Areas of Treatment:

• Hepatology
• Liver Transplant
• Liver Cancer
• Viral Hepatitis

Specialties:

• Hepatology

Title:

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Department:

• Department of Medicine

Locations:

• HCC II

Background:

Dr. Donovan attended the University of Southern California as an undergraduate before returning years later for his residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. He teaches Medical Students, Medicine Residents and GI fellows about Liver Transplant Hepatology.  Dr. Donovan has been published in numerous medical journals and written book chapters, abstracts and peer-reviewed articles. Of additional note, Dr. Donovan has served as Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Liver Foundation and served as past president of the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology.

 http://www.usc.edu/health/internal/divisions/gi/

Education:

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, B.S. (Biology), 1979
• University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, M.D., 1983

Internships:

• University of Florida College of Medicine (General Surgery), Shand's Teaching Hospital, Gainesville, FL, 1983 - 1984

Residencies:

• LAC+USC Medical Center (Urology), Los Angeles, CA, 1985 - 1987
• LAC+USC Medical Center (Anesthesiology), Los Angeles, CA, 1988 - 1989
• Huntington Memorial Hospital (Internal Medicine), Pasadena, CA, 1989 - 1992

Fellowships:

• Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Los Angeles, CA, 1992 - 1995

Board Certification:

• American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology

Professional Society Memberships:

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterology Association
• International Liver Transplantation Society

Awards:

• Fellow of the Year, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1995

Languages:

• English