Hisham Hussan MD

Dr. Hisham Hussan is an Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He obtained his M.D. from Damascus University School of Medicine in 2006. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at St. Louis University School of Medicine, culminating in his Gastroenterology fellowship in 2014. His research has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Dr. Michael Grever Clinical Research Award in Gastroenterology in 2021, the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Award for best scientific paper from the American College of Gastroenterology in 2020, and multiple Obesity Awards for best scientific papers from the same organization between 2016 and 2020.

He served as an ad hoc member of the KNOD NIH Study Section in 2021. He is invested in helping patients reach a better quality of life by applying the most recent evidence-based medicine and the highest level of empathy in patient-centered value-based care. His particular interests focus on colorectal cancer prevention in adults with or without a predisposition to inherited colorectal cancer. Another area of expertise for him is improving the gastrointestinal health of adults with obesity or prior bariatric surgery.