Randall Brand
Experienced in Obesity

Dr. Randall Brand

Gastroenterology
UPMC
UPMC Digestive Health Care, Shadyside, Part Of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 409, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Obesity
UPMC
UPMC Digestive Health Care, Shadyside, Part Of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 409, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Randall Brand, MD, specializes in gastroenterology and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Shadyside. He completed his fellowship at University of California at San Francisco and his medical degree at University of Michigan Medical School.

Dr. Brand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 227 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Obesity.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of California at San Francisco
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc St Margaret
Upmc Passavant
Upmc East
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Digestive Health Care, Shadyside, Part of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 409, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Call: 412-623-3105

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Brand has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multi-center Investigational Study of IMMray™ PanCan-d Diagnostic Assay for Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in High-risk Populations
A Prospective, Multi-center Investigational Study of IMMray™ PanCan-d Diagnostic Assay for Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in High-risk Populations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 31, 2022
A Phase I/II Pilot Study of Dipyridamole as a Modulator of Immune Activation and Systemic Inflammation in HIV-1-Infected Subjects on Antiretroviral Therapy- DAIDS-ES ID 11987
A Phase I/II Pilot Study of Dipyridamole as a Modulator of Immune Activation and Systemic Inflammation in HIV-1-Infected Subjects on Antiretroviral Therapy- DAIDS-ES ID 11987
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 11, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
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227 Total Publications

Mucin 5ac Modulates Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Heterogeneity Through Epigenetic Reprogramming of Precursor Cells.
Mucin 5ac Modulates Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Heterogeneity Through Epigenetic Reprogramming of Precursor Cells.
Journal: American journal of physiology. Cell physiology
Published: November 06, 2025
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