Professor and Acting Chair Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology UC Davis School of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Christopher L. Bowlus, MD
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Christopher Bowlus works in the field of Gastroenterology. He attended Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Saint Louis University School of Medicine is ranked 67/57 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 2 awards "Fellow (AGAF)" and "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Christopher L. Bowlus, MD is also published. He has 83 publications published. The lastest publication: "Human gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor gene: complementary DNA cloning, expression, chromosomal location, and genomic organization.' Christopher Bowlus is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Multiple Phenotypes, Multiple Approaches.
- Evaluation of indeterminate Biliary strictures.
- Proposed therapies in primary Biliary cholangitis.
- Capsule Commentary on Mukhtar et al., Assessment of HBV Preventive Services in a Medically Underserved Asian and Pacific Islander Population Using Provider and Patient...
- Immunologic potential of CTLA-4 Ig in murine autoImmune cholangitis.
- IL-35 and Autoimmunity: a Comprehensive Perspective.
- Anti-Kelch-like 12 and Anti-Hexokinase 1: Novel Autoantibodies in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
- Ongoing Activation of Autoantigen-Specific B cells in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
- Diagnosis and classification of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- The diagnosis of primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- IL-12/Th1 and IL-23/Th17 Biliary microenvironment in primary Biliary cirrhosis: Implications for therapy.
- Antimitochondrial antibody recognition and structural integrity of the inner lipoyl domain of the e2 subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
- Anti-CD40 ligand monoclonal antibody delays the progression of murine autoImmune cholangitis Clinical and Experimental Immunology-Tanaka paper.
- Increasing Hepatitis B screening for hmong adults: results from a randomized controlled community-based study.
- Electronic messages increase Hepatitis B screening in at-risk Asian American patients: a randomized, controlled trial.
- AMA heterogeneity and the xenobiotic etiology of primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Immunological Orchestration of Liver Fibrosis.
- The Immunophysiology and Apoptosis of Biliary Epithelial Cells: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis: etiopathogenesis and clinical management.
- S-adenosyl-L-methionine Treatment for Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
- Biochemical and immunologic effects of rituximab in primary Biliary cirrhosis patients with an incomplete response to ursodeoxycholic acid.
- The Prevalence, Incidence and Natural History of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in an Ethnically Diverse Population.
- Fine phenotypic and functional characterization of effector CD8(+) T cells in patients with primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- T cell clonal expansions detected in patients with primary Biliary cirrhosis express CX3CR1.
- Epithelial cell specificity and apotope recognition by serum autoantibodies in primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Cutting Edge Issues in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis in genetically diverse populations listed for liver transplantation: unique clinical and human leukocyte antigen associations.
- Biliary apotopes and anti-mitochondrial antibodies activate innate immune responses in primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Prevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen in US-born and foreign-born Asian/Pacific Islander college students.
- Anti-mitochondrial antibody-negative primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver Disease: the new epidemic and the need for novel nutritional approaches.
- The potentiating and protective effects of ascorbate on oxidative stress depend upon the concentration of dietary iron fed C3H mice.
- Metabolic effects of two years of exenatide treatment on diabetes, obesity, and hepatic biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes: an interim analysis of data from t...
- Revisiting hereditary Hemochromatosis: current concepts and progress.
- Liver-targeted and peripheral blood alterations of regulatory T cells in primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Factors associated with advanced liver Disease in adults with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
- Prss16 is not required for T-cell development.
- Liver hepcidin mRNA correlates with iron stores, but not inflammation, in patients with chronic Hepatitis C.
- Transcription profile of Helicobacter pylori in the human stomach reflects its physiology in vivo.
- Obesity in BSB mice is correlated with expression of genes for iron homeostasis and leptin.
- Ascorbic acid does not increase the oxidative stress induced by dietary iron in C3H mice.
- DMT1 and FPN1 expression during infancy: developmental regulation of iron absorption.
- Iron supplementation during infancy--effects on expression of iron transporters, iron absorption, and iron utilization in rat pups.
