Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Hepatitis B Virus NAT Positive Donors in Non-Hepatic Organ Transplant: Quantifying Viral Loads to Optimize Recipient Risk Stratification and Management in the Prevention of Donor-Derived Infection.
Journal Article Clin Transplant · July 2025 Transplantation is one of the few life-saving therapies for patients with end-stage organ disease, yet organ availability remains restrictive. Expanding donors to include those with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, incorporating HBV nucleic acid amplific ... Full text Link to item CiteTransforming the logistics of liver transplantation with normothermic machine perfusion: Clinical impact versus cost.
Journal Article Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · June 2025 Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) facilitates the utilization of marginal liver allografts. It remains unknown whether clinical benefits offset additional costs in the real-world setting. We performed a comparison of outcomes and hospitalization costs f ... Full text CiteAdvances in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: An overview of the current and evolving therapeutic landscape for clinicians.
Journal Article CA Cancer J Clin · May 20, 2025 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Contemporary advances in systemic and locoregional therapies have led to changes in peer-reviewed guidelines regarding systemi ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
CMV Vaccine in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Candidates (COLT) Study
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Washington · 2023 - 2027DOVA Education Program: Hepatology Update: Chronic Liver Disease Thrombocytopenia
ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DOVA Pharmaceuticals · 2017 - 2018The Impact of Increasing Age on Waiting List and Post-Transplantation Outcomes for NAFLD Patients
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases · 2017 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Washington University, School of Medicine ·
1986
M.D.