Tiffany E Kaiser, PharmD

Bachelor's Degree: Ohio State University College of the Arts and Sciences 1994

Doctoral Degree: Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH, 2003 (Doctor of Pharmacy (cum laude))

Residency: University of Illinois, Department of Pharmacy Practice 2004 (Pharmacy Practice, ASHP-Accredited Emphasis in Critical Care )

Residency : University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery - Division of Transplantation 2005 (Transplant Pharmacy )

Transplant Hepatology.

2004 -To Present Community Pharmacist, Walgreens Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH

2005 -To Present Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Investigators:TE Kaiser "CHEER - A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Rifaxamin 550mg BID for 6 Months in Preventing Hepatic Encephalopathy Role:Co-Investigator

Investigators:TE Kaiser "PROTECT - Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b and Ribavirin After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Efficacy and Safety in Hepatitis C Recurrence Therapy Role:Co-Investigator

Investigators:TE Kaiser FK-MR - A Phase IIIb, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Prograf vs. Modified Release Tacrolimus (MR) with CellCept and Steroid Withdrawal in de novo Liver Transplant Recipients Role:Co-Investigator

Investigators:GW Neff, TE Kaiser 2006 National Institute of Health Management of Sarcopenia in End Stage Liver Disease Role:Co-Investigator

Grant: #NKFO - Kaiser Investigators:Kaiser, Tiffany 07-01-2007 -06-30-2014 National Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Inc. An Appropriate Assessment of Kidney Function in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease-Role of Cystatin C. Role:PI $6,500.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Grant: #U01FD004573 Investigators:Alloway, Rita; Kaiser, Tiffany; Sherman, Kenneth; Shields, Adele; Woodle, Ervin Steve 09-15-2012 -09-14-2015 Food and Drug Administration Pharmacokinetic Studies of Tacrolimus in Transplant Patients Role:Collaborator $2,691,189.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #HHSF223201310224C Investigators:Alloway, Rita; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shields, Adele 09-26-2013 -09-25-2016 Food and Drug Administration Evaluation of Clinical and Sfety Outcomes Associated with Conversion from Brand-Name to Generic Tacrolimus products in high risk Transplant Recipients Role:Collaborator $2,250,981.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #TIRN Investigators:Kaiser, Tiffany 07-01-2016 -06-30-2017 American Society of Transplantation Novel Medication Adherence Monitoring Strategies utilizing Technology to Trigger Patient Specific Adaptive Adherence Interventions in Renal Transplant Recipients Role:PI $14,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Grant: #2016 ACG Investigators:Anwar, Nadeem; Bari, Khurram; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shah, Shimul; Sherman, Kenneth 07-01-2016 -06-30-2017 American College of Gastroenterology A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Budesonide as an Alternative to Prednisone for Liver Transplant Immune Suppression Role:Collaborator $10,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Eckman, Mark H; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Sherman, Kenneth E  (2011). The Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the United States. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 52 (11) , 1294-306More Information

Neff, Guy; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Gaddis, Amy; Kemmer, Nyingi  (2010). Rifaximin for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection after liver transplantation: A case series. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 16 (8) , 960-3More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Neff, Guy W  (2009). Access to liver transplantation in the MELD era: role of ethnicity and insurance. Digestive diseases and sciences, 54 (8) , 1794-7More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W  (2008). Liver transplantation trends for older recipients: regional and ethnic variations. Transplantation, 86 (1) , 104-7More Information

Rike, Adele H; Mogilishetty, Gautham; Alloway, Rita R; Succop, Paul; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Cardi, Michael; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Thomas, Mark; Woodle, E SteveCardiovascular risk, cardiovascular events, and metabolic syndrome in renal transplantation: comparison of early steroid withdrawal and chronic steroids. Clinical transplantation, 22 (2) , 229-35More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria; Secic, Michelle; Neff, Guy W  (2007). Revisiting posttransplant survival for hepatitis C virus recipients. Transplantation, 84 (7) , 932-3More Information

Neff, Guy W; Kemmer, Nyingi; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria C; Alonzo, Michele; Thomas, Mark; Buell, Joseph  (2007). Combination therapy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B virus without hepatitis B immune globulin. Digestive diseases and sciences, 52 (10) , 2497-500More Information

