Walter Park
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Gastroenterology Clinic 900 Blake Wilbur Dr Garden Level MC 5355 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 736-5555 Fax (650) 498-6323
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-4102Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Gastroenterology
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Professional Education
Fellowship: | Stanford Hospital and Clinics, CA USA (2009) |
Board Certification: | Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2009) |
Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
Residency: | Stanford University Hospital - Internal Medicine CA (2006) |
Medical Education: | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine MD (2003) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Park's research interests are in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cysts, acute and chronic pancreatitis. His approach incorporates methods in health services research including the use of observational datasets, cost-effectiveness studies, and the development of clinical cohorts.
Publications
- How to value technological innovation: a proposal for determining relative clinical value. Gastroenterology. 2013; (1): 5-8
- The epidemiology of idiopathic acute pancreatitis, analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 1998 to 2007. Pancreas. 2013; (1): 1-5
- Adult intestinal malrotation: when things turn the wrong way. Dig Dis Sci. 2012; (2): 284-7
- Diagnostic accuracy of cyst fluid amphiregulin in pancreatic cysts. BMC Gastroenterol. 2012: 15
- Endoscopic mucosal resection with an over-the-counter hyaluronate preparation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012; (5): 1040-4
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: radiographic calcifications correlate with grade and metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012; (7): 2295-303