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CURRICULUM VITAE

Kia Saeian MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Director of the MCW Digestive Disease Center
Konrad H. Soergel, MD and Walter J. Hogan, MD Endowed Professor

OFFICE ADDRESS:
The Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Fax: 414-955-0037

EDUCATION:
09/1984 - 12/1987 B. S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/1988 - 06/1992 M.D., University of California - San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
09/1998 - 12/2001 Masters' of Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/1992 - 06/1995 Resident, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
07/1995 - 06/1996 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
07/1996 - 06/1999 Fellow, Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
12/1997 - 03/1998 Hepatology/Liver Transplantation Training, University of Miami Center for Liver Diseases, Miami, FL

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/1999 - 05/2005 Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
05/2005 - 06/30/2011 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2008 - Present Associate Chief, Director of Clinical Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2011 - Present Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
08/2011 - Present Medical Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Services, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
12/2014 - 07/2019 Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
04/09/2019 - Present Konrad H. Soergel, MD and Walter J. Hogan, MD Endowed Professor, Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226
11/15/2019 - Present Professor, Graduate School, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/1999 - 06/2003 Associate Director, Fellowship program, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2003 - 06/2009 Director, Fellowship Program, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2009 - 07/2019 Associate Director, Fellowship Program, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226
2021 - Present Director, Digestive Disease Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/1995 - 06/1996 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/1995 - 06/1996 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295
07/1999 - Present Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295
07/1999 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2000 - 2008 Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
10/2009 - 2014 Community Memorial Hospital, W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Internal Medicine
1995
2026
Gastroenterology
1999
2030
Transplant Hepatology
2006
2026
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin
34563-20
07/01/1993
10/31/2023
DEA (Valid)
01/19/2005
02/28/2026
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1986 Outstanding L&S Student Merit Scholarship
1987 Phi Beta Kappa
1987 Summa Cum Laude
1987 Phi Kappa Phi
1987 Mortar Board Honor Society
1988 University of California Regents Scholar
07/1993 - 06/1994 Resident of the Year, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/1995 - 06/1996 Chief Medical Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin
2002 Research Excellence in GI and Liver (REGAL) Award. Nationwide Award to 20 young investigators based on excellence of published research.
2003 - Present Best Doctors in America
2015 Murphy Award for Clinical Excellence, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 - Present Top Doctors, Milwaukee Magazine
2016 - 2017 Best Teacher Award, Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 - 2019 Lee A. Biblo Excellence in Professionalism Award, Medical College of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1996 - Present American Gastroenterological Association
1997 - Present American College of Gastroenterology (Fellow)
1999 - Present American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1999 - Present Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society
2000 - Present American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
2004 - Present Am. Board of Internal Medicine Relevance Reviewer for Gastroenterology
10/20/2020 - Present CTSI Council of Collaboration

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
2002 - Present American Journal of Gastroenterology
2003 - 2022 Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2004 - Present Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2005 - Present Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group
2023 Evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol for the Treatment of Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2010 - 2013 Governor, Wisconsin Chapter, American College of Gastroenterology

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
01/31/2019 - 05/14/2019 Adult Specialty Representative, National Liver Review Board, UNOS

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Hepatitis B Screening and Awareness Campaign
Source:
National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asians and Pacific Islander Americans
Role:
Principal Faculty Advisor
Dates:
05/2012 - Present
  
Title:
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) Tablets Plus Lactulose for the Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (OHE)
Source:
Salix Pharmacy
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
10/25/2018 - Present
  
Title:
Alfapump System In The Treatment Of Refractory Or Recurrent Ascites: A Multicenter Single Arm Within Subject Crossover Design Pivotal Study (The Poseidon Study)
Source:
Sequana Medical Inc.
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
12/18/2019 - Present
  
Title:
A Single-Arm Retrospective Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy in Patients with Acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection Treated with 8 Weeks of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir
Source:
AbbVie
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Kia Saeian
Dates:
09/22/2021 - Present
  
Title:
A Multicenter, Single-Arm Prospective Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of GLE/PIB 8-Week Treatment in Adults and Adolescents with Acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
Source:
AbbVie
PI:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
04/13/2022 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Prevalence of Barrett’s Esophagus in Previously Uninvestigated African Americans with Reflux Symptoms
Source:
Digestive Disease Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/2002 - 06/2005
Direct Funds:
$12,500
  
Title:
High-Risk Populations for Hepatitis C: Barriers
Source:
Digestive Disease Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/2007 - 12/2013
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
Effect of Gherlin on Sleep and circadian Rhythm
Source:
Digestive Disease Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/2007 - 10/2011
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
The Role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in MInimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Source:
Digest Disease Center
Role:
PI
Dates:
03/2011 - 02/2015
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
Hepatitis B Project in the Milwaukee Hmong Community
Source:
National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asians and Pacific Islanders Grant
Role:
Advisor
Dates:
05/2012 - 05/2013
Direct Funds:
$2,500
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
The Efficacy of Vitamin E in the Treatment of Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C with Combination Alpha-Interferon and Ribavirin
Source:
Principal Investigator of Multi-Center Study
Role:
Member of Physician Advisory Board
Dates:
05/2000 - 2004
Direct Funds:
$14,000
  
Title:
Dose Comparison Study of PEG Interferon Alfa-2b + Ribavirin for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Who Have Not Responded to Standard Interferon + Ribavirin for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Who Have Not Responded to Standard Interferon + Ribavirin
Source:
Schering Corporation
Role:
Member of Physician Advisory Board
Dates:
02/2001 - 2004
  
Title:
Comparison of PEG Interferon Alfa-2b Ribavirin given as a Fixed Dose or on a Weight Optimized Basis for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Previously Untreated Adult Subjects
Source:
Schering Corporation
Role:
Principal Invvestigator at MCW of this Multi-Center Trial
Dates:
02/2001 - 2005
  
Title:
The Efficacy of IMN-1207, a Whey Derived Cysteine Delivery System in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Combination Pegylated Interferon (PEG-Intron) and Ribavirin (Rebetol)
Source:
Immunotec & Schering Corporation
Dates:
2002 - 2007
Direct Funds:
$20,500
  
Title:
Differential cerebral response to psychometric testing in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy as compared to healthy individuals on functional MRI scanning
Source:
General Clinical Research Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
2003 - 2006
Direct Funds:
$4,670
  
Title:
Quality-of-Life Assessment Using SF-36 Health Survey During and Following TACE for Hepatic Tumors
Source:
Cancer Center – American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Application
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
05/2004 - 2007
Direct Funds:
$4,670
  
Title:
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group study of rimonabant 20 mg daily for the treatment of Type 2 diabetic patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Source:
Sanofi-Aventis Grant Application
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/2008 - 01/2009
Direct Funds:
$4,300
  
Title:
An Open-Label, 6-12 Months Safety and Efficacy Study of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel in Levodopa-Responsive Subjects with Advanced Parkinson’s Diseases and Severe Motor-Fluctuations Despite Optimized Treatment with Available Parkinson’s Disease Medications
Source:
Abbott Pharmaceuticals
Role:
Sub Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/2010 - 2014
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
Hepatitis C Treatment Expansion Initiative
Source:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/2010 - 2013
Direct Funds:
$160,000
  
Title:
Hepatitis B Project in the Milwaukee Hmong Community
Source:
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
Role:
Advisor
Dates:
01/2013 - 07/2013
Direct Funds:
$1,500
  
Title:
Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2B STudy to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of OCR-002 (orinthine Phenylacetate) in Hopsitalized Patients with Cirrhosis and Associated Hyperammonemia with an Episode of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Source:
Ocera Therapeutics, Inc
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
04/2014 - 06/2017
  
Title:
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Selonsertib in Subjects with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Bridging (F3) Fibrosis
Source:
Gilead
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
08/03/2017 - 07/30/2019
  
