Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Dr. Chadha begins by discussing your personal and family health history, looking for inherited risk factors and early signs of copper overload.
He orders laboratory panels to measure serum ceruloplasmin, total serum copper, liver enzymes, and other markers that indicate how well your liver is working and whether copper is accumulating.
You'll provide a urine sample collected over 24 hours so Dr. Chadha can quantify how much copper your body is excreting-an important indicator of Wilson's disease.
In rare or inconclusive cases, Dr. Chadha may recommend a liver biopsy to directly measure hepatic copper content and confirm the diagnosis.
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
It's a condition where copper builds up in your body and harms your organs.
Blood tests, a 24-hour urine test, and sometimes liver scans or biopsy.
Tiredness, belly pain, tremors, or mood swings.
Liver, shellfish, nuts, chocolate, and mushrooms.
No cure yet, but treatment keeps copper levels under control.
Usually every 3 to 6 months.
Yes, like nausea or rash-but Dr. Chadha watches for problems.
Yes, symptoms may begin in childhood or teen years.
Yes, genetic testing can find others at risk.
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