Kendall Beck, MD

Education

2020 - DOM CORE Leader, University of California San Francisco

06/2017 - Gastroenterology fellowship, UCSF

06/2014 - Internal Medicine residency, UCSF

MD, 05/2011 - , University of Texas Houston Medical School

BA, 06/2005 - Human Biology, Stanford University

Honors and Awards

ACG-FDA ORISE Visiting Fellowship Award, American College of Gastroenterology and Food and Drug Administration, 2016
Clinical Fellow Award, UCSF, 2015
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 2010

Publications

Garcia NM, Memel Z, Zou Y, Thiemann A, Dort C, Beck K. Upadacitinib Is Safe and Effective in Older Adults: A Real-World Experience Comparing Safety and Efficacy in Younger Versus Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive diseases and sciences 2026. PMID: 41490962
Chen SL, Arima N, Beck K, Mahadevan U, Lewin S. Management of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with Ambulatory Intravenous Corticosteroids (MOSAIC): A Treatment Approach to Avoid Hospitalization in Immunocompromised Patients. Crohn's & colitis 360 2025. PMID: 40919596
Memel ZN, Shah ND, Beck KR. Diet, nutraceuticals, and lifestyle interventions for the treatment and management of irritable bowel syndrome. Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2025. PMID: 40346863
Memel Z, Thiemann A, Dort C, Mahadevan U, Beck KR. Prevalence of Malnutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Older Adults with Ulcerative Colitis. Digestive diseases and sciences 2024. PMID: 39438412
Kim BJ, Thiemann A, Dietz B, Beck K. Refractory Ulcerative Colitis With Associated Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis Syndrome Successfully Treated With Tofacitinib. ACG case reports journal 2024. PMID: 38638203
Field J, Shah ND, Memel Z, Mahadevan U, Beck K. Exclusive Yet Effective: The Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet as Treatment for Medication-Refractory Disease. Digestive diseases and sciences 2024. PMID: 38555328
Mennillo E, Kim YJ, Lee G, Rusu I, Patel RK, Dorman LC, Flynn E, Li S, Bain JL, Andersen C, Rao A, Tamaki S, Tsui J, Shen A, Lotstein ML, Rahim M, Naser M, Bernard-Vazquez F, Eckalbar W, Cho SJ, Beck K, El-Nachef N, Lewin S, Selvig DR, Terdiman JP, Mahadevan U, Oh DY, Fragiadakis GK, Pisco A, Combes AJ, Kattah MG. Single-cell and spatial multi-omics highlight effects of anti-integrin therapy across cellular compartments in ulcerative colitis. Nature communications 2024. PMID: 38374043
Yu A, Ha NB, Shi B, Cheng YW, Mahadevan U, Beck KR. Real-World Experience with Tofacitinib Dose De-escalation in Patients with Moderate and Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023. PMID: 37187323
Wang CW, Mclean I R, Cheng YW, Kim S, Terdiman J, Kathpalia P, Beck KR. Racial Disparities in Endoscopy Cancellations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive diseases and sciences 2022. PMID: 35732970
Elia JR, Beck KR. The Importance of Physical Activity and Structured Exercise Distinction and Analysis-Response to "Physical Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review". . 2021. PMID: 34922351
Beck KR, Shah ED, Hernandez-Barco YG, ACG FDA-Related Matters Committee. Understanding Device Development for Gastrointestinal Clinical Care. The American journal of gastroenterology 2021. PMID: 34074819
Shah ED, Hernandez-Barco YG, Beck KR, Levy BH. Understanding Drug Development for Clinical Care. The American journal of gastroenterology 2020. PMID: 32453059
Selvig D, Piceno Y, Terdiman J, Zydek M, Umetsu SE, Balitzer D, Fadrosh D, Lynch K, Lamere B, Leith T, Kassam Z, Beck K, Lewin S, Ma A, Somsouk M, Lynch SV, El-Nachef N. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Pouchitis: Clinical, Endoscopic, Histologic, and Microbiota Results from a Pilot Study. Digestive diseases and sciences 2019. PMID: 31302808
Narasimmaraj P, Lim HC, Beck KR, Lai AR. Geriatric 'Crohn-ic' Abdominal Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Common Disease. The American journal of medicine 2019. PMID: 31331615
Hammami MB, Gill R, Thiruvengadam N, Oh DY, Beck K, Mahadevan U, Kattah MG. Balancing the Checkpoint: Managing Colitis Associated with Dual Checkpoint Inhibitors and High-Dose Aspirin. Digestive diseases and sciences 2019. PMID: 30778872
Lewin SM, Wen KW, Velayos FS, Mahadevan U, Beck KR. How Dye May Prevent Dying from Cancer: Perceiving Imperceptible Dysplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive diseases and sciences 2019. PMID: 30523483
Beck KR, Shergill AK. Colonoscopy in Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Diagnosis, Timing, and Bowel Preparation. Volume 28 of Issue 3. Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America 2018. PMID: 29933782
Beck KR, Kim NJ, Khalili M. Direct Acting Antivirals Improve HCV Treatment Initiation and Adherence Among Underserved African Americans. Annals of hepatology 2018. PMID: 29735789
Beck KR, Kim N, Khalili M. Sofosbuvir-Containing Regimens for Chronic Hepatitis C Are Successful in the Safety-Net Population: A Real-World Experience. Digestive diseases and sciences 2016. PMID: 27743164
Beck KR, Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Peters MG. Use of Palliative Care Consultation for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease: Survey of Liver Transplant Service Providers. Volume 19 of Issue 8. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27092870
Wilson AM, Kimura E, Harada RK, Nair N, Narasimhan B, Meng XY, Zhang F, Beck KR, Olin JW, Fung ET, Cooke JP. Beta2-microglobulin as a biomarker in peripheral arterial disease: proteomic profiling and clinical studies. Circulation 2007. PMID: 17724262