Advanced in Esophageal Varices

Dr. Brett Fortune

Hepatology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St, 
Bronx, NY 
Advanced in Esophageal Varices
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St, 
Bronx, NY 
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Overview

Brett Fortune is a Hepatologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Fortune is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Portal Hypertension, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 116 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Esophageal Varices.

Specialties
Hepatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CT
Hospital Affiliations
Montefiore Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Fortune 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.

4 Clinical Trials

Extracellular RNA Markers of Liver Disease and Cancer
Extracellular RNA Markers of Liver Disease and Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
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, 2025
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AXA1665 in Subjects With Liver Cirrhosis and Prior Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (EMMPOWER)
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AXA1665 in Subjects With Liver Cirrhosis and Prior Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (EMMPOWER)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 27, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: AXA1665
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Emricasan, an Oral Caspase Inhibitor, in Subjects With Decompensated Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Cirrhosis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Emricasan, an Oral Caspase Inhibitor, in Subjects With Decompensated Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Cirrhosis
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: March 19, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Emricasan
Study Phase: Phase 2
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115 Total Publications

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Management of Ascites, Volume Overload, and Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Expert Review.
AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Management of Ascites, Volume Overload, and Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Expert Review.
Journal: Gastroenterology
Published: July 11, 2025
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