Liver transplant and liver causation expert
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- Company: Alsina Liver Consulting
- Phone: 813 663 5220
- Cell: 813 663 5220
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
General Surgery and HepatologyKeywords/Search Terms:
Liver Transplantation, Bile duct injuries, Portal Hypertension, Hepatitis C, Chronic Liver Disease, Organ Transplantation, acute liver failure, liver transplant outcomes, Liver Oncology, Liver Cancer, Surgical complications, Correctional Medicine liver, Drug-induced liver injuries, life expectancy cirrhosis, hydrazine toxicityEducation:
HepatoBiliary and Organ Transplantation Fellowship, New England Deaconess/Harvard Dept. of Surgery, Boston, MA; General Surgery, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA; MD, Ponce Health Sciences, Ponce, PR; BS, Biology, Boston CollegeYears in Practice:
30+Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
> 20Additional Information
Trained at Harvard Department of Surgery, New England Deaconess program in Hepato-Biliary Surgery, liver surgery, and Liver Transplantation. American Board of Surgery certified. Fellow designation by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ( AASLD). Collaborative Professor at University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine. Real world experience: • 24 years of hepato-biliary (liver) surgery and liver transplantation experience at a tertiary care, 1,010 bed teaching hospital. • Broad skills in general surgery, liver surgery, transplantation, hepatology , and hepato-oncology (liver cancer). • Directed liver transplantation and cancer programs for total of 20 years • Experienced in Hepatitis C. Principal investigator in Hepatitis C trials that resulted in drug approval. • Managed immunosuppression treatments long term in over 1,000 liver transplant recipients. • Leader of a multi-disciplinary liver cancer team. Conducted oncologic treatments at specialized clinics for liver cancer and ran latest clinical trials. Evaluated over 5,000 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. • Proven track record: Achieved the 96th percentile in long term outcomes (survival) of liver transplantation nationally, among 130 programs. Publications, Research: • Principal investigator and researcher in 27 pivotal trials of liver transplantation, acute liver failure, fatty liver, hepatitis C, and liver cancer. • Published in topics of acute liver failure, liver cancer, liver transplantation, cirrhosis and portal hypertension, ethnic and ethical aspects of transplantation, and liver oncology • Expert CME teacher nationally, advisor, research mentor, and speaking experience nationally. Bilingual.