Overview
Fine Needle Aspiration of Liver, Gastrointestinal Tract, and Pancreatic Lesions
Biliary Duct Brushings
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/NASH
Liver Fibrogenesis
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Pathology
·
2021 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Medicine
·
2020 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Identification of Potential Therapeutic Targets Against Anthrax-Toxin-Induced Liver and Heart Damage.
Journal Article Toxins (Basel) · January 24, 2025 Anthrax represents a disease resulting from infection by toxin-secreting bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. This research aimed to identify new therapeutic targets to combat anthrax. We performed assays to assess cell viability, apoptosis, glycogen consumption, ... Full text Link to item CiteMASLD in people with HIV exhibits higher fibrosis stage despite lower disease activity than in matched controls.
Journal Article Aliment Pharmacol Ther · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is common in people with HIV (PWH). The morphological spectrum of MASLD compared to matched controls and of the correlation between the NAFLD activity score (NAS) and fibrosis sta ... Full text Link to item CiteAlterations in zonal distribution and plasma membrane localization of hepatocyte bile acid transporters in patients with NAFLD.
Journal Article Hepatol Commun · March 1, 2024 BACKGROUND: NAFLD is highly prevalent with limited treatment options. Bile acids (BAs) increase in the systemic circulation and liver during NAFLD progression. Changes in plasma membrane localization and zonal distribution of BA transporters can influence ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN)
ResearchPathologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2027A multidisciplinary study of biological disparities in NASH progression and response to statins to inform personalized liver cancer chemoprevention in NAFLD
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Mayo Clinic - Rochester · 2022 - 2025A multidisciplinary study of biological disparities in NASH progression and response to statins to inform personalized liver cancer chemoprevention in NAFLD
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2020 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine ·
1993
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1985
B.A.