Expert Details

Viral Hepatitis, Hepatoma, Liver Transplantation, Fatty Liver, Gallstones, Drugs and the Liver

ID: 726932 Texas, USA

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Expert currently serves on the National Policy Board for the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and is the Principal Investigator for antiviral research for viral hepatiitis at the Advanced Liver Therapeutics at St. Lukes / Baylor. As the former Medical Chief of Liver Transplantation for Baylor College of Medicine, he has had extensive exposure to end stage liver disease, orthotopic liver transplantation, and immuniosuppression therapy. He currently serves on the medical legislative committee for the Harris County Medical Society.

Numerous Pharmaceuticals regarding anti-viral therapies and marketing

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1981 Degree: MD Subject: Medicine Institution: University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
Year: 1981 Degree: BS Subject: Chemical Engineering, Biology Institution: Massachusetts Institue of Technology

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 2009 Employer: Houston Digestive Disease Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Department: University of Texas
Responsibilities:
Liver Research, clinical GI
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1996 Employer: Prudential HMO Title: Staff Attending Department: GI
Responsibilities:
Hepatology Chief, Gastroenterologist
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1987 to 1991 Employer: Baylor College of Medicine Title: Liver Transplant Medical Director/ Assistant Professor Department: GI
Responsibilities:
Medical management of liver transplantation, anti-viral research principal investigator

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has served as an expert witness in numerous cases, providing testimony for both plantiff and defense.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
2006-International Association for Study Liver Diseases, Cairo Egypt;

2006-Council on Legislative Affairs, Harris County Medical Society;

2004-Vice-President, Harris County Medical Society;

2003-Secretary-Treasurer, Harris County Medical Society;

2003-HAMC Board of Directors;

2003-Harris County Medical Society Board of Directors;

1999-2004-President, American Liver Foundation of Texas;

10/02-12/05-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Liver Clinic- Director;


2001-present-Texas Medical Association, Delegate;

2000-present-Texas Medical Association, Infectious Disease Committee Staff Member;

2002-2004-Tenet Medical Systems, 12 Oaks Hospital Utilization Committee;

2000-2001-Board of Directors, Harris County Medical Society, President, Central Branch;

6/98- American Medical Association Convention, Tenet Organized Medical Staff Section Delegate;

10/97 - Harris County Medical Society Chairman of AMA Mini-Internship;

6/97 - American Medical Association Convention, Houston Central Branch Delegate;

3/97 - Tenet Park Plaza 1997 Gastroenterology Update Faculty;

1996-97 - President, Houston Gastroenterology Society;

1995,1996 - Advanced Closed Circuit Endoscopic Surgery (ACES) MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Houston, Course Co-Director;

10/94-European Congress of Gastroenterology, Presentation of Interactive Video laser Disc Patient Education Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Exhibitor, Berlin, Germany;

1992-Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine & Journal of American College of GI;

7/91 Lorenzini Foundation, Plenary Session Faculty: Drugs and Liver Transplantation, Milan, Italy.
Licenses / Certifications
MD
Double Boarded
American Board
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Awards / Recognition
Trey National Award, American Liver Foundation, Outstanding Physician
Publications and Patents Summary
Copyright: Mac Transplant video management software

Fields of Expertise

bilirubin, digestive system disease, edema, esophageal varix, gastrointestinal disease, hepatitis, hepatitis C, hepatitis C virus, jaundice, liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, liver disease, non-A, non-B hepatitis, organ transplantation, portal hypertension, transplant hepatology, viral hepatitis, fibrosis, bile, anorexia, metabolic disease, peptic ulcer, pancreatic disease, gallbladder disease, biliary tract disease, digestive system abnormality, hepatic veno-occlusive disease, peritoneal disease, endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, liver pathology, pancreatic cancer, vaccine development, alcohol dehydrogenase, acetonuria, alkaline phosphatase, swallowing, dysphagia, skin color, gallbladder, yellowing, infectious gastrointestinal disease, intussusception

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