Is integrative hepatology right for you?
Whether you're managing a liver diagnosis or preventing one, Integrative Hepatology offers tools to help you live better, longer, and with greater vitality.
Nutrition for Liver Health and the BRIDGE Program
Nutrition for liver health - enhance liver health through the power of healthy eating
Whether you’ve been diagnosed with chronic liver disease—such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, also known as “fatty liver”), viral hepatitis, or autoimmune liver conditions—or simply want to take proactive steps to protect your liver, this group medical visit series offers expert guidance, practical tools, and a supportive community to help you enhance your liver health through the power of healthy eating. Designed with individuals living with liver disease in mind, this series is also ideal for anyone looking to understand how daily habits can promote liver function, reduce inflammation, and improve long-term well-being.
Behavioral Resources and Intervention via Digital Group Education (BRIDGE)
BRIDGE - a 6-session group telehealth program led by advanced practice providers in 90-min shared medical appointments with small groups of MASLD patients in an academic outpatient hepatology clinic setting. The program contains multi-component group interventions, with didactic education and behavioral coaching, while leveraging peer-based learning and support.
THE OSHER CENTER
Osher Center for Integrative Health
At the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health, our vision is to nurture health and inspire well-being in all people.
We work closely with clinicians, educators, and researchers across UCSF and with our colleagues in the Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health.
Powering Up with Protein
Exploring how protein and creatinine supplementation can strengthen nutrition, support recovery, and improve quality of life for patients living with cirrhosis.
Beyond Pills for Pain
Developing safe, non-drug strategies—from movement to mind-body practices—to manage pain while minimizing side effects.
Muscles Matter in MASLD
Muscles Matter in MASLD
Investigating how muscle health influences the course of fatty liver disease, and testing interventions to preserve strength and resilience.
We’re pushing the boundaries of hepatology through cross-disciplinary research initiatives
Micronutrient deficiencies in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Hypothesis: We hypothesize that micronutrient deficiencies are associated with poor clinical outcomes and increased mortality in patients with liver disease.
- To assess micronutrient deficiency patterns in liver transplant candidates. We will measure micronutrient deficiencies among patients with cirrhosis undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation. This will allow us to establish patterns of micronutrient deficiency among patients with cirrhosis.
- To evaluate the association between micronutrient deficiency patterns and liver-related clinical outcomes.
