Advanced in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Dr. Christopher J. Danford

Transplant Surgery | Gastroenterology
Intermountain Health
Intermountain Kidney Transplant Clinic
5171 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 210, 
Murray, UT 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
13 Years of Experience

Advanced in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Intermountain Health
Intermountain Kidney Transplant Clinic
5171 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 210, 
Murray, UT 
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Overview

Christopher Danford is a Transplant Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Murray, Utah. Dr. Danford has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Danford is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Graduate Institution
University Of Nebraska, Omaha, 2013
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Intermountain Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

Intermountain Kidney Transplant Clinic
5171 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 210, Murray, UT 84107
Call: 801-507-3380

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Danford 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.


44 Total Publications

Oral LPCN 1148 improves sarcopenia and hepatic encephalopathy in male patients with cirrhosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.
Oral LPCN 1148 improves sarcopenia and hepatic encephalopathy in male patients with cirrhosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.
Journal: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Published: August 30, 2024
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Areas of Expertise

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