Gastroenterology and Hepatology
The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation (CLDT) in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases offers adults and children with liver disease the seamless integration of medical, surgical and radiologic expertise.
The Center seamlessly combines expert care from multiple specialities in order to treat every form of liver disease. The Center utilizes the medical, surgical, and radiologic expertise of a variety of clinical specialists to offer patients with liver disease the seamless integration of medical, surgical and radiologic expertise.
Elizabeth Verna, MD,
MSc Frank Cardlie Associate Professor of Medicine;
Director of Clinical Research, Transplant Clinical Research Center;
Directory of Hepatology Research, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases;
Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
Julia Wattacheril, MD,
MPH Associate Professor of Medicine;
Director, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Program;
Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist
Dr. Wattacheril's primary translational science interests include: 1) Investigating the relationship between lipids and proteins within the context of the development and progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using integrated omics approaches. 2) Enhancing the care of liver disease patients using genomics and electronic health record phenotyping. 3) The metabolic reprogramming associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with NAFLD.
Kelsie Bogyo, MS CGCGenetic Counselor