Lisa B. Vanwagner
Distinguished in Ascites

Dr. Lisa B. Vanwagner

Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, 
Dallas, TX 
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Distinguished in Ascites
Texas Health Resources
UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, 
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

Lisa Vanwagner is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Vanwagner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 176 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Ascites.

Graduate Institution
University Of Virginia Health Science Center (2007)
Residency
Northwestern McGraw Medical Center-Gastro Div (2010)
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Fellowships
Northwestern University Feinberg Sch. of Medicine (2015, 2011)
McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program (2014)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Dallas
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, Dallas, TX 75390
Call: 214-645-0595

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Vanwagner has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


2 Clinical Trials

Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA). The ALTA Consortium Study Group for the Management of Portal Hypertension - A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement
Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA). The ALTA Consortium Study Group for the Management of Portal Hypertension - A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 10, 2026
Pilot Study to Assess Blockade of Calcium Channels and Sodium Chloride Cotransporters for Physiologic Abnormalities in Liver Transplant Associated Hypertension
Pilot Study to Assess Blockade of Calcium Channels and Sodium Chloride Cotransporters for Physiologic Abnormalities in Liver Transplant Associated Hypertension
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: October 13, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 4
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173 Total Publications

Does the heart whisper before the liver crashes? NT-proBNP and the prediction of ACLF.
Does the heart whisper before the liver crashes? NT-proBNP and the prediction of ACLF.
Journal: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Published: June 12, 2025
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