Kaveh Hajifathalian

Background: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity, mortality, and the leading indication for liver transplant in the US. Fibrosis is the best predictor of clinical outcomes in NASH…

Background: Transoral outlet reduction endoscopy (TORe) has been shown to be effective in managing weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), as has the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, liraglutide. However, the effect of adjunctive liraglutide after TORe has yet to be assessed…

Surgical resection is a standard treatment option for management of pancreatic cysts…

Colonoscopy withdrawal time (CWT) of at least 6-9 minutes is the minimum time needed for adequate adenoma detection in the general population. The ideal CWT in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been determined…

BACKGROUND: Although metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and viral hepatitis are both important etiologies of liver fibrosis, the interaction between the pathologies remains unclear…