1,309 top medical experts on Liver Failure across 45 countries and 35 U.S. states, including 1,275 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Liver Failure: Severe inability of the liver to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe jaundice and abnormal serum levels of ammonia; bilirubin; alkaline phosphatase; aspartate aminotransferase; lactate dehydrogenases; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Hepatic Insufficiency (1,205) and Narrower Categories: Acute Liver Failure (2,611), End Stage Liver Disease (3,743), Hepatic Encephalopathy (1,857).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 370 including 2 Active, 186 Completed, 61 Recruiting


  

        

                    


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  1. Segev, Dorry L   Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Review 
    Relevant US NIH Grant Funding: $6,822,693 over the last 5 years
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 41 biomedical companies, totalling $109,317.64, including $93,463.14 from  SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Biliary Tract Diseases; End Stage Liver Disease; Living Donors
    Categories: Methods; Epidemiology; Surgery; Economics; Mortality; Etiology
    Sarcopenia and mortality after liver transplantation. (2010)
    Fifteen-Year Trends in Pediatric Liver Transplants: Split, Whole Deceased, and Living Donor Grafts. (2018)

  2. Olthoff, Kim M   Surgery   Google Publications
    Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4283, USA; email: . Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Medical school: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (MD, 1986)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 78/100
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Ethicon US, LLC) in 2021 for $69.59
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Living Donors; Allografts; Graft Rejection; Graft Survival
    Categories: Genetics; Methods; Therapy; Surgery; Adverse Effects; Mortality
    Defining long-term outcomes with living donor liver transplantation in North America. (2015)
    Current Status of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States. (2019)

  3. Fontana, Robert J   Gastroenterology   ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School (MD, 1988)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 5 biomedical companies, totalling $5,750, including $3,350 from  SANOFI US SERVICES INC.
    Subjects: Anticoagulants; Antiviral Agents; Cholestasis; DNA, Bacterial; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
    Categories: Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Prevention & Control; Adverse Effects; Blood; Complications
    Case report of successful peginterferon, ribavirin, and daclatasvir therapy for recurrent cholestatic hepatitis C after liver retransplantation. (2012)
    Protocol based invasive intracranial pressure monitoring in acute liver failure: feasibility, safety and impact on management. (2017)

  4. Levitsky, Josh   Gastroenterology   Google Publications
    Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (MD, 1998)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 86.9/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $2,600, including $2,100 from  Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Gastroenterology; Renal Insufficiency; Continuity of Patient Care; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
    Categories: Mortality; Methods; Diagnosis; Therapy; Complications; Standards
    Acute Rejection Increases Risk of Graft Failure and Death in Recent Liver Transplant Recipients. (2017)
    National survey of adult transplant hepatologists on the pediatric-to-adult care transition after liver transplantation. (2015)

  5. Saab, Sammy   Gastroenterology  Google Publications
    Departments of Medicine and Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
    Physician  Review 
    Medical school: University of California, Geffen School of Medicine (MD, 2013)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 66/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 176 biomedical companies, totalling $189,225.52, including $97,186.5 from  Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
    Subjects: Hepatitis C, Chronic; Liver Transplantation; Antiviral Agents; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Liver Neoplasms
    Categories: Epidemiology; Therapy; Drug Therapy; Mortality; Blood; Complications
    Serum ferritin concentration predicts mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation. (2010)
    Effects of a sustained virologic response on outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C. (2011)

  6. Merion, Robert M   Surgery  Google Publications
    Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Section of Transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Living Donors; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Allografts; End Stage Liver Disease
    Categories: Mortality; Methods; Economics; Psychology; Surgery; Therapy
    Acute Rejection Increases Risk of Graft Failure and Death in Recent Liver Transplant Recipients. (2017)
    Portal vein thrombosis and liver transplant survival benefit. (2010)

  7. Gordon, Stuart C   Gastroenterology  Google Publications
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine (MD, 1979)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Hepatitis C, Chronic; Liver Cirrhosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
    Categories: Epidemiology; Mortality; Pathology; Complications
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression rates to cirrhosis and progression of cirrhosis to decompensation and mortality: a real world analysis of Medicare data. (2020)
    All-Cause Mortality and Progression Risks to Hepatic Decompensation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Infected With Hepatitis C Virus. (2016)

  8. Kamath, Patrick S   Gastroenterology  Google Publications
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Review 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 79.7/100
    Subjects: Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Bacterial Infections; Critical Care; Elasticity
    Categories: Complications; Pathology; Epidemiology; Surgery; Therapy; Trends
    Liver stiffness is associated with risk of decompensation, liver cancer, and death in patients with chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2013)
    Intensive care of the patient with cirrhosis. (2011)

  9. Bajaj, Jasmohan S   Gastroenterology   Google Publications
    Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Relevant US NIH Grant Funding: $447,584 over the last 5 years
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 6 biomedical companies, totalling $71,553.65, including $70,000 from  Bausch Health US, LLC
    Subjects: Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Transplantation; Renal Insufficiency; Brain; Dysbiosis
    Categories: Complications; Methods; Mortality; Psychology; Surgery; Therapy
    Altered Microbiome in Patients With Cirrhosis and Complications. (2019)
    Recipient survival and graft survival are not diminished by simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: an analysis of the united network for organ sharing database. (2012)

  10. Watt, Kymberly D S   Gastroenterology   Google Publications
    William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1997)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (AbbVie Inc.) in 2021 for $15.8
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Gastric Bypass; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity
    Categories: Surgery; Therapy; Methods; Blood; Trends; Complications
    Combined liver transplantation and gastric sleeve resection for patients with medically complicated obesity and end-stage liver disease. (2013)
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is the Most Common Indication for Liver Transplantation and Placement on the Waitlist in the United States. (2017)