Title:
Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing the PillCam Crohn's Capsule Endoscopy to Ileocolonoscopy (IC) plus MRE (Magnetic Resonance Enterography) for Detection of Active CD
Source:
Given Imaging
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
08/13/2018 - 04/12/2019
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Evaluation of elevated LFT’s in asymptomatic patients, Practical Issues in Gastroenterology & Hepatology VII, Milwaukee, WI, 11/1998
Laboratories & Serologies: What do we really need to know?, Hepatology & Liver Transplant Update, Milwaukee, WI, 02/18/1999
T-EGD & Barrett’s Surveillance, Endoscopy for the Millennium, Milwaukee, WI, 10/29/1999
Evaluation & Diagnosis of Hepatitis C, Viral Hepatitis Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/13/2000
Epidemiology, Natural History & Diagnosis of Hepatitis B, Viral Hepatitis Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/13/2000
Preparation for Recertification in Internal Medicine, Hepatology Board Review, ACP/ASIM, Milwaukee, WI, 09/16/2000
Hepatitis C, Grand Rounds, St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 09/19/2000
Living Related Liver Transplantation, Surgical Grand Rounds, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 11/22/2000
Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, natural history & diagnosis, Third Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/27/2001
Biliary Disease, Third Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/27/2001
Hepatitis C: update on diagnosis and management, MCW Family Medicine Winter Refresher Course, Milwaukee, WI, 01/31/2002
Management of chronic hepatitis C, MCW Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 04/15/2002
Co-infected and other high-risk patients with hepatitis C, Fourth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/19/2002
Use and misuse of medications in liver disease, Fourth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/19/2002
Diagnosis and Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C, Medical Grand Rounds, West Allis Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 11/19/2002
Endoscopic Hemostasis, WSGNA Spring Symposium, Waukesha, WI, 03/29/2003
Natural History and Diagnosis & Diagnosis of Hepatitis C, Fifth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/04/2003
Biliary Disease, Fifth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/04/2003
Update of Key Developments in Hepatology, Sixth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/19/2004
Hepatitis B: Natural History, Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/19/2004
Hepatitis B: Natural History, Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/19/2004
American Liver Foundation Breakfast of Champions, Wisconsin Club, Milwaukee, WI, 06/09/2004
Update on Viral Hepatitis, Town Hall Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 08/10/2004
Epidemiology & Natural History of Hepatitis B & C, Topics in Hepatology, Milwaukee, WI, 08/21/2004
The Life of an Academic Gastroenterolgist: A Personal Account, Choosing a Career in Academic Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, 08/29/2004
Green Bay Clinical Journal Club, Green Bay, WI, 11/11/2004
What is Gastroenterology?, American College of Physicians, Medical College of Wisconsin Student Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, 12/01/2004
Treatment of GI Diseases, MCW Medical Pharmacology Course, Milwaukee, WI, 02/10/2005
The Life of an Academic Gastroenterologist: A Personal Account, Choosing a Career in Academic Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, 10/08/2005
Treatment of GI Diseases, MCW Medical Pharmacology Course, Milwaukee, WI, 02/22/2006
The Life of an Academic Gastroenterologist: A Personal Account, Choosing a Career in Academic Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, 10/07/2006
Management of Hepatitis B, Eighth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 02/16/2007
Viral Hepatitis: Epidemiology & Natural History, Eighth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 02/16/2007
Treatment of GI Diseases, MCW Medical Pharmacology Course, Milwaukee, WI, 02/21/2007
Other Topics in Hepatology, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 12/04/2007
Managing Hepatitis C: New Paradigms, Annual "State of the Gut" An Update in Gastrointestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, WI, 10/28/2008
What’s New: Recent Developments in Hepatology, Tenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/03/2009
Viral Hepatitis B and C Cases, Tenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/03/2009
Update on Hepatitis B, Tenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/03/2009
Autoimmune Liver Disease, Tenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/03/2009
Endoscopic Management of Colonic Neoplasia, Student Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 08/04/2009
Viral Hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HCV, HSV, EBV, CMV, Resident Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 09/09/2009
GI Disorders Encountered in the Patient with Renal Disease, National Kidney Foundation, Madison, WI, 09/10/2009
Management of Liver Disease for the Interventional Radiologist, Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/15/2009
The Life of an Academic Gastroenterologist: A Personal Account. Clinical Research in a Busy Clinic Practice, Choosing a Career in Academic Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Milwaukee, WI, 10/17/2009
Advancement in Management of Hepatitis B, Annual "State of the Gut"An Update in Gastrointestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, WI, 11/06/2009
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 12/05/2009
Endoscopic Therapy is the Preferred Approach for Primary Prevention of Variceal Hemorrhage, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 12/05/2009
Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Treatment: A Model of Care, Hotel Metro, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, 12/17/2009
Non-Transplant Surgery in Patients with Liver Disease, Eleventh Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/26/2010
What's new in Hepatology?, Eleventh Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/26/2010
Viral Hepatitis Cases, Eleventh Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/26/2010
Band Ligation is the Preferred Treatment for Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Varices (Pros), Eleventh Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/26/2010
Autoimmune Liver Disease, Eleventh Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/26/2010
The ABC’s of Viral Hepatitis, Nursing Program, University to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 04/07/2010
Core Skills Phase III, Medical Students Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 04/13/2010
GI & Liver Disorders for the Nurse Practitioner, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 04/27/2010
The ABC’s of Infectious Hepatitis, Small Stones Health Resource Center, Brookfield, WI, 05/13/2010
Information on Hepatitis A, B & C for Public Health Nurses, Public Health Nurses of the Southern Suburbs of Milwaukee, Franklin Health Department, Franklin, WI, 08/31/2010
Liver Lesions, Annual "State of the Gut" An Update on Gastrointestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, WI, 10/15/2010
Hepatology for the Radiologist, Interventional Radiology, Scanlon North Conference Room, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 12/02/2010
Hepatitis C, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 12/04/2010
Who and How to Screen for Hepatocelluar Carcinoma: When to Request a Transplant Evaluation, Second Annual Liver/Pancreas Symposium, Clinical Cancer Center, MIlwuakee, WI, 02/26/2011
State-of-the-Art Colon Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Event, Clinical Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI, 03/23/2011
Debate: What should be First Line therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy: Lactulose or Rifaximin?, Twelfth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/08/2011
Hepatitis C, Twelfth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 04/08/2011
Update of Hepatitis C, MCW. Department of Dermatology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 09/21/2011
Intro to Viral Hepatitis, Intern Academic Half Day, Department of Medicine, Clinical Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI, 09/21/2011
Hepatitis C: New Drugs, New Hope, Annual "State of the Gut" an Update on Gastronintestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, WI, 10/07/2011
Update in Hepatology, Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Milwaukee, WI, 12/01/2011
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 12/03/2011
Evolving Management of Chronic Hepatitis C, Department of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 02/03/2012
Current Management of Hepatitis in the Cirrhotic Patient, Third Annual Liver/Pancreas Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 02/04/2012
Endoscopic Management of Colonic Neoplasia, General Surgery PGY II Curriculum, Milwaukee, WI, 03/12/2012
Hepatitis C, Thirteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/30/2012
Viral Hepatitis Cases, Thirteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Milwaukee, WI, 03/30/2012
Hepatitis C for the primary care physician, Annual “State of the Gut” An Update of Gastrointestinal Disorders, Wauwatosa, WI, 09/28/2012
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Wauwatosa, WI, 01/26/2013
Update on Hepatitis C for Primary Care Physicians, Winter Refersher Course for Primary Physicians, Pewaukee, WI, 01/30/2013
Update of Hepatitis C, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants, Middleton, WI, 04/10/2013
Varices, Fourteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Brookfield, WI, 04/19/2013
Hepatitis C Update, Fourteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Brookfield, WI, 04/19/2013
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Annual "State of the Gut" An Update of Gastrointestinal Disorders, Brookfield, WI, 09/27/2013
GI Malignancy Screening/Quality Measure, Annual DDW Review, Brookfield, WI, 09/28/2013
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 01/25/2014
Hepatitis C Update, Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Milwaukee, WI, 01/26/2014
Hepatitis C Therapy, Fifteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Wauwatosa, WI, 04/11/2014
Alcoholic Liver Disease, Fifteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Wauwatosa, WI, 04/11/2014
Hepatitis C in 2014, Annual "State of the Gut" An Update on Gastronintestinal Disorders, Brookfield, WI, 09/19/2014
GI Malignancy Management, Annual DDW Review, Brookfield, WI, 09/20/2014
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Brookfield, WI, 01/24/2015
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Sixteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Brookfield, WI, 04/17/2015
Hepatitis C, Sixteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Brookfield, WI, 04/17/2015
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Solid Organ Transplant Center Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 06/02/2015
GI Malignancy Management, Annual DDW Review, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 09/19/2015
Hepatitis B Prevalence in the Milwaukee Hmong Community, 2015 ACP Wisconsin Chapter Scientific Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 2015
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 01/23/2016
Miscellaneous, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 01/23/2016
Hepatitis B, Medical Student Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/17/2016
Hepatitis C Therapy, Seventeenth Annual Liver Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/15/2016
Screening, Annual DDW Review, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 10/01/2016
Viral Hepatitis B and C, Academic Half Day, Dean Roe, Froedtert Hospital, 12/14/2016
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 02/04/2017
Hepatitis C - New Era in Treatment, Community Education Class, Wisconsin Athletic Center, 02/06/2017
Cirrhosis-Natural History and Medical Management, VIR Didactic Lecture, Scanlon North, Froedtert Hospital, 02/15/2017
Complications with Hepatic Encephalopathy, Nurses Educational Program, Clinical Cancer Center, Froedtert Hospital, 04/11/2017 - 04/18/2017
Hepatitis B Project, Medical Student Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/27/2017
HCC; Resect, Ablate or Transplant, Eighteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/28/2017
Hepatitis C Debate: Who to Treat and Who Not To Treat, Eighteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/28/2017
Liver Potpourri, Eighteenth Annual Liver Disease Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/28/2017
Standardization of Transvenous Pressure Measurements & Post-TIPS Patient Management, VIR Didactic Lecture, Scanlon North, Froedtert Hospital, 05/04/2017
Screening, Annual DDW Review, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 09/30/2017
Viral Hepatitis, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 02/03/2018
Cirrhosis, VIR Didactic Lecture, Scanlon North; Froedtert Hospital, 04/05/2018
Renal Complications, Nineteenth Annual Liver Diseases Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/27/2018
Portal Hypertension, Nineteenth Annual Liver Diseases Update, Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI, 04/27/2018
Hepatitis B, Medical Student Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc, 04/30/2018
Evolving Strategies in Hep C Management, Hepatitis C Management Workshop, UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health, Milwaukee, WI, 11/06/2018
Viral Hepatitis, Miscellaneous, Annual AASLD Meeting Review, Milwaukee, WI, 02/02/2019
Cirrhosis, portal hypertensive and variceal hemorrhage, VIR Didactic Lecture, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 03/20/2019
Hepatitis B - What's New?, Twentieth Annual Liver Disease Update, Brookfield, WI, 04/12/2019
Acute Liver Disease/DILI, Academic Half Day Lecture: Residents, Milwaukee, WI, 11/27/2019
Cirrhosis, portal hypertensive and variceal hemorrhage, VIR Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI, 02/05/2020
Miscellaneous, Annual AASLD Review Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 02/08/2020
Viral Hepatitis, Academic Half Day Lecture: Residents, Milwaukee, WI, 12/02/2020
Viral Hepatitis, Academic Half Day Lecture: Residents, Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 12/01/2021
Cirrhosis, portal hypertensive and variceal hemorrhage, Independent IR Resident Didactic Lecture Series, Froedtert Hospital. Milwaukee, WI, 01/19/2022
Cirrhosis, portal hypertensive and variceal hemorrhage, IR Resident Didactic Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/21/2022
Autoimmune Liver Conditions: Diagnosis and Management, GI Fellowship Board Review, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/06/2022
Viral Hepatitis, Academic Half Day Lecture-Residents, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/07/2022
Application of Baveno Criteria: Is It Time To Change The Approach To Screening Endoscopy For Esophageal Varices?, 6th Annual Midwest Endoscopy, Milwaukee, WI, 11/04/2023
Portal Hypertension and Viral Hepatitis, AASLD Meeting Review, Medical College of Wisconsin: Milwaukee, WI, 02/10/2024
 
National
Diagnosis & Management of Hepatitis C, Gastroenterology for Primary Care Providers, American College of Gastroenterology, Chicago, IL, 03/04/2000
Economic Impact of Unsedated EGD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 11/04/2000
Preparation for Recertification in Internal Medicine, ACP/ASIM Course, Chicago, IL, 10/13/2001
Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy T-EGD: A safe and less costly alternative, Multi-disciplinary International Symposium on Supraesophageal Complications of Reflux Disease, San Diego, CA, 08/09/2002
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review, ACP/ASIM Course, Chicago, IL, 10/2003
Preparation for Recertification in Internal Medicine, ACP/ASIM Course, Chicago, IL, 10/06/2005
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review, ACP/ASIM Course, Chicago, IL, 10/07/2005
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis – Can we treat it?, American College of Gastroenterology Postgraduate Course, Honolulu, HI, 10/20/2005
Epidemiology, Staging, Medical Management, and Overview, Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11/30/2006
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review, Maintenance of Certification Prep Course, Schaumburg, IL, 10/02/2010
G and GJ- tube placements: Current knowledge and advances, 3rd- World Dysphagia Summit - Dysphagia Research Society, San Francisco, California, 03/13/2023
 
