Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2019 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Farglitazar lacks antifibrotic activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.
Journal Article Gastroenterology · April 2010 BACKGROUND & AIMS: Farglitazar (GI262570), an insulin-sensitizing agent, selectively binds and activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) and inhibits stellate cell activation. We evaluated its antifibrotic effect in patients wi ... Full text Link to item CitePeginterferon alfa-2b or alfa-2a with ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C infection.
Journal Article N Engl J Med · August 6, 2009 BACKGROUND: Treatment guidelines recommend the use of peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a in combination with ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, these regimens have not been adequately compared. METHODS: At 118 sit ... Full text Link to item CiteTelaprevir with peginterferon and ribavirin for chronic HCV genotype 1 infection.
Journal Article N Engl J Med · April 30, 2009 BACKGROUND: Current therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is effective in less than 50% of patients infected with HCV genotype 1. Telaprevir, a protease inhibitor specific to the HCV nonstructural 3/4A serine protease, rapidly reduced HCV R ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
CTSA UL
ResearchCo-Director · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2012Expansion of Capacity for Quantitative and Qualitative Differential Expression - Acquisition of an Integrated System for Nanoscale Capillary LC/MS/MS Analysis Using a UPLC/NanoMate/Q-Tof with On-line and Off-line Data Acquisition Capabilities
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2011Coordinating Center for DILIN
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2008View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Melbourne (Australia) ·
1981
M.B.B.S.