Hepatologist Kidist K. Yimam, M.D., Joins Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO - Dec. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, part of the Sutter Health network, announced today the addition in September of Kidist K. Yimam, M.D., as an attending hepatologist and the medical director of the Autoimmune Liver Disease (AILD) Program.

Dr. Yimam, board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, received her medical degree from University of Nevada School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center as well as fellowships at CPMC in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.

The AILD program has a clinical and research focus on the cholangiopathy diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, and cholangiocarcinoma. Dr. Yimam is developing this AILD program, which offers an unprecedented service to patients with these understudied diseases

Dr. Yimam is located in San Francisco at 2340 Clay St. on the third floor and she can be reached at (415) 600-1020. Her primary language is English and she also speaks Ethiopian (Amharic).  For more information and a photo, please visit http://www.sutterpacific.org/dr-kidist-k-yimam.html.

About Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation:

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation is a group of 250+ doctors who offer primary, specialty and complex medical care. Our physicians in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma and Del Norte counties combine the latest in medical technology with personalized care. As part of the Sutter Health not-for-profit network, Sutter Pacific doctors are affiliated with some of the most respected hospitals in the region and provide care in local communities. For more information or to find a doctor near you, visit www.sutterpacific.org or call 1-888-699-DOCS (3627).