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Education and Training

The University of Michigan Hepatology Program is one of the largest hepatology programs in the country. The twelve full-time faculty have diverse expertise in many liver diseases and are actively engaged in clinical, translational, and basic science research on viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, fatty liver disease, Wilson disease, acute liver failure, and hepatic inflammatory response. The Hepatology faculty provide comprehensive training in the management of acute and chronic liver diseases for our GI fellows and fourth-year advanced transplant hepatology fellows.

Clinical Training

 

Inpatient rotations:

  • Liver Inpatient Service
  • Liver Consult Service

Outpatient clinics:

  • General Hepatology Clinic (Taubman Center and VA)
  • Fatty Liver Disease Clinic
  • Liver Transplant Clinic
  • Liver Tumor Clinic
  • Viral Hepatitis Clinic
  • Wilson Disease Clinic

Teaching conferences:

  • Clinical case discussions
  • Journal club
  • Pathology seminar

Research training

In addition to direct mentoring by one of the Hepatology faculty, fellows have the opportunity to pursue a 1- to 2-year Master degree course in Epidemiology, Clinical Research, and Biostatistics.

Research-in-progress seminars are held monthly.

Recently graduated hepatology fellows and their current affiliations:

Mary Ann Huang, MD, MS – Staff Physician, Henry Ford Hospital Liver Transplant Program, Detroit, MI

Mohammed Jafri, MD – Staff Physician, Henry Ford Hospital Liver Transplant Program, Detroit, MI

Hellan Kwon, MD – Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Pratima Sharma, MD, MS – Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Amit Singal, MD, MS – Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Ryan M. Taylor, MD, MS – Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Hepatology, The University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS

Michael L. Volk, MD, MS – Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI