Cameron Henneberg, MD, is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist. Dr. Henneberg completed fellowship at the University of Colorado as Chief Fellow, internal medicine residency at UCLA as Chief Resident, and medical school at Boston University. Clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, fatty liver disease, and disorders of gut-brain interaction. Dr. Henneberg is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and has been recognized by UCLA for excellence in medical student teaching.

Education & Training
  • 2023 – present – University of Colorado Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow – Chief Fellow, 2025 – 2026
  • 2019 – 2022 University of California, Los Angeles Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 2014 – 2019 Boston University School of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine
  • 2010 – 2014 Princeton University – AB, Anthropology – Certificate, Global Health and Health Policy
Additional Information

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

  • 2021-2023 Chiefs’ Summer Fellowship Mentor, UCLA Graduate Medical Education
    • Mentor (2021-2023): Guided a first year medical student through a research project involving low FODMAP diets and their interaction with the gut microbiome.
    • 2020-2021 Internal Medicine Residency Council, UCLA Graduate Medical Education
      • Class of 2022 Representative (2020-2021): Advocate for program change in real time, and act as a liaison between co-residents, chief residents, and program leadership.
    • 2020-present UCLA IM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, UCLA Graduate Medical Education
      • Curriculum Subcommittee: Revised didactic curriculum to cover topics including social determinants of health and health for gender and sexual minorities.
    • 2020-present Spectrum – The Alliance, UCLA Graduate Medical Education
      • Committee Member (2020-present): Serve on an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiative to enhance LGBTQIA representation, mentorship, and community in UCLA’s Department of Medicine
    • 2020-2023 Pre-Medical Undergraduate Learning Through Shadowing Experience (PULSE), UCLA
      • Physician Mentor: Meet with mentees quarterly to discuss career goals and planning, as well as providing shadow experiences for undergraduate premedical students.
    • 2019-2020 LGBTQ Health Vertical Integration Group, Boston University School of Medicine
      • Committee Member (2019-2020): Provide evidence-based recommendations to create a longitudinal curriculum on LGBTQ health topics at Boston University School of Medicine; participate beyond graduation to incorporate insight from other training programs.
    • 2015-2019 Student Representative, Medical Education Committee, Boston University School of Medicine
      • Assessment Subcommittee, Chair (2018-2019): Met monthly with faculty members to evaluate the success of a new grading system for the clinical years, and conducted a study centered on interviews and focus groups with faculty and students to investigate student experiences within the framework of the medical education literature.
    • 2015-2019 Boston University Medical Center Pride Organization
      • Co-Chair (2016-2017): Facilitated opportunities for activism and volunteering, hosted educational lectures and workshops, planned social events, and advocated for LGBT-inclusive curricular changes/additions.

        2015-2019 BUSM Medical Humanities Society

      • Co-Chair (2016-2017): organized monthly student book clubs for literature with medical and non-medical themes.
    • 2014-2019 Princeton University Class of 2014 Alumni Organization
      • Alumni Vice President (2014-2019): Oversee and support regional committees in their social and educational events, and coordinate annual alumni reunions.
      • Alumni Interviewer (2015-present): Meet and interview 10-20 high school seniors annually to guide them through their application to the University and assess their candidacy.
    • 2015-2019 BUSM Office of Admissions
      • Admissions Lunch Host Leader (2015-2016): Coordinated three weekly lunch meetings between applicants and current students for candid discussion about their medical school experiences.
      • Fourth Year Admissions Committee Member (2018-2019): Serve on admissions committee and participate in meetings and discussions to provide a current student’s perspective on applicants.
    • 2015-2017 BUSM Integrative Medicine Interest Group
      • Co-Chair (2016-2017): planned monthly lectures on topics including the neuroscience of yoga, the health benefits of meditation, and workshops on mindful dietary habits.
    • 2016 Communications Chair, Anatomy Memorial Service
      • Managed all publicity and committee communication for an annual memorial service for students and the families of donors.

    AWARDS AND HONORS

    • June 2020 Commendation for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching, AY 2019-2020 – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    • May 2018 Gold Humanism Honor Society – Boston University School of Medicine

    TEACHING ACTIVITITES

    • UCLA Department of Medicine – Morbidity and Mortality conference, October 20, 2022.
    • UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program – Ambulatory Medicine Curriculum:
      • July 2022: Substance Use and MAT Cases
      • August 2022: Monkeypox and COVID-19 Updates
      • August 2022: Pre-operative Medicine and Risk Stratification Cases
      • September 2022: Anemia Workup Cases
      • October-November 2022: Pre-exposure for HIV – Review and Cases
      • January-February 2023: Creating a Boards Study Plan
      • March 2023: Malnutrition and Diarrhea Cases
      • “Happily Hypoxemic: A Case of Asymptomatic Methemoglobinemia,” Resident Report, October 18, 2021
      • Intern Noon Conference: Gastrointestinal Bleed, AY 2021-2022
      • Intern Noon Conference: Transplant Medicine, AY 2021-2022
    • ME-ME000 Internal Medicine, DGSOM at UCLA
      • Discussions of Major Diseases: Cirrhosis (author)
      • Discussions of Major Diseases: Gastrointestinal Bleed (author)
      • Discussions of Major Diseases: Acute Kidney Injury (facilitator)
      • Discussions of Major Diseases: Anemia (facilitator)
    • University of Colorado Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
      • Clinical Pathology Conference, Grand Rounds, April 15, 2024.
      • Clinical Pathology Conference, Grand Rounds, September 30, 2024
      • Collaborative Case Review, Grand Rounds, June 23, 2025
    • University of Colorado School of Medicine
      • Clinical Pathology Cases: Upper GI Tract, October 3, 2024
      • Clinical Pathology Cases: Liver Pathology, October 17, 2024

    LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

    • USMLE Step 3: Pass (251), October 22, 2019
    • USMLE Step 2 CS: Pass, September 21, 2018
    • USMLE Step 2 CK: Pass (267), June 1, 2018
    • USMLE Step 1: Pass (247), May 12, 2017

    PUBLICATIONS

  • PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND ABSTRACTS
    • Henneberg, C, et al. “Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Digestive Diseases Week, virtual. May 21 – 24 2022.
    • Carrie R. Wong, Beth Glenn, Yvonne Flores, Lina Tieu, Analissa Avila, Aileen Bui, Saroja Bangaru, Cameron Henneberg, Peter Beah, Douglas S. Bell, Folasade P. May, Roshan Bastani. “Development and Validation of an Electronic Health Data Algorithm to Identify Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.” American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, The Liver Meeting, virtual. November 12-15, 2021
    • Henneberg, C, et al. “Mechanisms of Weight Change after Initiation of Biologic Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Digestive Diseases Week, virtual. May 22 – 25, 2021.
    • Brady, Keri JS, Michelle P. Durham, Alex Francoeur, Cameron Henneberg, Avanti Adhia, Debra Morley, Mahader Tamene et al. “Barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services and pediatric primary care.” Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (2020).
    • Brunner, Katherine T., Cameron J. Henneberg, Robert M. Wilechansky, and Michelle T. Long. “Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity treatment.” Current obesity reports 8, no. 3 (2019): 220-228.
    • Zacharias, N.M., McCullough, C.R., Wagner, S., Sailasuta, N., Chan, H.R., Lee, Y., Hu, J., Perman, W.H., Henneberg, C., Ross, B.D. and Bhattacharya, P. (2016). “Towards Real-time Metabolic Profiling of Cancer with Hyperpolarized Succinate.” Journal of molecular imaging & dynamics, 6(1). doi: 10.4172/2155-9937.1000123
    • Zacharias, Niki M., Napapon Sailasuta, Henry R. Chan, Maja C. Cassidy, Cameron Henneberg, Ashraf Imam, Brian D. Ross, and Pratip Bhattacharya. “Comparative Metabolic Fingerprinting Employing Hyperpolarized Diethylsuccinate in Two Cancer Models In Vivo.” International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting, May 7, 2012

    MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION/SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW

    • Henneberg, C., Muething, L., and Gumidyala, A. “Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Functional Bowel Disorders Following Referral to GI Psychology.”

    OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    • Cameron Henneberg, 2019. “Perspectives on Professional Development and Feedback with a New Clinical Grading Rubric.” Medical Education Committee Assessment Subcommittee, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
    • Cameron Henneberg, 2014. “Weighty Matters: The Biopolitics and Reclamation of Fat and the Doctor-Patient Relationship.” Anthropology Department Senior Thesis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

      Katherine T. Brunner, MD, Nikitha Gangasani, MD, Ian Downs, MD, Cameron Henneberg, BA, Robert Wilechansky, MD, Arpan Mohanty, MD, David Nunes, MD, Michelle T. Long, MD. Quality of Care for Patients with Cirrhosis at a Safety Net Hospital

    • Henneberg, C., 2022. “Revision of Two Internal Medicine Clerkship Cases to Emphasize Transitions of Care and Social Determinants of Health.” David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.