International
Updates In Hepatology, Fortis Hospital Mohali, Mohali, India, 03/02/2009
Acute Chronic Liver Failure, Fortis GI Summit, Chandigarh, India, 02/09/2019
Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Virtual Lecture, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/14/2022
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disorders in the Pregnant Patient, Virtual Lecture, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/14/2022
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Rwanda Endoscopic Week, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/24/2022
Acute Liver Failure, Rwanda Endoscopic Week, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/25/2022
Update on HCV, Rwanda Endoscopic Week, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/25/2022
Drug Induced Liver Injury, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 01/16/2023
Vascular Disorders of GIT, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration, Kigali, Rwanda, 05/10/2023
GI Hepatology Disorders in the Pregnant Women, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration, Kigali, Rwanda, 05/10/2023
Drug- Induced liver Injury, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration, Kigali, Rwanda, 05/24/2023
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration, Kigali, Rwanda, 05/24/2023
Acute Liver Failure Assesment, Diagnosis, and Complications, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration, Kigali, Rwanda, 05/24/2023
Liver Diseases and Pregnancy, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/09/2023
Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI), Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/10/2023
Vascular Disorders of the GI Tract, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/10/2023
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/11/2023
Acute Liver Failure, Rwanda GI Fellowship Program Collaboration Visit, Kigali, Rwanda, 10/12/2023
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
1995 - 1996 Resident Evaluation Committee, Dept. of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
1998 - 2003 Residency Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
1999 - Present GI & Hepatology Fellowship Selection Committee
2000 - 2003 Intern Selection Committee, Dept. of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2003 - 2004 Epic Physician Council
2004 - 2008 MCW GCRC Research Review Committee
2004 - Present GI & Hepatology Fellowship Selection Committee
2005 - 2012 MCW Digestive Disease Center Research Review Committee
2013 - Present Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Selection Committee
2014 - Present GI Faculty Recruitment Committee
2016 - Present Clinical Competency Comittee, GI & Hepatology Fellowship
2017 - Present Pulmonary & Critical Care Chief Search Committee
2017 - Present GI Growth & Optimization Plan Steering Committee
 
Hospital
2012 - Present Ambulatory Executive Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
2013 - Present Ambulatory Steering Committee, Froedtert Hospital
2015 - Present FSC Medical Advisory Committee, Froedtert Surgery Center
2016 - Present Liver Process and Planning Committee
2016 - Present Transplant Program Directors Committee
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
1996 Sophomore medical student faculty instructor; Introduction to Clinical Medicine
1998 - Present Sophomore medical student faculty instructor; Introduction to Clinical Medicine
07/1999 - Present Hepatology-Pathology Conference monthly; held in conjunction with Dr. Richard Komorowski, Professor of Pathology
01/2003 - Present Preceptor for Medical Student Master Clinician Program
2004 - Present Internal Medicine 101, Instruction in Abdominal Radiograph Interpretation
2004 - Present ICE Physical Examination Course - GI Coordinator
2004 - 2015 Transplant Ward Team Lectures-Monthly
11/10/2023 Presentation on Variceal Bleeding Management
 
Resident and Fellow Education
07/1999 - Present GI Fellowship: Integral involvement in curriculum development and ongoing teaching of GI Fellows and residents
09/1999 - Present GI Fellows' Board Review weekly conference
2003 - Present Clinical Journal Club - Gastroenterology Fellows Monthly Conference
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
2006 - Present Interventional Radiology annual fellows lecture
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2000 - 2017 Fellows' continuity clinic
2003 - Present Resident & Fellow on a monthly rotation in clinic and on hepatology service
2004 - Present Transplant Ward Team Lectures - Monthly
2006 - Present Interventional Radiology annual fellows lecture
2007 - Present Procedurals training of Surgery Residents
10/2022 - Present King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
10/2022 - Present Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
 
Continuing Medical Education
07/1999 - Present Hepatology-Pathology Conference monthly; held in conjunction with Pathology Faculty
07/1999 - Present GI Fellowship: Integral involvement in curriculum development and ongoing teaching of GI Fellows and resident
08/2000 - 08/2001 Schering Corporation Fellowship Program in liver Disease for Physician Assistants. Mentor for: Josh Knox, P.A.-C.
08/2005 - 08/2006 AASLD Fellowship for Physician Assistants, Mentor for: Ken Christenson
 
Graduate Student Education
2015 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Member, Qualified Primary Master's Thesis Mentor in the Clinical and Translational Sciences Program
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
Lana Hean, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2012 - 06/2014 Research Mentor
Tuong Van Nguyen, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2012 - 06/2014 Research Mentor
Heather Chou, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2013 - 2015 Research Mentor
Tim Wang, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2013 - 2015 Research Mentor
Benjamin Wang, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/01/2015 - Present Research Mentor
Kevin Tan, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2016 - Present Research Mentor
Halle Foss, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2016 - Present Research Mentor
Alexander Fox, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2016 - Present Research Mentor
Ziyi Chen, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - Present Research Mentor
Matthew Kosasih, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - Present Research Mentor
Peggy Weng, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - Present Research Mentor
Xavier Sendaydiego, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2022 Research advisor
Gloria Lin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2022 Research advisor
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
Devang Prajapti, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/1999 - 06/2002 Research Mentor
Josh Knox, P.A.-C., Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2000 - 08/2001 Schering Corporation Fellowship Program Mentor
Jasmohan Bajaj, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2002 - 06/2005 Research Mentor
Ken Christensen, P.A.-C., Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2005 - 08/2006 AASLD Fellowship Mentor
Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2007 - 06/2010 Research Mentor
Jonathan Huang, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2007 - 06/30/2011 Research Mentor
Anna Patel, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2010 - 2013 Research Mentor
Eric Martin, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2011 - 06/2014 Research Mentor
Tom Fang, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2011 - 2014 Research Mentor
Syed Rizvi, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2012 - 12/2014 Research Mentor
Zachary Smith, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2015 Research Mentor
James Phillip Esteban, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - Present Research Mentor
JP Esteban, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - 2018 Research Mentor
Kimberly Daniel, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - 2018 Research Mentor
Aditi Mulgund, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - Present Research Mentor
Matthew Mohorek, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2020 - Present
 
Residents
Anna Patel, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2006 - 06/2009 Research Mentor
Poonam Beniwal, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2010 - Present Research Mentor
Jennifer Cahill, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2013 - Present Research Mentor
Syed Rahman, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014 - Present Research Mentor
Matthew Mohorek, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2020 Research Mentor
Hasan Bader, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - Present Research Mentor
 
Faculty
Syed Rizvi, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/2009 - 12/2012 Research Mentor
Mohammad Ali, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009 - Present Research Mentor
Nanda Venu, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2010 - 06/2013 Research Mentor
Syed Rizvi, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2015 - Present Research Mentor
James P Esteban, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2019 - Present Clinical Mentor
Veronica Loy, DO, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2019 - Present Clinical Mentor
Juan Trivella, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2019 - Present Clinical Mentor
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Undergraduate Students
Marquette NP Student Program, 2008 - 2016 Preceptor
 
Graduate Students
Brian Carlson, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 09/2007 - 10/2007 Clinical Preceptor
Laura Sodermann, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 01/2008 - 03/2008 Clinical Preceptor
Jennifer Ottelien, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 03/2008 - 05/2008 Clinical Preceptor
Emily Glime, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 09/2009 - 10/2009 Clinical Preceptor
Pamela DeBack, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 11/2009 - 01/2010 Clinical Preceptor
Caryl Giulian, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 01/2010 - 03/2010 Clinical Preceptor
Rachel Hansen, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 04/2010 - 05/2010 Clinical Preceptor
Jeremy Sturgill, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 08/2010 Clinical Preceptor
Claire Klein, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 09/2010 - 10/2010 Clinical Preceptor
Andrea Fetherston, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 10/01/2010 - 12/15/2010 Clinical Preceptor
D. Richard Allison, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 01/2011 - 03/2011 Clinical Preceptor
Lisa Stringer, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 04/2011 - 05/2011 Clinical Preceptor
Jennifer McMahon, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 02/2013 - 05/2013 Clinical Preceptor
Keith Dallenbach, Marquette Univeristy Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students/Physician Assistant Studies, 03/2013 - 05/2013 Clinical Preceptor
 
Postdoctoral Students
Naga Swetha Samji, 2014 - Present Research Mentor
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2000 - 2019 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship Program Curriculum Development
 
 
Clinical Programs
07/1999 - 2009 Director, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatitis Treatment Program
2008 - Present Colon Cancer Screening Program
2009 - Present Development of Endoscopy/Colon Cancer Screening, Clinical Cancer Center, Froedtert Hospital
2013 - 2014 Moorland Reserve Planning/Development Committee, GI Lab and Clinic, Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - 2016 LEAN Process Implementation, GI & Hepatology Services
2016 - 2019 Action Plan for Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation
2017 - 2018 GI Immunization Project
2019 - Present GI Optimization
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
1998 - 2003 Isaac Coggs Free Clinic (Volunteer)
1999 - 2002 Board, American Liver Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter
2001 - 2012 Chairperson, Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá'ís of Milwaukee
2002 - 2007 Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, American Liver Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter
2005 - 2011 American Liver Foundation Wisconsin Hepatitis Task Force
2010 - 2013 AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) Clinic - HIV-HCV co-infected patients
2011 - 2014 Consultant for the Milwaukee County Zoo.
2012 - Present Marian Steffes Summer School Committee, Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’ís of Milwaukee
2012 - Present Hmong Community Hepatitis B Screening Program, The Medical College of Wisconsin
 

