Overview
Dr. Gurakar joined Johns Hopkins from the Nazih Zuhdi Transplantation Institute at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he was the chief of Hepatology Research and the program director of the Liver Transplantation Medicine/ Hepatology Fellowship. He served at various capacities in the Liver Medicine Section, since its first establishment in 1993. Dr. Gurakar's clinical interests include pre and post-transplant, clinical and endoscopic management of liver diseases and viral hepatitis. His research interests include bioartificial liver dialysis systems and application of total plasma exchange in the treatment of liver disorders.
Dr. Gurakar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 146 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 4, Floor 4, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
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University Of Maryland Physicians PA
Nathalie Urrunaga is a Hepatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Urrunaga is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- HepatitisDr. Gurakar isElite. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Liver TransplantDr. Gurakar isElite. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Gurakar isDistinguished. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Gurakar isDistinguished. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- CirrhosisDr. Gurakar isDistinguished. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Gurakar isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Liver FailureDr. Gurakar isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Advanced
- AscitesDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- CholangitisDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Hepatitis BDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis B.
- Liver CancerDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Primary Biliary CholangitisDr. Gurakar isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Biliary Cholangitis.
- Experienced
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Biliary HypoplasiaDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Hypoplasia.
- Caroli DiseaseDr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Caroli Disease.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Gurakar isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).