Clinical Research Program

Clinical research activities in Liver Diseases include clinical trials to evaluate new therapies or to better understand the pathobiology of liver diseases.

An area of investigation is the identification of factors predictive of variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis.

Ongoing studies in collaboration with Children's Hospital and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology include a study of perinatal transmission of HCV.

Dr. Tushar Patel

Dr. Tanios Bekaii-Saab