Principal Investigator

Dr. Muhammad Sheikh

VP, Advanced Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associates

President, Fresno Clinical Research Center (FCRC)

7102 N Fresno St. #101 Fresno, CA 93720

Dr. Muhammad Sheikh specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology, liver transplant evaluation, and clinical nutrition. Since 1998, he has been actively involved in clinical research related to hepatitis C, fatty liver, and complications of cirrhosis.

Dr. Sheikh serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and is the founding Chief of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division at UCSF Fresno. He played a key role in developing a new Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at UCSF Fresno. Previously, he was the Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Dr. Sheikh completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Indiana University, his fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Louisville, and training in Clinical Nutrition at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston.

He is board-certified in gastroenterology and has been recognized as one of the best gastroenterologists in the United States by Consumer Reports. Additionally, he is a fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA).

Dr. Sheikh received the "Laureate Award" from the American College of Physicians in 2012 and was selected for the "Who's Who" 2010/2011 edition, recognizing him as one of North America's most accomplished healthcare professionals. He has published extensively in top-ranking journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and Hepatology.