James W. Ostroff, M.D.
- Professor of Clinical Medicine, Pediatrics and Radiology Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology
- Director, Endoscopy Unit and Gastrointestinal Consultative
- Service
Contact Information
| Academic Office Division of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Suite, Box 1007 San Francisco, CA 94143-1007 Phone: 415-353-1702 Fax: 415-353-8579 [email protected] | Gastroenterology at Parnassus 350 Parnassus Ave., Suite 410 San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: (415) 502-2112 Fax: (415) 514-3300 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 2330 Post St., Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: (415) 502-4444 Fax: (415) 502-2249 |
Education
1965-1970 B.S., Chemistry, B.S., Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, New York
1970-1975 Medical Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
1975-1977 M.D., Cornell Medical College
Residencies
- 7/77-6/78 Medical Intern, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
- 7/78-6/80 Medical Resident and Assistant, Chief Medical Resident, New York
- Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Fellowships
- 1/80-7/80 Research Associate in Immunology, Preceptor H.A. Kunkel and
- Assistant Physician Rockefeller University Hospital
- 7/80-6/82 Fellow in Clinical Gastroenterology, University of California , San
- Francisco
Clinical Expertise
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Crohns Disease
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Gallstones
- Gastroparesis
- Intestinal Failure
- Intestinal Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
Biography
Dr. James Ostroff is a gastroenterologist at UCSF Medical Center where he directs the Endoscopy unit and the Gastrointestinal Consultation Service. Ostroff specializes in the endoscopic therapy of obstructive jaundice, benign and malignant pancreatic diseases, endoscopic management of malignant bowel obstructions and endoscopic treatment of complications after surgical esophagectomies and orthotopic liver transplants.
Ostroff earned an undergraduate degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a medical degree at Cornell Medical College. He completed an internship and residency at New York Hospital. He also studied the immunology of liver disease in the laboratory of Dr. Henry Kunkel at Rockefeller University before coming to UCSF where he is a professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics. Over the last 22 years, he has published more than 65 articles, chapters and abstracts on the endoscopic management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
His research focuses on endoscopic therapy for the biliary tract and pancreas and post-operative strictures, obscure GI bleeding and endoscopic management of post-operative complications. Ostroff has established one of the largest endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) training programs in North America.
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 36
- Lee AY, Lehrman ED, Perito ER, Kerlan RK, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Ostroff JW, Kang SM, Roberts JP, Rhee S, Rosenthal P, Fidelman N. Non-operative management of biliary complications after Liver Transplantation in pediatric patients: A 30-year experience. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Sep; 25(6):e14028. View in PubMed
- Thiruvengadam NR, Miranda J, Kim C, Behr S, Corvera C, Dai SC, Kirkwood K, Harris HW, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Ostroff JW, Kochman ML, Arain MA. Burden of Ionizing Radiation in the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 04 27; 12(5):e00347. View in PubMed
- Kidambi TD, Bagatelos KC, Ostroff JW. The Answer Is in the Ampulla. Gastroenterology. 2018 Sep; 155(3):e13-e14. View in PubMed
- Kidambi TD, Schmajuk G, Gross AJ, Ostroff JW, Terdiman JP, Lee JK. Endoscopy is of low yield in the identification of gastrointestinal neoplasia in patients with dermatomyositis: A cross-sectional study. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul 14; 23(26):4788-4795. View in PubMed
- Usatin D, Fernandes M, Allen IE, Perito ER, Ostroff J, Heyman MB. Reply. J Pediatr. 2017 07; 186:216. View in PubMed
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