SpecialtiesShiro Urayama, M.D. 
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2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
M.D. 1992
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Internships:
Seattle, Washington
1992-93
Residency:
Seattle, Washington
1993-95
Internal Medicine
Fellowships:
New York City, New York
1999
EUS
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1995-99
Gastroenterology
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995
Professional Memberships:
American Association for Cancer Research
American College of Physicians
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ad hoc Reviewer - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Honors and Awards:
New Faculty Grant Program Award - UC Davis, 1999
ADHF/Advanced Research Training Award, 1998
Ninth North American Conference of Gastroenterology Fellows - Best Poster presentation: Dexamethasone protection of intestinal epithelial cells against oxidant injury is mediated by induction of heat shock protein 72, 1998
ASGE/Bard Resident/Fellow Manuscript Award: Mycobacteria and glutaraldehyde: is high-level disinfection of endoscopes possible?, 1996
Select Recent Publications:
2009 Lin B, Urayama S, Saroufeem RMG, Matthews DL, Demos SG. Real-time microscopic imaging of esophageal epithelial disease with autofluorescence under ultra violet excitation. Optics Express 17(15):12502-12509.
2008 Ganz RA, Overholt BF, Sharma VK, Panjehpour S, DeMeester SR, Urayama S, et.al. HALO360 Circumferential ablation of Barrett's esophas that contains high-grade dysplasia: A U.S. multi-center registry. Gastrointest Endoscopy 26(6):835-840.
2007 Wang H, Ryu J, Gandara D, Bold RJ, Urayama S, Tanaka M, et. al. A phase II study of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiation with or without surgery for esophageal cancer. J Thoracic OncoI 2(2):153-157.
2006 Lee JG, Lum D, Urayama S, Mann S, Saavedra S, Vigil H, Vilaysak C, Leung JW, Leung FW. Extended flexible sigmoidoscopy performed by colonoscopists for colorectal cancer screening: a pilot study. Aliment Pharmacol & Ther 23(7):945-951.
2006 Tran Q, Urayama S, Meyers FJ. Endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus neurolysis for pancreatic cancer pain: a single institution experience and review of the literature. J Supportive Oncology 4(9):460-463.
2006 Lieber CA, Urayama S, Rahim N, Tu R, Demos SG. Multimodal spectral imaging as an exploratory tool for dysplastic esophageal lesion identification. Optics Express 14(6):2211-2219.
2005 Umphress JL, Hoda K, Oswal HN, Urayama S. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as pancreatic mass: a case report and review of the literature. Practical Gastroenterology 29(8):67-75.
2004 Umphress JL, Pecha RE, Urayama S. Biliary stricture caused by portal biliopathy: diagnosis by EUS with Doppler US. Gastrointest Endosc 60(6):1021-1024.
2002 Urayama S. Reduction of tissue injury by geranylgeranylacetone in rat acute pancreatitis model. [Japanese] Medical Tribune 35:19.
2002 Stein M, Schneider PD, Ho H, Eckert R, Urayama S, Bold RJ. Percutaneous transhepatic portography with intravascular ultrasonography for evaluation of venous involvement of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors. J Vase Interv Radiol 13:805-814.
