instructor of Gastroenterology. His medical career also includes work as a Gastroenterologist at Southern California Digestive Disease Consultants and Valley Gastroenterology Associates, both in Burbank, California. Immediately before coming to UCLA, he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at State University of New York (SUNY)/Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn. He has served on numerous committees, including the Gastroenterology Committee and the Patient Care Committee, both of which he was Chairman, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he also received a compassion award. Dr. Albertson supports professional organizations such as the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Physicians."

Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Patient Care.