Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2015 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Association of Metabolic Comorbidities With Fibrosis Severity and Fibrosis Regression in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.
Journal Article Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol · January 2026 BACKGROUND & AIMS: The presence of metabolic comorbidities is associated with a higher risk of liver-related events in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. However, the association between presence of metabolic comorbidities and the severity of biopsy-prove ... Full text Link to item CiteBeyond the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act: Roadmap to expanding kidney and liver transplants for people with human immunodeficiency virus utilizing grafts from donors with human immunodeficiency virus.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · October 2025 People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH) face limited access to organ transplantation despite higher rates of end-organ disease. The HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, enacted in 2015, allowed transplants from donors with HIV to recipients wit ... Full text Link to item CiteCurrent and Investigational Biomarkers of Liver Disease in HIV-HBV Co-infection.
Journal Article Curr HIV/AIDS Rep · September 27, 2025 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Coinfection with HIV-HBV results in increased rate of liver disease progression through immune and metabolic dysfunction. Additional metabolic risks in ageing people with HIV (PwHIV) contribute to hepatic necroinflammation and fibrogenes ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
HBV Clinical Research Network Site Application_Subcontract to UNC
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2008 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Southampton (United Kingdom) ·
2007
M.D.
University of Southampton (United Kingdom) ·
1989
B.M.