BOARD EXAMINATION QUESTIONS :
2021 - 2022 American Board of Internal Medicine


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Saeian K, Weintraub R, Hagen‐Ansert S, Sahn C, Shiota T, Kenny A, Sahn DJ. Increased Fetal Activity and Heart Rate During and Immediately After Pulsed Doppler Echocardiography Echocardiography. January 1995;12(1):71-77.
2. Trifan A, Shaker R, Ren J, Mittal RK, Saeian K, Dua K, Kusano M. Inhibition of resting lower esophageal sphincter pressure by pharyngeal water stimulation in humans. Gastroenterology. 1995 Feb;108(2):441-6. PMID: 7835586
3. Berger WL, Saeian K. New technique: Sigmoid stiffener for endoscopic decompression tube placement in Ogilvie's Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997;45(4).
4. Rochling FA, Dua K, Saeian K, Bohorfoush AG, Shaker R. Treatment of malignant esophageal stricture and tracheo-esophageal fistula with self-expanding metal stents Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997;45(4).
5. Dua K, Rochling F, Saeian K, Shaker R. Use of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) for palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction/tracheo-esophageal (TE) fistula in patients with previously placed esophageal stents Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997;45(4).
6. Staff D, Saeian K, Rochling F, Narayanan S, Kern M, Shaker R, Hogan W. Does open access endoscopy close the door to an adequately informed patient? Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1998;47(4).
7. Saeian K, Rochling FA, Burke R, Bragg DS, Franco J. Faculty and trainee knowledge of hepatitis C infection at a tertiary care medical center. WMJ. 1998 Feb;97(2):43-6. PMID: 9504029
8. Saeian K, Reddy KR. Hepatitis C cirrhosis--not necessarily a terminal disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Aug;93(8):1386-7. PMID: 9707080
9. Saeian K, Franco J, Komorowski RA, Adams MB. Hepatocellular carcinoma after renal transplantation in the absence of cirrhosis or viral hepatitis: a case series. Liver Transpl Surg. 1999 Jan;5(1):46-9. PMID: 9873092
10. Saeian K, Reddy KR. Diagnostic laparoscopy: an update. Endoscopy. 1999 Jan;31(1):103-9. PMID: 10082417
11. Bardan E, Saeian K, Xie P, Ren J, Kern M, Dua K, Shaker R. Effect of pharyngeal stimulation on the motor function of the esophagus and its sphincters. Laryngoscope. 1999 Mar;109(3):437-41. PMID: 10089972
12. Saeian K, Townsend WF, Rochling FA, Bardan E, Dua K, Phadnis S, Dunn BE, Darnell K, Shaker R. Unsedated transnasal EGD: an alternative approach to conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy for documenting Helicobacter pylori eradication. Gastrointest Endosc. 1999 Mar;49(3 Pt 1):297-301. PMID: 10049411
13. Franco J, Saeian K. Biliary tract inflammatory disorders: primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cirrhosis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 1999 Apr;1(2):95-101. PMID: 10980934
14. Saeian K, Reddy KR. Staging laparoscopy: a peek may save a cut. Endoscopy. 1999 Jun;31(5):389-91. PMID: 10433050
15. Berger WL, Saeian K. Sigmoid stiffener for decompression tube placement in colonic pseudo-obstruction. Endoscopy. 2000 Jan;32(1):54-7. PMID: 10691273
16. Franco J, Newcomer J, Adams M, Saeian K. Auxiliary liver transplant in acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Jun;95(6 Pt 2):1042. PMID: 10808029
17. Staff DM, Saeian K, Rochling F, Narayanan S, Kern M, Shaker R, Hogan WJ. Does open access endoscopy close the door to an adequately informed patient? Gastrointest Endosc. 2000 Aug;52(2):212-7. PMID: 10922093
18. Grogan JR, Saeian K, Taylor AJ, Quiroz F, Demeure MJ, Komorowski RA. Making sense of mucin-producing pancreatic tumors. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Apr;176(4):921-9. PMID: 11264079
19. Méndez P, Saeian K, Reddy KR, Younossi ZM, Kerdel F, Badalamenti S, Jeffers LJ, Schiff ER. Hepatitis C, cryoglobulinemia, and cutaneous vasculitis associated with unusual and serious manifestations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Aug;96(8):2489-93. PMID: 11513197
20. Shaker R, Saeian K. Unsedated transnasal laryngo-esophagogastroduodenoscopy: an alternative to conventional endoscopy. Am J Med. 2001 Dec 03;111 Suppl 8A:153S-156S. PMID: 11749942
21. Saeian K, Reddy KR. Hepatotoxicity of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse Drug-Induced Liver Disease. 1 January 2002:447-470.
22. Saeian K. Unsedated transnasal endoscopy: a safe and less costly alternative. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2002 Jun;4(3):213-7. PMID: 12010621
23. Knox J, Remler B, Franco J, Saeian K. Minocycline-associated toxic hepatitis, demyelinating encephalomyelopathy and cardiomyopathy Practical Gastroenterology. 2002;26(5):56-60.
24. Kugathasan S, Levy MB, Saeian K, Vasilopoulos S, Kim JP, Prajapati D, Emmons J, Martinez A, Kelly KJ, Binion DG. Infliximab retreatment in adults and children with Crohn's disease: risk factors for the development of delayed severe systemic reaction. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Jun;97(6):1408-14. PMID: 12094858
25. Franco J, Saeian K. Role of antiviral therapy in the prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2002 Sep;13(9 Pt 2):S191-6. PMID: 12354836
26. Saeian K, Staff D, Knox J, Binion D, Townsend W, Dua K, Shaker R. Unsedated transnasal endoscopy: a new technique for accurately detecting and grading esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Sep;97(9):2246-9. PMID: 12358240
27. Hines RN, Hopp KA, Franco J, Saeian K, Begun FP. Alternative processing of the human FMO6 gene renders transcripts incapable of encoding a functional flavin-containing monooxygenase. Mol Pharmacol. 2002 Aug;62(2):320-5. PMID: 12130684
28. Saeian K. Unsedated transnasal endoscopy (the Shaker technique): an alternative for assessment of supraesophageal complications of gastroesophageal reflux. Am J Med. 2003 Aug 18;115 Suppl 3A:144S-149S. PMID: 12928091
29. Bajaj J, Knox JF, Komorowski R, Saeian K. The irony of herbal hepatitis: Ma-Huang-induced hepatotoxicity associated with compound heterozygosity for hereditary hemochromatosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2003 Oct;48(10):1925-8.PMID: 14627335
30. Prajapati DN, Saeian K, Binion DG, Staff DM, Kim JP, Massey BT, Hogan WJ. Volume and yield of screening colonoscopy at a tertiary medical center after change in medicare reimbursement. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jan;98(1):194-9. PMID: 12526957
31. Book DT, Smith TL, McNamar JP, Saeian K, Binion DG, Toohill RJ. Chronic sinonasal disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Rhinol. 2003 Mar-Apr;17(2):87-90. PMID: 12751702
32. Prajapati DN, Knox JF, Emmons J, Saeian K, Csuka ME, Binion DG. Leflunomide treatment of Crohn's disease patients intolerant to standard immunomodulator therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2003 Aug;37(2):125-8. PMID: 12869881
33. Potter JW, Saeian K, Staff D, Massey BT, Komorowski RA, Shaker R, Hogan WJ. Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: an emerging problem with unique esophageal features. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Mar;59(3):355-61. PMID: 14997131
34. Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Management of esophageal varices: an update from Digestive Disease Week and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2003. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2004 Jun;6(3):206-9.PMID: 15128486
35. Otterson MF, Lundeen SJ, Spinelli KS, Sudakoff GS, Telford GL, Hatoum OA, Saeian K, Yun H, Binion DG. Radiographic underestimation of small bowel stricturing Crohn's disease: a comparison with surgical findings. Surgery. 2004 Oct;136(4):854-60. PMID: 15467672
36. Saeian K, Bajaj JS, Franco J, Knox JF, Daniel J, Peine C, McKee D, Varma RR, Ho S, Midwest Hepatitis Study Group. High-dose vitamin E supplementation does not diminish ribavirin-associated haemolysis in hepatitis C treatment with combination standard alpha-interferon and ribavirin. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Nov 15;20(10):1189-93. PMID: 15569122
37. Attila T, Hellman RS, Krasnow AZ, Hofmann CL, Saeian K, Dua KS, Binion DG, Shaker R. Feasibility and safety of endoscopic evaluation of gastric emptying. Endoscopy. 2005 Mar;37(3):240-3. PMID: 15731940
38. Bajaj JS, Saeian K. MELD score does not discriminate against patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Apr;50(4):753-6. PMID: 15844713
39. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Varma RR, Franco J, Knox JF, Podoll J, Emmons J, Levy M, Binion DG. Increased rates of early adverse reaction to azathioprine in patients with Crohn's disease compared to autoimmune hepatitis: a tertiary referral center experience. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 May;100(5):1121-5. PMID: 15842588
40. Bajaj JS, Ananthakrishnan A, Saeian K. Survey of attitudes of AASLD members toward balloon tamponade. Hepatology. 2005 Jun;41(6):1435-6. PMID: 15915472
41. Kiely JM, Rilling WS, Touzios JG, Hieb RA, Franco J, Saeian K, Quebbeman EJ, Pitt HA. Chemoembolization in patients at high risk: results and complications. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2006 Jan;17(1):47-53. PMID: 16415132
42. Ananthakrishnan A, Gogineni V, Saeian K. Epidemiology of primary and secondary liver cancers. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2006 Mar;23(1):47-63. PMID: 21326720
43. Johnson GK, Saeian K, Geenen JE. Primary sclerosing cholangitis treated by endoscopic biliary dilation: review and long-term follow-up evaluation. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2006 Apr;8(2):147-55. PMID: 16533478
44. Saeian K, Shaker R. Unsedated ultrathin EGD. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Dec;64(6):874-6. PMID: 17140889
45. Surapaneni SN, Hari P, Knox J, Daniel J, Saeian K. Suppressive anti-HCV therapy for prevention of donor to recipient transmission in stem cell transplantation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Feb;102(2):449-51. PMID: 17100972
46. Bajaj JS, Etemadian A, Hafeezullah M, Saeian K. Testing for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in the United States: An AASLD survey. Hepatology. 2007 Mar;45(3):833-4. PMID: 17326210
47. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Verber MD, Hischke D, Hoffmann RG, Franco J, Varma RR, Rao SM. Inhibitory control test is a simple method to diagnose minimal hepatic encephalopathy and predict development of overt hepatic encephalopathy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr;102(4):754-60. PMID: 17222319
48. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Caroli's disease: identification and treatment strategy. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2007 Apr;9(2):151-5. PMID: 17418061
49. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann RG, Saeian K. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: a vehicle for accidents and traffic violations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Sep;102(9):1903-9. PMID: 17640323
50. Surapaneni SN, Hari P, Saeian K. Response to Dr. Dai et al. [4] American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2007;102(10):2351-2352.
51. Franco RA, Ashwathnarayan R, Deshpandee A, Knox J, Daniel J, Eastwood D, Franco J, Saeian K. The high prevalence of restless legs syndrome symptoms in liver disease in an academic-based hepatology practice. J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Feb 15;4(1):45-9. PMID: 18350962
52. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann RG, Varma RR, Franco J, Binion DG, Hammeke TA, Saeian K. Navigation skill impairment: Another dimension of the driving difficulties in minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatology. 2008 Feb;47(2):596-604. PMID: 18000989
53. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Racial differences in liver transplantation outcomes in the MELD era. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr;103(4):901-10. PMID: 18371131
54. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Christensen KM, Hafeezullah M, Varma RR, Franco J, Pleuss JA, Krakower G, Hoffmann RG, Binion DG. Probiotic yogurt for the treatment of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jul;103(7):1707-15. PMID: 18691193
55. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Effect of hospital volume and teaching status on outcomes of acute liver failure. Liver Transpl. 2008 Sep;14(9):1347-56. PMID: 18756487
56. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann RG, Hammeke TA. Patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy have poor insight into their driving skills. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Oct;6(10):1135-9; quiz 1065. PMID: 18928938
57. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Franco J, Varma RR, Hoffmann RG, Knox JF, Hischke D, Hammeke TA, Pinkerton SD, Saeian K. Inhibitory control test for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1591-1600.e1. PMID: 18723018
58. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Hafeezullah M, Franco J, Thompson A, Anderson R. Failure to fully disclose during pretransplant psychological evaluation in alcoholic liver disease: a driving under the influence corroboration study. Liver Transpl. 2008 Nov;14(11):1632-6. PMID: 18975271
59. Issa M, Saeian K. General dietary management of liver cancer Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver. 1 January 2009:231-245.
60. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Hammeke TA, Franco J, Varma RR, Hoffman RG, Saeian K. Inhibitory control test is a sensitive and inexpensive alternative for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy Gastroenterology and Hepatology. February 2009;5(2 SUPPL. 8):6.
61. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Franco R, Saeian K. Effect of enforced sleep deprivation on minimal hepatic encephalopathy Gastroenterology and Hepatology. February 2009;5(2 SUPPL. 8):6-7.
62. Bajaj JA, Hafeezullah M, Knox JF, Hoffman RG, Saeian K. Inhibitory control test detects post-TIPS psychometric impairment Gastroenterology and Hepatology. February 2009;5(2 SUPPL. 8):5-6.
63. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Higher hospital volume predicts endoscopy but not the in-hospital mortality rate in patients with acute variceal hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Feb;69(2):221-9. PMID: 18950765
64. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Outcomes of weekend admissions for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a nationwide analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar;7(3):296-302e1. PMID: 19084483
65. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Zadvornova Y, Martin E, Schubert CM, Gibson DP, Hoffmann RG, Sanyal AJ, Heuman DM, Hammeke TA, Saeian K. The effect of fatigue on driving skills in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr;104(4):898-905. PMID: 19277025
66. Bajaj JS, Zadvornova Y, Heuman DM, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann RG, Sanyal AJ, Saeian K. Association of proton pump inhibitor therapy with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 May;104(5):1130-4. PMID: 19337238
67. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Reply Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. August 2009;7(8):912.
68. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Higher hospital volume is associated with lower mortality in acute nonvariceal upper-GI hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep;70(3):422-32. PMID: 19560760
69. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Schubert CM, Hafeezullah M, Franco J, Varma RR, Gibson DP, Hoffmann RG, Stravitz RT, Heuman DM, Sterling RK, Shiffman M, Topaz A, Boyett S, Bell D, Sanyal AJ. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with motor vehicle crashes: the reality beyond the driving test. Hepatology. 2009 Oct;50(4):1175-83. PMID: 19670416
70. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K, Binion DG. Laparoscopic resection for inflammatory bowel disease: outcomes from a nationwide sample. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Jan;14(1):58-65. PMID: 19760371
71. Bajaj JS, Ananthakrishnan AN, Hafeezullah M, Zadvornova Y, Dye A, McGinley EL, Saeian K, Heuman D, Sanyal AJ, Hoffmann RG. Clostridium difficile is associated with poor outcomes in patients with cirrhosis: A national and tertiary center perspective. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jan;105(1):106-13. PMID: 19844204
72. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K, Binion DG. Trends in ambulatory and emergency room visits for inflammatory bowel diseases in the United States: 1994-2005. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Feb;105(2):363-70. PMID: 19809414
73. Ananthakrishnan AN, Beaulieu DB, Ulitsky A, Zadvornova Y, Skaros S, Johnson K, Naik A, Perera L, Issa M, Binion DG, Saeian K. Does primary sclerosing cholangitis impact quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):494-500. PMID: 19637332
74. Ulitsky A, Ananthakrishnan AN, Komorowski R, Wallace J, Surapaneni SN, Franco J, Saeian K, Gawrieh S. A noninvasive clinical scoring model predicts risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in morbidly obese patients. Obes Surg. 2010 Jun;20(6):685-91. PMID: 20336392
75. Bajaj JS, Schubert CM, Heuman DM, Wade JB, Gibson DP, Topaz A, Saeian K, Hafeezullah M, Bell DE, Sterling RK, Stravitz RT, Luketic V, White MB, Sanyal AJ. Persistence of cognitive impairment after resolution of overt hepatic encephalopathy. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jun;138(7):2332-40. PMID: 20178797
76. Wible BC, Rilling WS, Drescher P, Hieb RA, Saeian K, Frangakis C, Chen Y, Eastwood D, Kim HS. Longitudinal quality of life assessment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after primary transarterial chemoembolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Jul;21(7):1024-30. PMID: 20621715
77. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. A novel risk score to stratify severity of Crohn's disease hospitalizations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Aug;105(8):1799-807. PMID: 20216534
78. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Length of office visits for gastrointestinal disease: impact of physician specialty. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Aug;105(8):1719-25. PMID: 20686459
79. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. Simple score to identify colectomy risk in ulcerative colitis hospitalizations. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Sep;16(9):1532-40. PMID: 20091926
80. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Fangman J, Saeian K. Hepatitis C/HIV co-infection is associated with higher mortality in hospitalized patients with hepatitis C or HIV. J Viral Hepat. 2010 Oct;17(10):720-9. PMID: 20002558
81. Ananthakrishnan AN, Hoffmann RG, Saeian K. Higher physician density is associated with lower incidence of late-stage colorectal cancer. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Nov;25(11):1164-71. PMID: 20658268
82. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. Fracture-associated hospitalizations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jan;56(1):176-82. PMID: 20936351
83. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. A nationwide analysis of changes in severity and outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease hospitalizations. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Feb;15(2):267-76. PMID: 21108015
84. Gawrieh S, Knoedler DM, Saeian K, Wallace JR, Komorowski RA. Effects of interventions on intra- and interobserver agreement on interpretation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease histology. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2011 Feb;15(1):19-24. PMID: 21106424
85. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. Physician density and hospitalization for inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Feb;17(2):633-8. PMID: 20848540
86. Bajaj JS, Heuman DM, Wade JB, Gibson DP, Saeian K, Wegelin JA, Hafeezullah M, Bell DE, Sterling RK, Stravitz RT, Fuchs M, Luketic V, Sanyal AJ. Rifaximin improves driving simulator performance in a randomized trial of patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Gastroenterology. 2011 Feb;140(2):478-487.e1.PMID: 20849805
87. Issa M, Saeian K. Diet in inflammatory bowel disease. Nutr Clin Pract. 2011 Apr;26(2):151-4. PMID: 21447767
88. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K, Binion DG. Temporal trends in disease outcomes related to Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):976-83. PMID: 20824818
89. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. Ambient air pollution correlates with hospitalizations for inflammatory bowel disease: an ecologic analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 May;17(5):1138-45. PMID: 20806342
90. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Schubert CM, Franco R, Franco J, Heuman DM. Disruption of sleep architecture in minimal hepatic encephalopathy and ghrelin secretion. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Jul;34(1):103-5. PMID: 21631553
91. Ali M, Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a nationwide analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jul;56(7):2152-9. PMID: 21279685
92. Martin EF, Huang J, Xiang Q, Klein JP, Bajaj J, Saeian K. Recipient survival and graft survival are not diminished by simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: an analysis of the united network for organ sharing database. Liver Transpl. 2012 Aug;18(8):914-29. PMID: 22467623
