Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Elevated Homocysteine is Associated With Liver Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in a Sex- and Menopause-Specific Manner.
Journal Article Gastro Hep Adv · 2026 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Elevated hepatic homocysteine (Hcy) contributes to hepatic inflammation and fibrogenesis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). We aimed to evaluate the association between serum Hcy levels and the risk of ... Full text Link to item CiteFemale Sex is Protective Against MASLD With Clinically Significant Fibrosis in a Large Cross-sectional Cohort of Persons With HIV.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Men are at higher risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with clinically significant fibrosis (CSF) than premenopausal women, but data are lacking in persons with HIV (PWH). The aim of this study was to discov ... Full text Link to item CiteAge-specific protective effects of statins against cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver enzyme elevation associated with metabolic dysfunction: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records.
Journal Article EClinicalMedicine · September 2025 BACKGROUND: The hepatoprotective effects of statins in chronic liver diseases are well-documented; however, variation by age, sex, and formulation remains unclear. The optimal regimen for cirrhosis prevention has yet to be defined. We aimed to address this ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
An innovative approach using Real World data for the assessment of risk disparities and clinical risk factors of drug-associated acute liver injury
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2023 - 2028Genomic Imprinting in the Development of NAFLD
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2028Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2004 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Kanazawa University (Japan) ·
1999
Ph.D.
Kanazawa University (Japan) ·
1987
M.D.