Dr. Aida Habtezion M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
300 Pasteur Dr Alway Bldg, Room M-2 Stanford CA, 94305About
Dr. Aida Habtezion is a gastroenterologist practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Habtezion specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Habtezion performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1999
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology- 2002
Provider Details
Awards
- 2010-2011 DDC Named Investigator, Stanford Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
- 2006-2011 Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08), NIH/NIDDK
- Stanford Digestive Disease Center 2007-2008 Pilot/Feasibility Award
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Jan2012 - Dec2015) Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award
Treatments
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Stanford, University 2006
- University of Toronto, Canada 2002
- Stanford University School of Medicine CA 2005
Publications
- Immunologic researchImmune cells and immune-based therapy in pancreatitis.2014
- JOURL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONCarbon monoxide-based therapy ameliorates acute pancreatitis via TLR4 inhibition2014
- Mucosal immunologyRetinoic acid regulates the development of a gut-homing precursor for intestil dendritic cells.2013
- GastroenterologyRole of immune cells and immune2013
- GASTROENTEROLOGYAryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulates Pancreatic IL-22 Production2012
- IMMUNITYPlasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Transport Peripheral Antigens to the Thymus to Promote Central2012
- GUTPanhematin provides a therapeutic benefit in experimental pancreatitis2011
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMAbsence of keratin 8 confers a paradoxical microflora2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTIL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGYHeme oxygese-1 is induced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with acute pancreatitis2011
- GASTROENTEROLOGYDiabetic Gastroparesis: An Emerging Role for Macrophages and Heme Oxygese-12010
- TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGYIntermediate filaments take the heat as stress proteins2010
- JOURL OF CELL SCIENCEKeratins modulate the shape and function of hepatocyte mitochondria2009
- TURE IMMUNOLOGYCCR9 expression defines tolerogenic plasmacytoid dendritic cells able to suppress acute graft2008
- TURE IMMUNOLOGYDCs metabolize sunlight2007
- JOURL OF HEPATOLOGYShort-term homing assay reveals a critical role for lymphocyte function2006
- TURE IMMUNOLOGYCD8(+) recent thymic emigrants home to and efficiently repopulate the small intestine epithelium2006
- JOURL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONHemin-activated macrophages home to the pancreas2005
- TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGYCellular integrity plus2005
- JOURL OF CELL SCIENCEKeratin-8-deficient mice develop chronic spontaneous Th2 colitis ameble to antibiotic treatment2005
- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASESRisk factors for low bone density in Crohn's disease2002
Experience & Accolades
- Member2008 - 2013Editorial Board, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Member 2012 - 2014 Clinical, Integrative and Molecular Gastroenterology Study Section
- Member 2011 - 2014 Immunology Postgraduate Program Committee, Stanford University
- Member2011 - 2014 Editorial Board, Gastroenterology
- Assistant Professor 2010 - 2014 Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Stanford University
- Instructor2007 - 2010 Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Stanford University
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