93. Ali M, Ananthakrishnan AN, Ahmad S, Kumar N, Kumar G, Saeian K. Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized liver transplant patients: a nationwide analysis. Liver Transpl. 2012 Aug;18(8):972-8. PMID: 22505356
94. Venu M, Martin E, Saeian K, Gawrieh S. High prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and vitamin D deficiency in patients evaluated for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2013 Jun;19(6):627-33. PMID: 23495130
95. Wilson JM, Groeschl R, George B, Turaga KK, Patel PJ, Saeian K, Gamblin TC. Ciliated hepatic cyst leading to squamous cell carcinoma of the liver - A case report and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(11):972-5. PMID: 24055921
96. Smith ZL, Oh YS, Saeian K, Edmiston CE Jr, Khan AH, Massey BT, Dua KS. Transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae during ERCP: time to revisit the current reprocessing guidelines. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Apr;81(4):1041-5. PMID: 25638508
97. Loy V, Kwiatt J, Dodda A, Martin E, Dua A, Saeian K. Performance Feedback Improves Compliance With Quality Measures. Am J Med Qual. 2016 Mar-Apr;31(2):118-24. PMID: 25348546
98. Rahman SI, Saeian K. Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Crit Care Clin. 2016 Apr;32(2):223-39. PMID: 27016164
99. Zimmerman MA, Selim M, Kim J, Regner K, Saeian K, Zanowski S, Martin A, Connolly LA, Lauer KK, Woehlck HJ. Outcome analysis of continuous intraoperative renal replacement therapy in the highest acuity liver transplant recipients: A single-center experience. Surg In Press. 2016
100. Olson JC, Saeian K. Gastrointestinal Issues in Liver Disease. Crit Care Clin. 2016 Jul;32(3):371-84. PMID: 27339677
101. Goldberg D, Ditah IC, Saeian K, Lalehzari M, Aronsohn A, Gorospe EC, Charlton M. Changes in the Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, and Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Patients With Cirrhosis or Liver Failure on the Waitlist for Liver Transplantation. Gastroenterology. 2017 Apr;152(5):1090-1099.e1. PMID: 28088461
102. Zimmerman MA, Selim M, Kim J, Regner K, Saeian K, Zanowski S, Martin A, Connolly LA, Lauer KK, Woehlck HJ, Hong JC. Outcome analysis of continuous intraoperative renal replacement therapy in the highest acuity liver transplant recipients: A single-center experience. Surgery. 2017 May;161(5):1279-1286. PMID: 28011008
103. Balasubramanian G, Modiri A, Affi M, Hagen CE, Batdorf B, Oshima K, Michaelis L, Saeian K. A Fatal Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease with Hepatic Involvement. ACG Case Rep J. 2017;4:e95. PMID: 28798943
104. Bhandari S, Mohammed Abdul MK, Dhakal B, Kreuziger LB, Saeian K, Stein D. Increased Rate of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Clostridium Difficile Infection. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 Oct;23(10):1847-1852. PMID: 28837518
105. Cahill JA, Rizvi S, Saeian K. Assessment of Adherence to Baseline Quality Measures for Cirrhosis and the Impact of Performance Feedback in a Regional VA Medical Center. Am J Med Qual. 2017 Oct PMID: 29082750
106. Smith ZL, Dua A, Saeian K, Ledeboer NA, Graham MB, Aburajab M, Ballard DD, Khan AH, Dua KS. A Novel Protocol Obviates Endoscope Sampling for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Experience of a Center with a Prior Outbreak. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Nov;62(11):3100-3109. PMID: 28681083
107. Saeian K, Kohli A, Ahn J. Portal hypertensive gastrointestinal bleeding Hepatic Critical Care. 8 January 2018:121-136.
108. Bhandari S, Saeian K, Stein D. Increased Rate of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Feb 15;24(3):661. PMID: 29462393
109. Perera LP, Bhandari S, Liu R, Guilday C, Zadvornova Y, Saeian K, Eastwood D. Advanced Age Does Not Negatively Impact Health-Related Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 07;63(7):1787-1793. PMID: 29713985
110. Bhandari S, Pandey RK, Dahal S, Shahreyar M, Dhakal B, Jha P, Venkatesan T, Saeian K. Risk, Outcomes, and Predictors of Infection in Lymphoma: A Nationwide Study. South Med J. 2018 Oct;111(10):628-633. PMID: 30285271
111. Zimmerman MA, Selim M, Kim J, Saeian K, Cinquegrani MP, Connolly L, Woehlck HJ, Lauer KK, Hong JC. Impact of a Transplantation Critical Care Model on Short-Term Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation in High Acuity Patients: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc. 2018 Dec;50(10):3544-3548. PMID: 30577234
112. Slevin AR, Hart MJ, Van Horn C, Rahman S, Samji NS, Szabo A, Rein L, Werner S, Saeian K. Hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral nonadherence: Relationship to sustained virologic response and identification of at-risk patients. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2019 Jan - Feb;59(1):51-56. PMID: 30545782
113. Silva JP, Maurina MN, Tsai S, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Mogal H, Saeian K, Gamblin TC. Effect of Donor Race-Matching on Overall Survival for African-American Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Mar;228(3):245-254. PMID: 30639515
114. Esteban JPG, Rein L, Szabo A, Saeian K, Rhodes M, Marks S. Attitudes of Liver and Palliative Care Clinicians toward Specialist Palliative Care Consultation for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease. J Palliat Med. 2019 Mar 20. PMID: 30892126
115. Kron M, Gordon C, Bauers T, Lu Z, Mahatme S, Shah J, Saeian K, McManus DP. Persistence of Schistosoma japonicum DNA in a kidney-liver transplant recipient. Am J Prop Med Hyg. 2019 Mar; 100(3):584-587. PMID: 30628570
116. Bemanian A, Cassidy LD, Fraser R, Laud PW, Saeian K, Beyer KMM. Racial disparities of liver cancer mortality in Wisconsin. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Dec;30(12):1277-1282. PMCID: PMC6858574
117. Daniel KE, Saeian K, Rizvi S. Real-world experiences with direct-acting antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis C treatment. J Viral Hepat. 2020 Feb;27(2):195-204.
118. Sindalana Hean, MD; Tuong Van Nguyen, MD; Tim Wang, MD; Steven Hur, MD; Chris Johnson, MD; Alina Leung, MD; Heather Chou, MD; Janna Lam Keenan, MD; Anna Patel, MD; Kia Saeian, MD, MSc Epi. Hepatitis B Screening and awareness in the Milwaukee Hmong community. 2021 June
119. Kosasih M, Sendaydiego X, Bednarke K, Wong S, Chow Y, Fox A, Chen Z, Saeian K. Prevalence and Susceptibility to Hepatitis B virus and the Need for Community Health Education in Milwaukee's Hmong Community. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Oct;9(5):1873-1881.
120. Bemanian A, Cassidy LD, Fraser R, Laud PW, Saeian K, Beyer KMM. Ecological Study of Variability in the Relationship between Liver Cancer Mortality and Racial Residential Segregation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 15;18(18). PMCID: PMC8465489
121. Durazo FA, Kristbaum K, Miller J, Saeian K, Selim M, Hong JC. De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis after COVID-19 Infection in an Unvaccinated Patient. Case Reports Hepatol. 2022;2022:8409269. PMCID: PMC9800079
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. KR Reddy, K Saeian Lymphoblastoid Interferon: The new kid on the block - more of the same or something new? Advances in Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Clinical Nutrition 1998;3(6): 317-9.
2. K Saeian, KR Reddy. Hepatitis C Cirrhosis - Not necessarily a terminal disease World Literature Review. Am J Gastroenterology, 1998; 93(8):1386-7.
3. K Saeian, KR Reddy. Diagnostic Laparoscopy: An Update. Endoscopy 1999;31:103-9.
4. K Saeian, KR Reddy. Diagnostic Laparoscopy: A peek may save a cut. Endoscopy 1999;31:389-91.
5. J Franco, K Saeian. Biliary tract inflammatory disorders: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Current Gastroenterology Reports 1999;1(2):95-101.
6. K Saeian, R Shaker. Oropharyngeal dysphagia Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology 2000;3:77-87.
7. K Saeian, R Shaker. Oropharyngeal dysphagia Clinical Perspectives in Gastroenterology 2000 3(2):69-81.
8. R Shaker, K Saeian. Unsedated Transnasal Laryngo-esophagogastroduodenoscopy: An Alternative to Conventional Endoscopy. The American Journal of Medicine 2001; 111(8A(Suppl.)): 153-156.
9. J Franco, K Saeian. Role of antiviral therapy in the prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2002;13:S191-S196.
10. K Saeian, KR Reddy. Hepatotoxicity of Psychotropic Drugs and Drugs of Abuse. Drug-induced Liver Disease. Eds. N Kaplowitz, L DeLeve. Marcel Dekken Inc., New York NY, 2003, pp 447-469.
11. K Saeian, R Shaker. Management of swallowing disorders. Neurogastroenterology, Eds. E. Quigley, RF Pfeiffer. Butterworth-Heinemann. Philadelphia 2003, pp 275-300.
12. K Dua, D Binion, K Saeian. Gastroenterology and Diseases of the Liver. Kochar's Concise Textbook of Medicine. K Kutty, R. Schapira, J Van Ruiswyk, M Kochar (Editors). Fourth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia 2003, pp 449-553.
13. K Saeian. Unsedated transnasal endoscopy (the Shaker technique): an alternative for assessment of supraesophageal complications of gastroesophageal reflux. Am J Med 115 Suppl 3A:144S-149S, 2003.
14. S Gawrieh, K Saeian. Management of esophageal varices: An update from Digestive Disease Week and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2003. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 6:206-209, 2004.
15. A Ananthakrishnan, V Gogineni, K Saeian. Epidemiology of Primary and secondary liver cancers. Seminars in Interventional Radiology. 23:47-63,2006.
16. AN Ananthakrishnan, K Saeian. Caroli's disease: identification and treatment strategy. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 9(2)151-5, Sept 2007.
17. K Saeian. Hepatic Infections. Editors; KR Reddy, WB Long. Liver & Pancreas vol. 3.
18. K Saeian. Editor of Gastroenterology and Diseases of the Liver section. Kochar's Concise Textbook of Medicine. D Torre, M Kochar (Editors). Fifth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD; 2007, pp 454-462 and 463-474.
19. M Issa, K Saeian. Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver. V Preedy, R Lakshman, R Srirajaskanthan, RR Watson (Editors).CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 2010. pp 231-246.
20. Irfan-Ur Rahman S, Saeian K. Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Nanchal RS, Subramanian RM (Eds), Gastrointestinal Issues in Critical Care (pp. 223-239). Elsevier 2016
21. Saeian K, Shaker R. Liver Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide. Springer 2017.
22. Kohli, A, Saeian K. Gastrointestinal Complications in Acute and Chronic Liver Failure. Nanchal RS, Subramanian RM (Eds, Hepatic Critical Care. Springer, in press.
 
