The 20 Best Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) Doctors Near Me in Palo Alto, CA

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The 20 Best Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) Doctors near Palo Alto, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 79 doctor with experience in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 68 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Deborah M. Alcorn
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)

    Palo Alto Center

    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Deborah Alcorn is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Alcorn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Dr. Alcorn is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Office

    750 Welch Rd Ste 116, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Berquist is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Berquist is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Wilson Disease, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Pedram Fatehi is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Fatehi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Acute Tubular Necrosis, Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hepatorenal Syndrome.

    Are you looking for a specific type of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)?

    Common conditions include: Arginase Deficiency, Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase 1 Deficiency, Citrullinemia, N-Acetylglutamate Synthase Deficiency

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    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Tawfik is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Tawfik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Infantile Pneumothorax, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), and Newborn Jaundice.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Chubb is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chubb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Williams Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anne Dubin is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Dubin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Congenital Heart Block, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kanwaljeet Anand is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Anand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Premature Infant, Arteriovenous Malformation, and Adenoidectomy.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Cornell is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Cornell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Hepatoblastoma, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Adenoidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Goodyer is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Goodyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, and Congenital Heart Block.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatrics

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Manish Shah is a Pediatrics provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Cerebral Hypoxia, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, and Viral Gastroenteritis.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peace Dike is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Dike is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Biliary Atresia, Hepatoblastoma, Biliary Hypoplasia, Menkes Disease, and Liver Transplant.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Office

    750 Welch Rd Ste 116, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Noelle Ebel is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Ebel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Zellweger Syndrome, Liver Failure, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, and Liver Transplant.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carlos Esquivel is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Esquivel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Liver Failure, Biliary Atresia, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

    Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chung Lee is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Ornithine Translocase Deficiency, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics

    Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christina Tise is a Medical Genetics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Tise is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Zellweger Syndrome, 2q37 Deletion Syndrome, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    General Surgery
    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phoenix Vuong is a General Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Vuong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    300 Pasteur Dr, H-315, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kristina Cusmano-Ozog is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Cusmano-Ozog is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Mucolipidosis Type 4, Grix Blankenship Peterson Syndrome, and Micrognathia.

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Gastroenterology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Kwo is a Gastroenterologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Kwo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Medical Genetics
    3375 Hillview Ave, Room 2101, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tina Cowan is a Medical Genetics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Cowan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Biotinidase Deficiency, Homocystinuria, and Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD).

    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Nephrology
    Experienced in Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)
    Nephrology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Margaret Yu is a Nephrologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Yu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD). Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Diabetic Nephropathy, and Orchiectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)?

    Urea cycle disorders are genetic conditions that cause a buildup of ammonia in the blood. Normally, ammonia is converted to urea and excreted in the urine. In urea cycle disorders, defects in enzymes prevent urea from being converted to ammonia and excreted, leading to a toxic buildup of ammonia in the blood. There are several types of urea cycle disorders.

    When should I see a Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor near Palo Alto, 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 a Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctors near Palo Alto, 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctors near Palo Alto, 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 a Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) 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 a Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) 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 Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) 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 a Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) 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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