The facility is located in the Westfield UTC shopping mall, and touted as the first clinic of its kind in San Diego County.
SAN DIEGO - UC San Diego Health has opened a clinic for patients with gastrointestinal and digestive conditions -- a facility located in the Westfield UTC shopping mall, and touted as the first clinic of its kind in the county, it was announced Monday.
A team of physicians, surgeons, endoscopists, oncologists, radiologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists and dieticians will care for patients with conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, hernias, obesity and cancer. The 11,000 square-foot clinic has 18 patient exam rooms. According to Dr. Santiago Horgan, chief of the division of minimally invasive surgery at UCSD Health, patients eligible for surgery will have access to a team of experts who have pioneered minimally invasive surgeries, including device implantation, that minimize the number of scars and healing time.