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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis A. 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 Hepatitis A.
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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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Jesse Civan is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Civan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis A. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Civan is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Maryland Physicians PA
Kirti Shetty is a Hepatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shetty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis A. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Po-Hung (Victor) Chen is a transplant hepatology and addiction medicine physician. He is jointly appointed by the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Division of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Chen's clinical focus is to care for patients with general or transplant-related liver conditions, including alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, hemochromatosis, and other diagnoses. He directed the creation of a Johns Hopkins Medicine informational webpage on ALD. He is also a frequent consultant for other Johns Hopkins clinicians regarding inquiries about ALD, including biomarker interpretation, acute hepatitis management, and addiction treatment delivery. Dr. Chen is a member of multiple professional medical and public health organizations (see below). He is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Chen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis A. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- 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).