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Christine Koval

Dr. Christine Koval

Transplant Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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38 Years of Experience
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Christine Koval is a Transplant Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Koval has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Sepsis, and Liver Failure.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Kansas, 1988.0
Residency
University of Rochester Medical Center
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in OH
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2001
Fellowships
University of Rochester Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Call: 216-444-2200

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

An Intermediate-size, Expanded Access Protocol to Provide Brincidofovir for the Treatment of Serious Adenovirus Infection or Disease
An Intermediate-size, Expanded Access Protocol to Provide Brincidofovir for the Treatment of Serious Adenovirus Infection or Disease
Enrollment Status: No_longer_available
Publish Date: March 14, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug

47 Total Publications

Role of antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplant patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Role of antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplant patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal: EClinicalMedicine
Published: June 27, 2025
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    • Distinguished
    • Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease
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    • Cytomegalovirus Infection
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    • Bacterial Gastroenteritis
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    • Cryptococcosis
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    • Familial Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
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    • Experienced
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    • Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
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    • Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
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    • Blastomycosis
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