Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Association of Statin Use with Reduced Primary Liver Cancer Risk, Independent of Age and Cirrhosis Protection in MASLD.
Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · April 1, 2026 Background: Statins have been associated with a reduced risk of primary liver cancer (PLC), primarily hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the optimal use for effective protection and whether benefits vary by patient characteristics remain unclear. We ... Full text Link to item CiteAge and sex influence transcriptomic responses to statin therapy that control liver aging during systemic metabolic dysfunction.
Journal Article Hepatology · February 2, 2026 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Older age increases susceptibility to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), but whether it impacts response to therapies, and how the therapies impact regulators of biological aging, are poorly understood. S ... Full text Link to item CiteElevated 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 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 - 2028Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2004 - 2027A multidisciplinary study of biological disparities in NASH progression and response to statins to inform personalized liver cancer chemoprevention in NAFLD
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2020 - 2025View All Grants
Education
Kanazawa University (Japan) ·
1999
Ph.D.
Kanazawa University (Japan) ·
1987
M.D.