Abstracts
1. Saeian K, Weintraub R, Hagen-Ansert S, et al. Echocardiography; 12(1):71-7. Abstracted in Circulation, Supplement I, 1992, 86(4). Oral presentation American Heart Association Annual Meeting, November 1992.
2. Saeian K, Shaker R, Sharma P, Trifan A, Ren J, Sui Z, Dua K. Effect of Aging on the Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure (LESP) Response to Pharyngeal Water Stimulation. Gastroenterol, 1994;106(4):A631.
3. Staff D, Saeian K, Massey BT, Shaker R, Hogan WJ. Post-fundoplication dysphagia: Abnormal ramp (Intra-bolus) pressure provides substantiation of a "Tight Wrap." Gastroenterol, 1998;114(4), A294. Presented as oral presentation at AGA Annual Meeting May 1998.
4. Kern M, Arndorfer R, Eskowski L, Stein E, Bloom A, Hyde J, Saeian K, Shaker R. Detection of CCK-8 induced cerebral neuronal activities by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in humans. Gastroenterology, 1998;114(4),A1154. Presented at the poster session at AGA Annual Meeting in May 1998.
5. Saeian K, Reddy SP, Clare RD, Komorowski R, Franco J, Varma RR. Recurrence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) after orthotopic liver transplantation. Hepatology 1998;28(4):A411. Presented at poster session of the AASLD Annual Meeting in November 1998.
6. Saeian K, Staff D, Townsend W, Dua K, Rassam P, Mehdi S, Rochling F, Almagro U, Choi H, Lentz M, Berger W, Shaker R. A new approach to surveillance of columnar-lined "Barrett's" esophagus. Gastroenterology 1999; 116(4); G1348. Presented at the poster session of AGA Annual Meeting in May 1999.
7. Saeian K, Staff D, Townsend W, Dua K, Berger W, Massey B, Shaker R. A new approach to screening for esophageal varices. Hepatology 1999;30(4): AB 219. Presented at the poster session of AASLD Annual Meeting in November 1999.
8. Hofman C, Ryan C, Saeian K, Massey B, Dua K, Staff D, Thierfelder S, Hogan W, Shaker R. Prevalence of esophagitis in apparently healthy individuals and GERD patient volunteers for research studies. Abstracted in Gastroenterol 1999;116(4):G1348. Poster of distinction presented at poster session at AGA Annual Meeting in May 1999.
9. Saeian K, Curro K, Binion DG, Vasilopoulos S, Seetharam B, Varma RR. Plasma total homocysteine levels are higher in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology 1999;30(4):AB 1102. Presented at the poster session of AASLD Annual Meeting in November 1999.
10. Vasilopoulos S, Saeian K, Emmons J, Berger WL, Seetharam B, Binion DG. Plasma homocysteine is elevated in Crohn's disease (CD) patients and is independent of disease activity and location. Am J Gastro 1999;94(9):AB293.
11. Saeian K, Staff D, Townsend W, Dua K, Almagro U, Choi H, Komorowski R, Hofman C, Kim J, Berger W, Shaker R. Detection rate of dysplastic Barrett's mucosa by unsedated transnasal endoscopy (T-EGD) is comparable to conventional endoscopy. Gastroenterol 2000;118(4):G1068.
12. Saeian K, Staff D, Townsend W, Dua K, Berger W, Hogan W, Shaker R. T-EGD: A new technique for accurately detecting and grading esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2000;51(4):3559.
13. Saeian K, Franco R, Nelin L, Crain MR, Rilling WR, Presberg KW, Franco J. Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) increases in cirrhotics after TIPS placement. Presented at the poster session of AGA Annual Meeting in May 2000. Gastroenterol 2000;118(4), A1044.
14. Atilla T, Staff DM, Saeian K, Hofmann CL, Shaker R. Evaluation of gastric emptying of solid food by unsedated transnasal gastroscopy. Presented at the poster session of AGA Annual Meeting in May 2000. Gastroenterol 2000;118(4), G837.
15. Saeian K, Fendrick AM, Shaker R. Impact of unsedated transnasal endoscopy (T-EGD) on the management of dyspepsia: A decision analysis. Presented at the poster session of AGA Annual Meeting in May 2001.Gastroenterol 2001;120(5 Suppl 1), A238.
16. Saeian K, Vasilopoulos S, Staff D, Komorowski R, Almagro U, Choi H, Townsend W, Shaker R. Does biopsy size of unsedated transnasal endoscopy (T-EGD) impact histologic interpretation of Barrett's dysplasia? Presented at the poster session of ASGE Annual Meeting in May 2001.Gastrointest Endosc 2001;53(5):A4165.
17. Saeian K, Franco J, Knox J, Daniel J, Varma R, Ho S and the Midwest Hepatitis Study Group. Does vitamin E supplementation decrease ribavirin-associated hemolysis? Hepatology 2001;34(4 Pt 2):AB 607A.
18. Atilla T, Hellman R, Saeian K, Staff D, Krasnow A, Steffl F, Shaker R. Verification of the scintigraphic complete gastric emptying of solid food by unsedated transnasal gastroscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55(5):M1977.
19. Saeian K, Jean M, Kern M, Knox J, Shaker R. Relationship of body mass index and family clustering with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease among obese individuals. Gastroenterol 2002;122(4):S1354.
20. Jean M, Saeian K. Patient preference of sedated and unsedated endoscopy for dyspepsia. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55(5):T1888.
21. Prajapati D, Saeian K, Kim J, Binion D. Impact of medicare reimbursement on volume and yield of screening colonoscopy at an academic hospital. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55(5):W1421.
22. Potter J, Shaker R, Saeian K, Staff D, Massey B, Komorowski R, Hogan W. Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: an emerging problem with unique esophageal deformities. Gastroenterol 2002;122(4):M1718.
23. Prajapati D, Saeian K, Kim J, Kugathasan S, Knox J, Emmons J, Binion D. Symptomatic luminal stricture underlies infliximab non-response in Crohn's Disease (CD). Gastroenterol 2002;122(4):777.
24. Kugathasan S, Prajapati D, Kim J, Saeian K, Emmons J, Knox J, Rivera-Bennett T, Werlin S, Binion D. Infliximab outcome in children and adults with ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterol 2002;122(4):W1353.
25. Attila T, Saeian K, Knox JF, Emmons J, Calbrese L, Rose D, Prajapati D, Kugathason S, Otterson M, Binion DG. Correlation of short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (SIBDQ) with clinical status in routine management of Crohn's disease patients including ostomies. Gastroenterol 2003;124(4):S1346.
26. Kounev V, Levy MB, Attila T, Saeian K, Kugathason S, Knox JF, Emmons J, Hogan WJ, Shaker R, Binion DG. Increased rates of drug allergy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients compared to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients and normal controls. Gastroenterol 2003;124(4):S1419.
27. Easterling C, Kawamura O, Rittman T, Kern M, Saeian K, Shaker R. Reproducibility of pharyngo-glottal closure in awake humans. Gastroenterol 2003;124(4):W1490.
28. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Varma RR, Franco J, McKee D, Knox JF, Daniel J, Peine C, Ho S. High-dose Vitamin E supplementation does not decrease ribavirin-associated hemolysis in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2003;38(4 Suppl 1):AB 1200.
29. Bajaj JS, Saeian K. Reported Prevalence of and Survival of Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) Have Not Changed with MELD Implementation. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4): S1182.
30. Bajaj JS, McBride MA, Anderson K, Saeian K. Effect of Hepatitis C (Hep C) and Type 2 Diabetes (DM) on Patient and Graft survival in Patients with Solitary Liver, Combined and Serial Liver-Kidney transplants. Presented as an oral presentation at Digestive Diseases Week Annual Meeting in May 2004. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4):46 .
31. Bajaj JS, McBride MA, Anderson K, Saeian K. Patient and Liver Graft Survival in Solitary liver Transplantation as Compared to Combined Liver-Kidney and Serial Liver and Kidney Transplantation. Poster of distinction at Digestive Diseases Week Annual Meeting in May 2004. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4):S1178 .
32. Bajaj JS, Kao K, Saeian K. Comparison of a simple questionnaire to Locke questionnaire in the evaluation of GERD symptoms. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4): M1383.
33. Knox JF, Rose D, Emmons J, Podoll J, Saeian K, Attila T, Cross RK, Binion DG. Colesevelam for the treatment of bile acid-induced diarrhea in Crohn's disease patients intolerant of cholestyramine. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4): W1399.
34. Bajaj JS, Saeian K, Varma RR, Franco J, Knox J, Emmons J, Podoll J, Binion DG. Increased rates of early adverse reaction to azathioprine in patients with Crohn's disease compared to Autoimmune Hepatitis: A tertiary referral center experience. Gastroenterol 2004;126(4):M1197.
35. Bajaj JS, Verber MD, Rao SM, Saeian K. Inhibitory Control Test is a simple computerized test to diagnose Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (MHE). Presented as an oral presentation at AASLD Annual Meeting in November 2004. Hepatology 2004;40(4 Suppl 1):AB 141.
36. Sanjeevi A, Komorowski RA, Shaker S, Massey BT, Shaker S, Saeian K, O'Loughlin C, Binion D, Hogan WJ. Eosinophilic esophagitis: Potential sources for diagnostic error in the histopatholohic detection. Gastroenterol 2005;128(4):41.
37. Sanjeevi A, Lawal A, Kern M, Ward BD, Saeian K, Shaker R. Cerebral cortical response to esophageal acid exposure: Correlation to reflux-induced mucosal injury. Gastroenterol 2005;128(4):M1891.
38. Bajaj JS, Verber MD, Wagner M, Rao S, Saeian K. Altered cerebral activation during response inhibition in minimal hepatic encephalopathy using functional MRI. Gastroenterol 2005;128(4):S1616.
39. Jeffers AB, Kandiah P, Quinn T, Saeian K. Amyloid angiopathy resulting in retroperitoneal hematoma as the presenting symptom of primary al amyloidosis. Accepted as poster for SGIM 4/28/2006.
40. Bajaj JS, Christensen KM, Hafeezullah M, Varma RR, Franco J, Hoffmann RG, Saeian K. Randomized trial of probiotic yogurt in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy - It helps to bug your patient. Gastroenterology 2007; 132(4):T1016.
41. Rajagopal M, Weber LR, Knox JF, Skaros S, Issa M, Lundeen S, Otterson MF, Saeian K, Bajaj JS, Binion DG. Distinct phenotypes of inflammatory bowel disease in US minority population: Comparison of African American and Asian Subgroups. Gastroenterology. 2007;132(4):W1110.
42. Neisen MJ, Rilling WS, Hieb RA, Hohenwalter EJ, Tutton SM, Christians KK, Quebbeman EJ, Franco J, Saeian K. Results of chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with and without chronic liver disease. World Conference on Interventional Oncology Meeting, Washington, DC, May 14-17, 2007.
43. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Blacks have worse graft and overall survival at 2 years after OLT in the MELD era. Gastroenterology. 2007;132(4):S1732.
44. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Does time spent on the waiting list in the MELD era affect prognosis after liver transplantation? Gastroenterology. 2007;132(4):S1740.
45. Bajaj JS, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann RG, Saeian K. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: a vehicle for accidents and traffic violations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Sep;102(9):1903-9.
46. Katopes CP, Surapaneni SN, Komorowski R, Behmaram B, Wallace JR, Nuttleman P, Franco J, Varma RR, Massoud O, Saeian K, Gawrieh S. Variability in the histologic interpretation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology. 2007;132(4):S2160.
47. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Blacks have worse graft and overall survival at 2 years after OLT in the MELD era. Gastroenterology 132(4): A-755, 2007. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Washington DC, May 2007.
48. Ananthakrishnan AN, Saeian K. Does time spent on the waiting list in the MELD era affect prognosis after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology 132(4): A-757, 2007. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Washington DC, May 2007.
49. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Is it bad to bleed on a weekend? A nationwide analysis of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH). Gastroenterology 134(4), Suppl 1: P-123, 2008. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2008.
50. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Saeian K. Uninsured and Medicaid patients have higher mortality in Acute Liver Failure. Gastroenterology 134(4), Suppl 1: A-799, 2008. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, May 2008.
51. Ananthakrishnan AN, Beaulieu D, Naik A, Zadvornova Y, Skaros S, Johnson K, Perera L, Issa M, Binion DG, Saeian K. Does primary sclerosing cholangitis impact quality of life in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