- Myeloperoxidase-positive inflammatory cells participate in bile duct damage in primary Biliary cirrhosis through nitric oxide-mediated reactions.
- Discussion of the role of hemochromatosis susceptibility gene mutation in protecting against iron deficiency in celiac Disease.
- Interim report of a randomized cross-over study comparing clinical performance of novice trainee endoscopists using conventional air insufflation versus warm water inf...
- Lymphocyte recruitment and homing to the liver in primary Biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- B cells suppress the inflammatory response in a mouse model of primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- De novo nonalcoholic fatty liver Disease after liver transplantation.
- A transcription map of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I region.
- FISH-Mapped CEPH YACs spanning 0 to 46 cM on human chromosome 6.
- Analysis of the IDDM candidate gene Prss16 in NOD and NON mice.
- Effect of iron treatment on nickel absorption and gene expression of the divalent metal transporter (DMT1) by human Intestinal Caco-2 cells.
- The role of iron in T cell development and autoimmunity.
- Changes in plasma ghrelin levels, Gastric ghrelin production, and body weight after Helicobacter pylori cure.
- Differential gene expression between flat adenoma and normal mucosa in the colon in a microarray analysis.
- Gene expression by PBMC in primary sclerosing cholangitis: evidence for dysregulation of Immune mediated genes.
- IL-2 receptor alpha deficiency and features of primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Analysis of MAdCAM-1 and ICAM-1 polymorphisms in 365 Scandinavian patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Ascorbic acid reduces the frequency of iron induced micronuclei in bone marrow cells of mice.
- T cell immunity in autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) and autoimmunity.
- T cell immunity and graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD).
- The immunobiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Iron homeostasis during transfusional iron overload in beta-thalassemia and sickle cell Disease: changes in iron regulatory protein, hepcidin, and ferritin expression.
- Effect of penicillamine and zinc on iron metabolism in Wilson''s Disease.
- Quality of life and everyday activities in patients with primary Biliary cirrhosis.
- Exenatide effects on diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular risk factors and hepatic biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes treated for at least 3 years.
- The geoepidemiology of autoimmune intestinal Diseases.
- Impaired homocysteine transsulfuration is an indicator of alcoholic liver Disease.
- In situ mass spectrometry of autoimmune liver Diseases.
- Expression, genomic structure and mapping of the thymus specific protease prss16: a candidate gene for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus susceptibility.
- An adult case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting as hepatic dysfunction.
- Characterization of three different elements in the 5'-flanking region of the fibronectin gene which mediate a transcriptional Response to cAMP.
- Cloning and analysis of the promotor region of the human fibronectin gene.
- Human gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor gene: complementary DNA cloning, expression, chromosomal location, and genomic organization.
- Cloning of a novel MHC-encoded serine peptidase highly expressed by cortical epithelial cells of the thymus.
- Functional and molecular responses of human Intestinal Caco-2 cells to iron treatment.
- Granular cells as a marker of early amiodarone hepatotoxicity.
- DMT1 gene expression and cadmium absorption in human absorptive enterocytes.
- Costs of Hepatitis C.
- Polymorphisms in the gene encoding thymus-specific serine protease in the extended HLA complex: a potential candidate gene for autoimmune and HLA-associated Diseases.
Schools
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
University Ca Davis Med Center
Yale New Haven Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- Liver Biopsy
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Guided Access HMO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- Select Plus HMO
- Select PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Delta Health System
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Blue & Gold HMO
- Covered California - Bronze PPO
- Employer Group HMO
- Health Net PPO
- Individual and Family PPO
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Humana
- Medicare MCR
- Molina
- MultiPlan PPO
- Heritage Signature
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- United Healthcare
- Western Health Advantage
Awards
- Fellow (AGAF)
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Yale-New Haven Hospital -
University of California Davis -
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of California, Davis Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1942252085 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BOWLUS | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTOPHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 958171460 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 464.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1942252085 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BOWLUS |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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