Kamran Safdar , MD

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, 1996 (Anesthesiology)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, 2001 (Internal Medicine)

Fellowship: University of Miami Miami, FL, 2002 (Hepatology)

Fellowship: University of Miami Miami, FL, 2003 (Transplant Hepatology)

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006 (Gastroenterology)

Fellowship: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, 2008 (Advance GI)

American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) (Certification Date: 10-23-2007 ) - (Recertification Date: to 01-03-2018 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Transplant Medicine) (Certification Date: 11-19-2008 ) - (Recertification Date: to 10-16-2018 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 08-20-2002 ) - (Recertification Date: to 01-01-2023 )

Gastroenterology

Cirrhosis of the Liver

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Portal Hypertension

Sclerosing Cholangitis

Digestive Diseases

Internal Medicine

Transplant Hepatology

Gastrenterology and Transplant Hepatology

Peer Reviewed Publications

Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany; Diwan, Tayyab; Cuffy, Madison; Schoech, Michael; Safdar, Kamran; Blackard, Jason T; Apewokin, Senu; Paterno, Flavio; Sherman, Kenneth E; Zucker, Stephen D; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A (2017. ) Hepatitis C Transmission from Seropositive, Non-Viremic Donors to Non-Hepatitis C Liver Transplant Recipients.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), , More Information

Ahmed, K; Atiq, M; Richer, E; Neff, G; Kemmer, N; Safdar, K (2008. ) Careful observation of hepatic portal venous gas following esophageal variceal band ligation.Endoscopy, , 40 Suppl 2 ,E103 More Information

Atiq, Muslim; Budhani, Irfan; Snyder, Richard; Safdar, Kamran; Khan, Adeel; Chauhan, Shailendra (2008. ) Pancreatic hydrocele: an unusual manifestation of severe acute pancreatitis.Gastrointestinal endoscopy, , 68 (2 ) ,393-5 More 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 ) ,104-7 More Information

Atiq, Muslim; Holt, Andrew F; Safdar, Kamran; Weber, Frederick; Ravinuthala, Ravi; Jonas, Mark E; Neff, Guy W (2008. ) Adult onset urea cycle disorder in a patient with presumed hepatic encephalopathy.Journal of clinical gastroenterology, , 42 (2 ) ,213-4 More 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 ) ,166-70 More Information

Ahmed, K; Safdar, K; Kemmer, N; Atiq, M; Wang, J; Neff, G W (2007. ) Intestinal schistosomiasis following orthotopic liver transplantation: a case report.Transplantation proceedings, , 39 (10 ) ,3502-4 More 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 ) ,3204-6 More Information

Neff, Guy W; Nery, Jose; Lau, Daryl Ty; O'Brien, Christopher B; Duncan, Robert; Shire, Norah J; Ruiz, Phillip; Nery, Caio; Montalbano, Marzia; Muslu, Halim; Safdar, Kamran; Schiff, Eugene R; Tzakis, Andreas G; Madariaga, Juan R (2004. ) Tenofovir therapy for lamivudine resistance following liver transplantation.The Annals of pharmacotherapy, , 38 (12 ) ,1999-2004 More Information

Neff, Guy W; O'Brien, Christopher B; Nery, Jose; Shire, Norah J; Nishida, Seigo; delaGarza, Julia; Montalbano, Marzia; Safdar, Kamran; Ruiz, Phillip; Rideman, Eric; Gascon, Jose A; Tzakis, Andreas G; Madariaga, Juan; Rudich, Steven M (2004. ) Factors that identify survival after liver retransplantation for allograft failure caused by recurrent hepatitis C infection.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 10 (12 ) ,1497-503 More Information

Neff, G W; O'Brien, C B; Shire, N J; DeManno, A; Kahn, S; Rideman, E; Safdar, K; Madariaga, J; Rudich, S R (2004. ) Topical testosterone treatment for chronic allograft failure in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C virus.Transplantation proceedings, , 36 (10 ) ,3071-4 More Information

Neff, G W; delaGarza, J; Shire, N; Nishida, S; O'Brien, C B; Safdar, K; Madariaga, J; Schiff, E; Ruiz, P (2004. ) The long-term effects of immune suppression on liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C viral infection.Transplantation proceedings, , 36 (10 ) ,3065-7 More Information

Neff, Guy W; O'brien, Christopher B; Nery, Jose; Shire, Norah; Montalbano, Marzia; Ruiz, Phillip; Nery, Ciao; Safdar, Kamran; De Medina, Maria; Tzakis, Andreas G; Schiff, Eugene R; Madariaga, Juan (2004. ) Outcomes in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B virus: resistance and recurrence patterns from a large transplant center over the last decade.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 10 (11 ) ,1372-8 More 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 Society, , More 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 ) ,1581-1584 More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Morris, Mackenzie C; Brown, Nicholas G; Winer, Leah K; Safdar, Kamran; Poreddy, Sampath; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, R Cutler (2019. ) Is Surgery Necessary? Endoscopic Management of Post-transplant Biliary Complications in the Modern Era.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, , More 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 ) ,560-567 More Information

Truong, Vien; Mazur, Wojciech; Magier, Adam; Broderick, John; Safdar, Komal; Volz, Brian; Bartone, Cheryl; Kereiakes, Dean J; Chung, Eugene S (2019. ) Changes in mechanical dyssynchrony in severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), , 36 (2 ) ,243-248 More Information

Aloreidi, Khalil; Safdar, Kamran (2019. ) The Forgotten Cause of Gastroparesis: Liver Cirrhosis. South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association, , 72 (2 ) ,58-59

Truong, Vien T; Safdar, Komal S; Kalra, Dinesh K; Gao, Xuexin; Ambach, Stephanie; Taylor, Michael D; Moore, Ryan; Taylor, Robin J; Germann, Joshua; Toro-Salazar, Olga; Jefferies, John L; Bartone, Cheryl; Raman, Subha V; Ngo, Tam; Mazur, Wojciech (2017. ) Cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking in right ventricle: Feasibility and normal values.Magnetic resonance imaging, , 38 ,189-195 More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Jones, Courtney R; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Silski, Latifa S; King, Corey; Luckett, Keith; Safdar, Kamran; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2021. ) Keeping the lights on: Telehealth, testing, and 6-month outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic.Surgery, , More Information

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