Biography
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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UCSF | Transplant Hepatology Fellowship | 2013 | |
UCSF | Gastroenterology Fellowship | 2012 | |
UCSF | M.A.S. in Clinical Research | Graduate Division (Advance Training in Clinical Research) | 2012 |
University of Pennsylvania | Internal Medicine Residency | 2009 | |
UCSF | M.D. | School of Medicine | 2006 |
Vassar College | BA | 2002 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology
Awards & Honors
Award | Conferred By | Date |
---|---|---|
R03 | NIDDK | 2022/2024 |
K23 | NIDDK | 2017/2023 |
K Scholars Team Science Award | UCSF | 2017/2018 |
UCSF Hellman Research Award | UCSF | 2016/2018 |
RAP Pilot Award for Junior Investigators | UCSF | 2016/2017 |
Liver Center Flex Funds | UCSF | 2015/2016 |
Liver Center Pilot/Feasibility Research Award | UCSF Liver Center | 2014/2015 |
Sheila Sherlock Career Development Research Award | AASLD | 2013/2015 |
Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Award | AASLD | 2012/2013 |
Clinical Expertise
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Drug-Induced Hepatitis
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Hemochromatosis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
Liver Transplantation
Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Polycystic Liver Disease
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Clinical Trials
- Bicalutamide Therapy in Young Women With NAFLD and PCOS (NCT05979389)Related Conditions: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Liver Disease| Start Date: | End Date:
- Spironolactone Therapy In Young Women With NASH (NCT03576755)Related Conditions: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Steatohepatitis, Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
UCSF Liver Center
Grants and Funding
- Influence of Androgens on Tissue-Specific Lipid Metabolites and Liver Injury in Young Women with NAFLD | NIDDK | 2022-03-15 - 2024-03-15 | Role: Principle Investigator
- Androgens and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: The Role of Male Sex Hormones in Women with NASH | NIH | 2017-07-10 - 2023-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Narrative
My research program is focused on the role of sex hormones on liver injury in women, including the effects of reproductive aging, pregnancy, and androgens. I have a specific interest in young women with the hyperandrogenic condition known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome as these women are at high risk for developing Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and early onset liver scarring. Within the transplant setting I also study sex differences in waitlist and post transplant outcomes.
Research Interests
Women with chronic liver disease
Non invasive measures of liver fibrosis
Gender differences in liver transplant outcomes
Publications
- Safety of a trial of labor after cesarean in kidney and liver transplant recipients: A multicenter cohort study.| | PubMed
- Outcomes in Female Patients With Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing Infertility Treatment.| | PubMed
- Family Planning Counseling and Practices in Kidney Transplant Recipients.| | PubMed
- Clinical outcomes in patients with unintended pregnancy after liver transplantation: A multicenter registry cohort study.| | PubMed
- Contraception in patients with liver disease and liver transplant.| | PubMed
- How I Approach Hepatocellular Adenomas in Hormonally Distinct Populations: Time to Think Outside the (Contraceptive Pill) Box.| | PubMed
- Introduction: Pregnancy and liver disease.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Antimullerian Hormone, a Marker of Ovarian Reserve, Is Protective Against Presence and Severity of NASH in Premenopausal Women.| | PubMed
- Parental leave, childcare policies, and workplace bias for hepatology professionals: A national survey.| | PubMed
- Family planning and donor type: Unrecognized benefits of living donor liver transplantation?| | PubMed