Expert Details

Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Medicine

ID: 726532 Tennessee, USA

Expert is a specialist in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Medicine. His expertise extends to multiple areas of liver disease including viral hepatitis from a variety of infectious agents including A, B and C; autoimmune liver disease, Wilson disease and hereditary hemochromatosis, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency as well as alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. He is the director of liver transplantation at a major university and is involved in making decisions regarding the management of patients with advanced-stage liver disease (i.e. cirrhosis and liver failure) before and after liver transplantation. This includes the use of immunosuppressant medications to maintain liver allograft function after transplantation surgery. He is trained and Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. He is a professor of medicine and performs clinical research in the areas of viral hepatitis, renal dysfunction in the setting of liver disease (i.e. hepatorenal syndrome), encephalopathy and nutritional disorders associated with cirrhosis.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1981	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Year: 1977	Degree: BS	Subject: Biology	Institution: University of Illinois

Work History

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Years: 2019 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 2012 to 2018	Employer: Vanderbilt University Chief	Title: Professor of Medicine	Department: Section of Hepatology Director of Philanthropy in Hepatology
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Years: 2009 to 2012	Employer: Vanderbilt University Medical Director of Liver Transplantation	Title: Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 2002 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Medical Director of Liver Transplantation	Department: Medicine/Gastroetnerology
Responsibilities: He has a supervisory role over the liver transplant program and hepatology services.
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Years: 2002 to 2009	Employer: Vanderbilt University Medical Director of Liver Transplantation	Title: Associate Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1999 to 2002	Employer: Thomas Jefferson University	Title: Staff, Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology	Department:
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Years: 1999 to 2002	Employer: Thomas Jefferson University Medical Director of Liver Transplantation	Title: Associate Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1990 to 1995	Employer: Mayo Medical School	Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1995 to 1999	Employer: Mayo Medical School	Title: Associate Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1993 to 1995	Employer: Mayo Clinic, Medical School, and Foundation	Title: Consultant	Department: Division of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
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Years: 1990 to 1993	Employer: Mayo Clinic, Medical School, and Foundation	Title: Senior Associate Consultant	Department: Division of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
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Years: 1989 to 1990	Employer: Oregon Health Sciences University	Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1990 to 1999	Employer: Mayo Clinic	Title: Staff, Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology	Department:
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Years: 1989 to 1990	Employer: Oregon Health Sciences University	Title: Staff, Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology	Department:
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Years: 1988 to 1989	Employer: Mayo Clinic, Medical School, and Foundation	Title: Associate Consultant	Department: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
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Years: 1987 to 1989	Employer: Mayo Medical School	Title: Instructor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1985 to 1987	Employer: Lahey Clinic Medical Center and New England Deaconess Hospital	Title: Clinical Instructor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1981 to 1985	Employer: Michigan State University Associated Hospitals	Title: Clinical Instructor of Medicine	Department:
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Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has been involved as an expert witness with local and state court cases, depositions and general information to attorneys exploring cases.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases American College of Physicians American Gastroenterological Association American Liver Foundation American Society of Transplant Physicians International Liver Transplant Society European Association for the Study of the Liver International Ascites Club

Licenses / Certifications
Certifications: 1982 National Board of Medical Examiners Sept. 1984 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Nov. 1987 Diplomate, Subspecialty of Gastroenterology Nov. 2006 Diplomate, Subspecialty of Transplant Hepatology Licenses: 1989 State of Oregon, License 1990 State of Minnesota, License 1999 State of Pennsylvania, License 2002 State of Tennessee, License

Awards / Recognition
Phi Beta Kappa - nominee Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society American College of Physicians Research Award Elected into Who’s Who Historical Society (2001, 2005 – present) Patient’s Choice Physician (2011 – present) Nashville’s Top Doctors (2011 – present) Castle Connolly Medical America’s Top Doctors (2011- present) Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (2010 – present) American Registry Award – Most Compassionate Doctor Five Star Excellence Award - (Provider Specialty Medical Services) ALF Hepatologist of the Year Award Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis Who’s Who in the World

Awards / Recognition

Phi Beta Kappa - nominee
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
American College of Physicians Research Award
Elected into Who’s Who Historical Society (2001, 2005 – present)
Patient’s Choice Physician (2011 – present)
Nashville’s Top Doctors (2011 – present)
Castle Connolly Medical America’s Top Doctors (2011- present)
Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (2010 – present)
American Registry Award – Most Compassionate Doctor
Five Star Excellence Award - (Provider Specialty Medical Services)
ALF Hepatologist of the Year Award
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Marquis Who’s Who in the World

Publications and Patents Summary
92 publications, 7 book chapters, 144 abstracts, 96 presentations at national meetings, 22 presentations at international meetings INVITED VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS: • University of Iowa (1994) • University of Washington (1994) • University of Michigan (1995) • University of Kentucky (1997) • Saint Louis University (2007) CLINICAL PRACTICE, INTERESTS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Participation in protocolized clinical care of liver transplant patients • Training of medical staff in hepatology and liver transplantation medicine – received a $50,000 grant from the AASLD for the training of a hepatology fellow (7/2000) • Computerization of medical records • Improve efficiency of outpatient liver transplant clinic • Education of GI Assistants in outpatient paracentesis • Aid in outreach efforts for the GI Division and Liver Transplant Section • Education of physician assistants in outpatient liver biopsy technique to provide coverage and training of fellows – creation of a guide to liver biopsy.

Publications and Patents Summary

92 publications, 7 book chapters, 144 abstracts, 96 presentations at national meetings, 22 presentations at international meetings

INVITED VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:
• University of Iowa (1994)
• University of Washington (1994)
• University of Michigan (1995)
• University of Kentucky (1997)
• Saint Louis University (2007)

CLINICAL PRACTICE, INTERESTS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Participation in protocolized clinical care of liver transplant patients
• Training of medical staff in hepatology and liver transplantation medicine – received a $50,000 grant from the AASLD for the training of a hepatology fellow (7/2000)
• Computerization of medical records
• Improve efficiency of outpatient liver transplant clinic
• Education of GI Assistants in outpatient paracentesis
• Aid in outreach efforts for the GI Division and Liver Transplant Section
• Education of physician assistants in outpatient liver biopsy technique to provide coverage
and training of fellows – creation of a guide to liver biopsy.

Fields of Expertise

alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis C virus, liver, liver cirrhosis, non-A, non-B hepatitis, transplant hepatology, viral hepatitis, Wilson's disease, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency

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Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Medicine

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