Thomas Savides

Dr. Thomas Savides is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California San Diego.  He is the Chief Experience Officer for UC San Diego Health where he oversees patient, team member, and physician experience.  He was named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of “30 Chief Experience Officers to Know in 2018”.  Additionally, he is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Physician Affairs for UC San Diego Health.

He is also a clinical gastroenterologist who specializes in interventional endoscopic procedures, especially related to diseases of the pancreas and biliary system, as well as management of precancerous lesions of the luminal GI track.  He has published over 200 original research works, chapters, and invited reviews.  He is listed as one of the top gastroenterologists by San Diego Magazine and is named in Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors and America’s Top Doctors for Cancer.