Christopher O'brien
Distinguished in Visceromegaly

Dr. Christopher O'brien

Transplant Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center
2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
Weston, FL 
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42 Years of Experience

Distinguished in Visceromegaly
Cleveland Clinic
Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center
2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
Weston, FL 
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Overview

Christopher O'brien is a Transplant Surgeon in Weston, Florida. Dr. O'brien has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Florida
Residency
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in FL
Fellowships
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Egil and Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center
2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331
Call: 877-463-2010

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. O'brien 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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Synthetic PreImplantation Factor (sPIF) in Autoimmune Hepatitis
A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Synthetic PreImplantation Factor (sPIF) in Autoimmune Hepatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 20, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1

6 Total Publications

Cell-Free DNA as a Surveillance Tool for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients after Liver Transplant.
Cell-Free DNA as a Surveillance Tool for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients after Liver Transplant.
Journal: Cancers
Published: May 02, 2023
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