Saint Louis University School of Medicine Transplant Hepatology people

Program Director

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Liver cancer markers and treatment, Hepatitis C treatment before and after liver transplantation

Division Director

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Clinical trials related to treatment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Identifying risk factors for the progression of liver diseases related to type 2 diabetes mellitus and methotrexate use, Development of liver cancer

Abdurrahman Kadayifci, MD

Professor

Gastroenterologist, Professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Adam Farmer, MD, PhD

Professor, Internal Medicine and Pathology; Program Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellowship Program

Gastroenterologist, Professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Ali Canbay, MD

Faculty

Gastroenterologist at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Antonio Rocca, MD

Associate Professor; Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program; Director, Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Innovations in therapeutic endoscopy, Acute and chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic cysts, Pancreatic cancer

Brent Tetri, MD

Professor; Co-Director, Saint Louis University Liver Center

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Christine Hachem, MD

Professor

Gastroenterologist at Intermountain Health

Deven Parmar, MD

Faculty

Gastroenterologist at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Eyad Alsabbagh, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gastroenterologist at Mercy Health East Communities

Faisal Bukeirat, MD

Professor

Gastroenterologist, Professor-Clinical at University of Mississippi School of Medicine

AI-assisted risk stratification of clinical outcomes, HBP malignancies, Early detection of GI malignancies, Active lifelong participant in Personal Fitness, competitive golf, swimming, tennis, and chess.

Giao Vuong, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gastroenterologist, Adjunct assistant professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hany Elbeshbeshy, MD

Associate Professor

Gastroenterologist, Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

NASH, Liver cancer, Liver transplantation

Jason Coombes, PhD

Assistant Professor

Assistant professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Jennifer Palagiri, MD

Adjunct Associate Professor

Gastroenterologist at Mercy Health East Communities

Joel Riley, MD, MBA

Adjunct Assistant Professor; Clinical Section Chief, SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

Gastroenterologist, Adjunct assistant professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Ju Cho, MD, PhD

Professor

Gastroenterologist, Professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Viral hepatitis, MASLD, Liver cirrhosis, Liver tumors

Kamran Qureshi, MD

Associate Professor; Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Liver cirrhosis, Portal hypertension, Liver cancer

Lewis Frey, PhD

Professor, Internal Medicine and Pathology; Co-Associate Director, Research; Director, AI and Digital Innovation

Professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Manar Shmais, MD

Assistant Professor

Gastroenterologist, Assistant professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

External collaborator in research, Mayo Clinic

Marina Kim, DO

Assistant Professor

Gastroenterologist, Assistant professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Device innovation, Efficiency in the endoscopy suite, Preventing infections in endoscopy, Effective screening, surveillance and management of precancerous lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas

Martin Tagle, MD

Faculty

Gastroenterologist at SLUcare Physician Group

Mike Giacaman, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gastroenterologist at Hospital Sisters Health System

Naim Alkhouri, MD

Adjunct Professor

Gastroenterologist, Adjunct professor at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine