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    MediFind found 204 doctor with experience in Ascites near South San Francisco, CA. Of these, 150 are Experienced, 37 are Advanced, 16 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    204 providers found
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      AHMC Seton Medical Center

      1900 Sullivan Ave, 
      Daly City, CA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Arjun Sharma is a Radiologist in Daly City, California. Dr. Sharma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Biliary Dyskinesia, Ascites, Gallbladder Disease, and Pleurisy.

      Elite in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Elite in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Lai is a Gastroenterologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lai is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Ascites, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

      Jessica S. Hightower
      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center - Burlingame Campus

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Building C, 1st Floor, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jessica Hightower is an Interventional Radiologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Hightower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Ascites.

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      Arthur E. Li
      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Arthur Li is a Radiologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Herniated Disk, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

      Raphael B. Merriman
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Van Ness Campus MOB

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Raphael Merriman is a Hepatologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Merriman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Merriman is currently accepting new patients.

      Richard T. Frederick
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Frederick is a Hepatologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Frederick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Frederick is currently accepting new patients.

      Timothy J. Davern
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Davern is a Hepatologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Davern is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Davern is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      AHMC Seton Medical Center

      1900 Sullivan Ave, 
      Daly City, CA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Stephen Abedon is a Radiologist in Daly City, California. Dr. Abedon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Thyroid Nodule, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Clay Napper
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Clay Napper is a Radiologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Napper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2.

      Mark Pederson
      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mark Pederson is a Radiologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Pederson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Visceromegaly, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Breast Lump, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

      Diana Baker
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Diana Baker is a Radiologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Osteopenia, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Visceromegaly.

      Vino Verghese
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, 2nd Floor, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vino Verghese is a Gastroenterologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Verghese is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Verghese is currently accepting new patients.

      Robert Osterhoff
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, 2nd Floor, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Osterhoff is a Gastroenterologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Osterhoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Hepatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Osterhoff is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Radiology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Radiology

      Interventional Radiology Clinic

      505 Parnassus Ave Rm M-361, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kanti Kolli is a Radiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kolli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Intussusception in Children, Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Interventional Radiology Clinic

      505 Parnassus Ave Rm M-361, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ryan Kohlbrenner is a Radiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kohlbrenner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Ureterocele, Prostatic Artery Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology

      University Of California San Francisco

      505 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeanne Laberge is an Interventional Radiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Laberge is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Lung Cancer.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      University Of California San Francisco

      505 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Kerlan is a Radiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kerlan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      California Pacific Medical Center-Van Ness Campus

      1101 Van Ness Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edward Baker is a Radiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Baker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Visceromegaly, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      South San Francisco Medical Center

      South San Francisco, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Thomas Huang is a Radiologist in South San Francisco, California. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatic Hemangioma, Aortopulmonary Window, Aorta-Pulmonary Artery Fistula, and Baker Cyst. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology

      Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center

      South San Francisco, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Orest Boyko is a Radiologist in South San Francisco, California. Dr. Boyko has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Cerebelloolivary Atrophy, Primary Familial Brain Calcification, and Gallbladder Disease.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Ascites?

      Ascites is the build-up of fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal organs.

      When should I see an Ascites doctor near South San Francisco, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Ascites doctor near South San Francisco, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Ascites doctors near South San Francisco, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Ascites doctors near South San Francisco, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Ascites doctor near South San Francisco, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Ascites doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Ascites doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Ascites doctor near South San Francisco, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Ascites doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Ascites doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Ascites doctors near South San Francisco, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Ascites doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Ascites doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Ascites doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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