Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Liver transplantation provides survival benefit at all levels of frailty: From the Multicenter Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study.
Journal Article Hepatology · April 1, 2025 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Offering LT to frail patients may reduce waitlist mortality but may increase post-LT mortality. LT survival benefit is the concept of balancing these risks. We sought to quantify the net survival benefit with LT by liver frailty index ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Liver Frailty Index enhances mortality risk prediction above and beyond MELD 3.0 alone.
Journal Article Liver Transpl · December 1, 2024 Full text Link to item CiteFinancial toxicity in living donor liver transplantation: A call to action for financial neutrality.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · October 2024 After 2 decades of limited growth, living donor liver transplant (LDLT) has been increasingly accepted as a promising solution to the growing organ shortage in the US. With experience, LDLT offers superior graft and patient survival with low rates of rejec ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Pro00113953_KEZAR Study A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2a Study with Open-label Extension to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Zetomipzomib (KZR-616) in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. · 2023 - 2028Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Role of Androgens on Visceral Fat, Lipid Metabolites, and Liver Injury in Young Women
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by University of California - San Francisco · 2023 - 2028Utility of Biomarkers of Rejection and Kidney Injury in Tailoring Liver Transplant Immunosuppression
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Northwestern University · 2021 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine ·
2009
M.D.