Kemmer, N; Kaiser, T; Zacharias, V; Neff, G W  (2008). Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: outcomes after liver transplantation. Transplantation proceedings, 40 (5) , 1492-4More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Neff, Guy; Secic, Michelle; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany; Buell, Joseph  (2008). Ethnic differences in hepatocellular carcinoma: implications for liver transplantation. Digestive diseases and sciences, 53 (2) , 551-5More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W  (2008). Impact of geographic location on access to liver transplantation among ethnic minorities. Transplantation, 85 (2) , 166-70More Information

Neff, G W; Kemmer, N; Kaiser, T; Zacharias, V; Majoras, N; Safdar, K  (2007). Outcomes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation among various ethnic groups. Transplantation proceedings, 39 (10) , 3204-6More Information

Kemmer, N; Secic, M; Zacharias, V; Kaiser, T; Neff, G W  (2007). Long-term analysis of primary nonfunction in liver transplant recipients. Transplantation proceedings, 39 (5) , 1477-80More Information

Neff, G W; Kemmer, N; Zacharias, V C; Kaiser, T; Duncan, C; McHenry, R; Jonas, M; Novick, D; Williamson, C; Hess, K; Thomas, M; Buell, J  (2006). Analysis of hospitalizations comparing rifaximin versus lactulose in the management of hepatic encephalopathy. Transplantation proceedings, 38 (10) , 3552-5More Information

Kemmer, Nyingi; Neff, Guy; Kaiser, Tiffany; Zacharias, Victoria; Thomas, Mark; Tevar, Amit; Satwah, Supriya; Shukla, Rakesh; Buell, Joseph  (2006). An analysis of the UNOS liver transplant registry: high serum alpha-fetoprotein does not justify an increase in MELD points for suspected hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 12 (10) , 1519-22More Information

Diwan, Tayyab S; Lichvar, Alicia B; Leino, Abbie D; Vinks, Alexander A; Christians, Uwe; Shields, Adele R; Cardi, Michael A; Fukuda, Tsuyoshi; Mizuno, Tomoyuki; Kaiser, Tiffany; Woodle, E Steve; Alloway, Rita R  (2017). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic analysis of immunosuppressive agents after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Clinical transplantationMore Information

Ertel, Audrey E; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2016). Use of video-based education and tele-health home monitoring after liver transplantation: Results of a novel pilot study. Surgery, 160 (4) , 869-76More Information

Tremblay, Simon; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita R; Woodle, E Steve; Diwan, Tayyab S  (2016). Absence of the Effect of Pretransplant Body Mass Index on Post Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 26 (2) , 183-90More Information

Taber, D J; Pilch, N A; Trofe-Clark, J; Kaiser, T E  (2015). A National Survey Assessing the Current Workforce of Transplant Pharmacists Across Accredited U.S. Solid Organ Transplant Programs. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 15 (10) , 2683-90More Information

Ertel, Audrey E; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Using Telehealth to Enable Patient-Centered Care for Liver Transplantation. JAMA surgery, 150 (7) , 674-5More Information

Singhal, Ashish; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, R Cutler; Cuffy, Madison; Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Paterno, Flavio; Diwan, Tayyab S; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Impact of recipient morbid obesity on outcomes after liver transplantation. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 28 (2) , 148-55More Information

Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita R  (2015). Complications in Transplantation: Medication Nonadherence. Clinical transplants, 31, 275-284

Paterno, Flavio; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, Ralph C; Abbott, Daniel E; Cuffy, Madison C; Diwan, Tayyab S; Kaiser, Tiffany; Woodle, E Steve; Shah, Shimul A  (2014). Hospital utilization and consequences of readmissions after liver transplantation. Surgery, 156 (4) , 871-8More Information

Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Schoech, Michael; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Silski, Latifa; Quillin, Ralph C; Safdar, Kamran; Shah, Shimul A  (2020). Use of Hepatitis C NAT Positive Liver Allografts in Hepatitis C Virus Seronegative Recipients. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation SocietyMore Information

Morris, Mackenzie C; Jung, Andrew D; Kim, Young; Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Thompson, Jonathan R; Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A; Cohen, Robert M; Schauer, Daniel P; Smith, Eric P; Diwan, Tayyab S  (2019). Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5-Year Experience. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 25 (11) , 1673-1681More Information

Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Luckett, Keith; Wima, Koffi; Winer, Leah K; Morris, Mackenzie C; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Safdar, Kamran; Bari, Khurram; Anwar, Nadeem; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A  (2019). Use, Safety, and Effectiveness of Viremic Hepatitis B Virus Donor Livers: A Potential Opportunity to Expand the Donor Pool. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 25 (10) , 1581-1584More Information

Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita; Woodle, Ervin Steve; Edwards, Michael J; Shah, Shimul A  (2019). Telemedicine Based Remote Home Monitoring After Liver Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Prospective Trial. Annals of surgery, 270 (3) , 564-572More Information

Dao, Ann; Cuffy, Madison; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Loethen, Ashley; Cafardi, John; Luckett, Keith; Rike, Adele Helen; Cardi, Michael; Alloway, Rita R; Govil, Amit; Diwan, Tayyab; Sherman, Kenneth E; Shah, Shimul A; Woodle, Ervin Steve  (2019). Use of HCV Ab+/NAT- donors in HCV naïve renal transplant recipients to expand the kidney donor pool. Clinical transplantation, 33 (7) , e13598More Information

Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Safdar, Kamran; Schoech, Michael R; Apewokin, Senu; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A  (2019). Use of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Donor Livers in Hepatitis C Nonviremic Liver Transplant Recipients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 228 (4) , 560-567More Information

Maldonado, Angela Q; West-Thielke, Patricia; Dew, Mary Amanda; Peipert, John Devin; Heldenbrand, Seth; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Chisholm-Burns, Marie; Potter, Lisa M  (2018). Meeting report: Consensus recommendations for a research agenda to address immunosuppressant nonadherence in organ transplantation. Clinical transplantation, 32 (9) , e13362More Information

Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany; Diwan, Tayyab; Cuffy, Madison; Schoech, Michael R; Safdar, Kamran; Blackard, Jason T; Apewokin, Senu; Paterno, Flavio; Sherman, Kenneth E; Zucker, Stephen D; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A  (2018). Hepatitis C transmission from seropositive, nonviremic donors to non-hepatitis C liver transplant recipients. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 67 (5) , 1673-1682More Information

Levitsky, J; Formica, R N; Bloom, R D; Charlton, M; Curry, M; Friedewald, J; Friedman, J; Goldberg, D; Hall, S; Ison, M; Kaiser, T; Klassen, D; Klintmalm, G; Kobashigawa, J; Liapakis, A; O'Conner, K; Reese, P; Stewart, D; Terrault, N; Theodoropoulos, N; Trotter, J; Verna, E; Volk, M  (2017). The American Society of Transplantation Consensus Conference on the Use of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in Solid Organ Transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 17 (11) , 2790-2802More Information

Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Cohen, Robert M; Anwar, Nadeem; Kleesattel, David; Sherman, Kenneth E  (2020). Safety and Efficacy of Budesonide for Liver Transplant Immune Suppression: Results of a Pilot Phase 2a trial. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation SocietyMore Information

Lee, Tiffany C; Bittel, Lacey; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, R Cutler; Jones, Courtney; Shah, Shimul A  (2020). Opioid Minimization after Liver Transplantation: Results of a Novel Pilot Study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation SocietyMore Information

Jorgenson, Margaret R; Descourouez, Jillian L; Brady, Bethany L; Bowman, Lyndsey; Hammad, Sara; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Laub, Melissa R; Melaragno, Jennifer I; Park, Jeong M; Chandran, Mary M  (2020). Alternatives to immediate release tacrolimus in solid organ transplant recipients: When the gold standard is in short supply. Clinical transplantation, e13903More Information

Campara, Maya; Lourenco, Laura M; Melaragno, Jennifer I; Kaiser, Tiffany E  (2020). Implications for Body Weight Extremes in Solid Organ Transplantation. PharmacotherapyMore Information

2005 Poster of Distinction World Transplant Congress

2003 The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Faculty Award

2003 The Stephen W. Birdwell Honorary Award

1999 -2002 Dean's List

2000 -2003 Phi Lambda Sigma

2002 Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Scholarship Award

2002 Claude Altenburg Scholarship Award

2002 Foster Scholarship Award

2000 -2002 Plough Pharmacy Scholarship Award

2000 -2002 Orr Pharmacy Scholarship Award

1999 -2002 Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Scholarship Award

1999 Marks Pharmacy Scholarship

hepatology, liver disease, transplant

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Phone: 513-558-7200
Fax: 513-558-1744
tiffany.kaiser@uc.edu