  11. Asrani, Sumeet K   Transplant Hepatology  Google Publications
    Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
    Physician  Review 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 10 biomedical companies, totalling $147.99, including $147.99 from  AbbVie Inc.
    Subjects: Liver Neoplasms; Elasticity; Hepatitis C; Liver; Liver Transplantation
    Categories: Pathology; Epidemiology; Administration & Dosage; Methods; Surgery
    Liver stiffness is associated with risk of decompensation, liver cancer, and death in patients with chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2013)
    Can one pill a day keep rejection away? (2015)

  12. Shaked, Abraham   Surgery  ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 78/100
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Ethicon US, LLC) in 2021 for $69.59
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Graft Rejection; Graft Survival; Liver Regeneration; Living Donors
    Categories: Genetics; Mortality; Adverse Effects; Complications; Methods; Surgery
    Acute Rejection Increases Risk of Graft Failure and Death in Recent Liver Transplant Recipients. (2017)
    Defining long-term outcomes with living donor liver transplantation in North America. (2015)

  13. Wiesner, Russell H   Gastroenterology  Google Publications
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Gastric Bypass; Obesity; Tissue and Organ Procurement
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Mortality; Standards; Epidemiology; Etiology
    Combined liver transplantation and gastric sleeve resection for patients with medically complicated obesity and end-stage liver disease. (2013)
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is the Most Common Indication for Liver Transplantation and Placement on the Waitlist in the United States. (2017)

  14. Subramanian, Ram M   Hepatology  Google Publications
    Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Review 
    Medical school: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (MD, 1998)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 85.6/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $34.48, including $19.67 from  Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
    Subjects: Critical Care; Extracorporeal Circulation; Graft Rejection; Liver Transplantation; Policy Making
    Categories: Methods; Standards; Therapy; Prevention & Control; Surgery
    Extracorporeal liver support in patients with liver failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. (2020)
    One Size Does Not Fit All--Regional Variation in the Impact of the Share 35 Liver Allocation Policy. (2016)

  15. Sherman, Kenneth E   Transplant Hepatology   Google Publications
    Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Relevant US NIH Grant Funding: $1,549,587 over the last 5 years
    Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine (MD, 1985)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 68/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 7 biomedical companies, totalling $16,762.5, including $8,800 from  Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Subjects: Antiviral Agents; HIV Infections; Hemophilia A; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C, Chronic
    Categories: Surgery; Drug Therapy; Mortality; Therapeutic Use; Virology
    Liver transplant outcomes in HIV+ haemophilic men. (2013)
    Hemophilia Liver Transplantation Observational Study. (2017)

  16. Trotter, James F   Gastroenterology   Google Publications
    Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Medical school: Emory University School of Medicine (MD, 1989)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 7 biomedical companies, totalling $2,182.42, including $2,081.48 from  Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; International Normalized Ratio; Renal Insufficiency; Decision Making; Enzyme Inhibitors
    Categories: Administration & Dosage; Psychology; Surgery; Therapy; Methods; Antagonists & Inhibitors
    The International Normalized Ratio (INR) in the MELD score: problems and solutions. (2010)
    Early use of renal-sparing agents in liver transplantation: a closer look. (2013)

  17. Younossi, Zobair M   Surgery  Google Publications
    Inova Health System, Betty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research, Falls Church, VA, USA.
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 8 biomedical companies, totalling $21,865, including $10,500 from  Novo Nordisk AS
    Subjects: Antiviral Agents; Hepatitis C, Chronic; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Liver Transplantation; Costs and Cost Analysis
    Categories: Prevention & Control; Therapy; Complications; Drug Therapy; Therapeutic Use; Economics
    Treatment of patients waitlisted for liver transplant with all-oral direct-acting antivirals is a cost-effective treatment strategy in the United States. (2017)
    Treatment of hepatitis C virus leads to economic gains related to reduction in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and decompensated cirrhosis in Japan. (2018)

  18. Schiano, Thomas D   Hepatology   Google Publications
    Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute/Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1987)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 72.4/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $6,901, including $3,607 from  GENZYME CORPORATION
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Vitamin D Deficiency; Antiviral Agents; End Stage Liver Disease; Graft Rejection
    Categories: Surgery; Adverse Effects; Complications; Ethics; Physiopathology; Blood
    Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency allograft recurrence and liver failure- clinical outcomes of 18 liver transplantation patients. (2018)
    The dilemma and reality of transplant tourism: an ethical perspective for liver transplant programs. (2010)

  19. Hiatt, Jonathan R   Transplant Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited 
    Subjects: Liver Transplantation; Graft Rejection; Medical Futility; Portal Vein; Spleen
    Categories: Surgery; Physiopathology; Methods; Prevention & Control; Therapy
    Liver transplantation in highest acuity recipients: identifying factors to avoid futility. (2014)
    One Thousand Pediatric Liver Transplants During Thirty Years: Lessons Learned. (2018)

  20. Puder, Mark   Pediatric Surgery   Google Publications
    Vascular Biology Program and the Department of Surgery, Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Medical school: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (MD, 1986)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (ALCRESTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.) in 2021 for $53,250
    Subjects: Fish Oils; Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; Intestinal Diseases; Acetaminophen; Cholestasis
    Categories: Administration & Dosage; Adverse Effects; Therapy; Drug Therapy; Chemically Induced; Drug Effects
    Long-Term Fish Oil Lipid Emulsion Use in Children With Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease [Formula: see text]. (2017)
    Comparison of 5 intravenous lipid emulsions and their effects on hepatic steatosis in a murine model. (2011)

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