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Dempsey L. Hughes, MD
Gastroenterology
Email:
hughesdl4@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-692-2470
Contact
Office:
Center for Liver Diseases - Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
201 Kaufmann Medical Bldg - 3471 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone:
412-692-2470
Fax:
E-mail:
hughesdl4@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
MD, University of Illinois - Chicago, IL, 2013
Training
Advanced Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, 2021
Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Colorado - Aurora, CO, 2020
Internship & Residency (Internal Medicine), Lahey Hospital & Medical Center - Burlington, MA, 2017
Internship (General Surgery), Lahey Hospital & Medical Center - Burlington, MA, 2014
Research Interest
Dr. Hughes' research interests concentrate on transplant hepatology, specifically examining modes of cardiac risk stratification among adult liver transplant candidates, and methods of optimizing post-transplant outcomes.
Clinical Interest
As a transplant hepatologist, Dr. Hughes specializes in management of acute liver injury, chronic liver disease and liver transplantation.
Educational Interest
Dr. Hughes teaches gastroenterology fellows, advanced fellows, residents, and medical students.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Hughes DL, Brunn JA, Jansen J, Todd PK, Askari FK, Fontana RJ. Guillain-Barre Syndrome After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in a Liver Transplant Recipient with Favorable Treatment Response.
Liver Transplantation
. 2021; Online ahead of print.
Hughes DL, Sharma P. Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation Following Standardized Medical Eligibility Criteria and Creationof the Safety Net: Less Appears to Be More.
Liver Transplantation
. 2021; 27(8): 1089-91.
Hughes DL, Parikh ND. The Road to Liver Transplantation: Avoiding Early Delays.
Transplantation
. 2020; Online ahead of print.
Hughes DL, Rice JD, Burton JR, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Ambardekar AV, Kriss MS. Presence of Any Coronary Artery Disease Associated with Decreased Liver transplant Eligibility and Increased Rate of Post-transplant Major Adverse Cardiac Events.
Clinical Transplantation
. 2020; 34(11): e14077.
Notable Achievements
Young Physician Scholars Leadership Program, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), 2019
Notable Teaching Citation, Tufts University (Internal Medicine), 2017
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2013-present
