Kidist K. Yimam
Experienced in Esophageal Varices

Dr. Kidist K. Yimam

Hepatology
Sutter Health
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Experienced in Esophageal Varices
Sutter Health
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Overview

Kidist Yimam is a Hepatologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Yimam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. Her top areas of expertise are Cholangitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Yimam is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine
Residency
California Pacific Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in CA
Board Certifications
Transplant Hepatology - Board Certified
Fellowships
California Pacific Medical Center, Gastroenterology & Transplant Hepatology
Hospital Affiliations
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Aetna
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Alignment Health Plan
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Anthem
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Blue Shield of California
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Cambia Health Solutions
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  • PPO
Change Healthcare
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Chinese Community Health
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Cigna
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Contra Costa Health
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Health Plan of San Mateo
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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Kaiser Permanente
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Premera Blue Cross
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
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  • PPO
SCAN Health Plan
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Sutter Health
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
UnitedHealthcare
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  • POS
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Walgreens
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Locations

Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 3, San Francisco, CA 94109
Call: 415-600-1000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Yimam 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 Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Volixibat in the Treatment of Cholestatic Pruritus in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Volixibat in the Treatment of Cholestatic Pruritus in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Volixibat
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Dose Ranging, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of EDP-305 in Subjects With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With or Without an Inadequate Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA)
A Phase 2 Dose Ranging, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of EDP-305 in Subjects With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With or Without an Inadequate Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 18, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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15 Total Publications

Epidemiology, Natural History, and Outcomes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies.
Epidemiology, Natural History, and Outcomes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies.
Journal: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Published: June 17, 2021
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