52. Kwiatt J, Desai M, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Use of a patient registry database to improve hepatocelluar carcinoma screening, vaccination rates, and esophageal varices screening in patients with cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2009; 136 (Suppl 1):M1003.
53. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Saeian K, Binion DG. A national survey of emergency room utilization in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2009; 136 (Suppl 1):M1137.
54. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Fangman J, Saeian K. Hepatitis C - HIV co-infection is a risk factor for worse outcomes in hospitalized patients: A national study. Gastroenterology 2009; 136 (Suppl 1):M1765.
55. Qumseya B, Saeian K, Massey BT. Endoscopic biopsy for cytomegalovirus in symptomatic immunocomprised patients has low yield in the absence of mucosal lesions. Poster Presentation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages AB206-AB206.
56. Patel A, Gawrieh S, Rizvi S, Xiang Q, Szabo A, Saeian K. Fatty Liver Disease: Survey of AASLD members. Gastroenterology 2009; (Suppl 1): A847.
57. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Saeian K. Ambulatory care for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - 1994-2005: National trends and patterns. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
58. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Saeian K. Laparscopic resection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Predictors and outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
59. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Binion DG, Saeian K. Physician density and hospitalization for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: How much does access matter? Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):S1192
60. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Binion DG, Saeian K. A novel quantitative severity score to stratify hospitalizations for Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):T1291
61. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Saeian K, Binion DG. Clostridium difficile and inflammatory bowel disease: Has the disease changed in severity from 1998 to 2007? Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):1005
62. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Binion DG, Saeian K. A simple quantitative score to stratify severity of ulcerative colitis hospitalizations. Poster Presentation. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):T1292
63. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Binion DG, Saeian K. Changing severity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease hospitalizations from 1998 to 2007. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):S1193
64. Ananthakrishnan AN, Muhammad A, McGinley E, Saeian K. Venous thromboembolic events in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: A nationwide analysis. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):156
65. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley E, Binion DG, Saeian K. Air pollution & hospitalizations for IBD: an ecologic analysis. Gastroenterology 2010
66. Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. Fracture-Associated Hospitalizations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology 2010
67. Ananthakrishnan AN, Hoffmann RG, K Saeian. Higher Physician Density is Associated with Lower Incidence of Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology 2010.
68. Martin E, Huang J, Klein J, Xiang Q, Bajaj JS, Saeian K. The Impact of Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation on Transplant Outcomes. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):M1009
69. Bajaj JS, Heuman DM, Schubert C, Saeian K, Bell DE, Topaz A, Hafeezullah M, Stravitz R, Sterling RK, Wade JB, Gibson DP, Sanyal DJ. Persistent deficit in learning of response inhibition following onset of overt hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):S1912
70. Bajaj JS, Schubert C, Hafeezullah M, Pleuss JA, Krakower G, Franco R, Saeian K. Ghrelin secretion is altered in sleep and enforced sleep deprivation in cirrhosis compared to controls: Association with sleep disturbances? Gastroenterology 2010; (Suppl 1):S1911
71. Beniwal P, Seal DW, Fangman J, Saeian K. Barriers to and facilitators of diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C. Poster Presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2011, Chicago, IL.
72. Kwiatt JT, Desai PN, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Performance feedback impacts quality measures in the management of cirrhosis. Oral Presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2011, Chicago, IL.
73. Ali M, Ahmad S, Jadoon A, Kumar N, Kumar G, Saeian K. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Predicts Mortality in Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-950.
74. Ali M, Shahryar A, Kumar N, Kumar G, Saeian K. Iatrogenic Infections in Hospitalized Cirrhotics Predict Mortality. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-950.
75. Patel A, Babaei A, Kern M, Samuel E, Siwiec R, Xie C, Li SJ, Saeian K, Shaker R. Comparison of Brain Network Changes in Cirrhotics Versus Healthy Controls. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-551-S-552.
76. Rizvi S, Schneeberger BM, Mankad J, Libot A, Saeian K. Comparison of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Detection Methods and Disease Severity between a Veterans Affair (VA) Medical Center and a Non-VA Tertiary Medical Center. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-982-S-983.
77. Naik AS, Zadvornova Y, Stein DJ, Perera LP, Saeian K, Venu N. Multiparity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-267-S-268.
78. Perera LP, Zadvornova Y, Saeian K, Guilday C, Stein DJ, Naik AS. Durability of Anti TNF α therapy in Ulcerative Colitis: Switching is an Effective Strategy in a Small Subset of patients. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-361.
79. Naik AS, Asamoah N, Zadvornova Y, Perera LP, Stein DJ, Saeian K, Venu NA. Inflammatory bowel disease characteristics diagnosed in adolescence. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-788.
80. Naik AS, Asamoah N, Zadvornova Y, Perera LP, Stein DJ, Saeian K, Venu N. Anti-TNF treatment in inflammatory bowel disease patients diagnosed in adolescence. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-362.
81. Naik AS, Libot A, Zadvornova Y, Issa M, Stein DJ, Perera LP, Saeian K, Venu N. Probiotics associated with higher rates of subsequent Clostridium difficile infection in inflammatory bowel disease population. Gastroenterology 2012; 142( 5) Suppl 1; S-393.
82. Venu M, Saeian K, Gawrieh S. High prevalence of vitamin A and D Deficiency in Patients Evaluated for Liver Transplantation. Hepatology Oct 2012; 56 Suppl 1; 1596. Poster presentation. AASLD Meeting. November 2012.
83. Patel A, Mankad J, Rizvi S, Franco J, Gawrieh S, Huang J, Saeian K. The Role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy. Hepatology Oct 2012; 56 Suppl 1; 1145. Poster presentation. AASLD Meeting. November 2012.
84. Aadam A, Saeian K, Massey BT, Stein DJ, Ashley L, Venu M, Venu N, Oh Y. Proximal Colon Retroflexion with Adult Versus pediatric colonoscopies. Gastro Endo.2013; Vol 77(5), Suppl. AB426-AB427 Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
85. Martin E, Fang T, Christensen K, Granlund K, Graf L, Grischeau M, Christianson J, Harrold S, Koole S, Franco J, Gawrieh S, Rizvi S, TenCate V, Saeian K. The Hematologic Effects of Pegylated Interferon, Ribavirin, and Boceprevir or Telaprevir: A Single Center Experience. Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-985-S-986. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
86. Naik A, Zadvornova Y, Stein DJ, Shastri N, Venu M, Best K, Perera L, Saeian K, Venu N. Factors associated with 30 day re-admission in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-642. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
87. Patel A, Kern M, Babaei A, Samuel E, Siwiec R, Chen G, Saeian K, Li SJ, Shaker R. Objective Diagnosis of Minimal hepatic encepaholopathy (MHE) by analysis of brain resting state functional connectivity. Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-557-S-558. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
88. Patel A, Babaei A, Kern M, Samuel E, Siwiec R, Mankad J, Xie C, Li SJ, Saeian K, Shaker R. Minimal hepatic encehpalopahy (MHE) is associated with alterations in brain default mode network (DMN). Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-558-S-559. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
89. Ashir Z, Guilday C, Zadvornova Y, Stein DJ, Naik AS, Venu N, Best K, Skaros K, Saeian K, Perera L. Mucosal Healing by Individual Anti TNF Agent in Crohn's Disease in Tertiary Care Setting. Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-436. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
90. Ali M, Ahmad S, Kumar N, Kumar G, Saeian K. Rate of Colonoscopy Has Decreased in Patients With Diverticular Bleeding but the Mortality Has Remained the Same: a Nationwide Analysis of Trends 2004-2008. Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-387. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
91. Ali M, Ahmad S, Kumar N, Kumar G, Saeian K. Cirrhosis Predicts Mortality in Hospitalized Patient Requiring Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Is an Independent Risk Factor for New Hemodialysis Gastroenterology 2013;Vol. 144(5) Suppl 1, S-946. Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week. May 2013.
92. Martin E, Huang J, Xiang Q, Klein JP, Bajaj JS, Saeian K. Diminished Risk of Recipient Mortality in Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus and Diabetes Mellitus following Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Compared to Liver Transplantation Alone. Poster Presentation. AASLD 2013.
93. Naik AS, Zadvornova Y, Stein DJ, Perera LP, Saeian K, Venu N. Impact of BMI on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Diagnosed in Adolescence. Gastroenterology,Vol 46 (5), S-234.
94. Cahill J, Rizvi S, Saeian K. Assessment of adherence to baseline quality measures for cirrhosis and impact of ’performance feedback’ in a regional VA medical center. Digestive Disease Week 2015. Gastroenterology, Vol. 148, Issue 4, S-1071
95. Sawas T, Saeian K, Shaker R. The role of ultrathin transnasal endoscopy: Meta analysis. Poster Presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2015.
96. Naik AS, Zadvornova Y, Stein D, Agrawal D, Venu N, Saeian K. Impact of adenomatous colon polyps on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) CRC surveillance. Poster Presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2015. Gastroenterology, Vol. 148, Issue 4, S-262
97. Banerjee I, Ananthakrishnan AN, Chelius T, Szabo A, Xiang Q, Saeian K, Perera L. No Difference in Ulcerative Colitis Colectomy Rate in Pre and Post Biologic Era. Research Forum at Digestive Disease Week 2015. Gastroenterology, Vol. 148, Issue 4, S-5
98. Bhandari S, Shahreyar M, Bahar MA, Hanif A, Venkatesan T, Saeian K. Increased Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Infected with Clostridium difficile. Poster Presentation at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting 2015.
99. Bhandari S, Pandit A, Shahreyar M, Muppidi V, Lamb G, Venkatesan T, Saeian K. Study of the Predictors of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Recipients Using Nationwide Database. Poster Presentation at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting 2015.
100. Bhandari S, Dhakal B, Shahreyar M, Venkatesan T, Saeian K. Risk, Outcomes and Predictors of Clostridium difficile infection in Lymphoma: A Nationwide Study. Poster Presentation at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting 2015.
101. Selim M, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Regner K, Cronin DC, Saeian K, Connolly LA, Lauer KK, Woehlck HJ, Hong JC. Outcome Analysis of Intraoperative Hemodialysis in the Highest Acuity Liver Transplant Recipients. Submitted abstract to Academic Surgical Congress. 11th Annual abstract submission.
102. Kim J, Kruper AR, Zanowski SC, Saeian K, Zimmerman MA, Hong JC. Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Single-Center Experience of a Pilot Transplantation Mental Health Program. Submitted to AASLD annual conference. November 2015.
103. Altstadt AR, Holznecht C, Rahman SI, Rein L, Szabo A, Saeian K. Non-Adherence Diminishes Real-World SVR12 in an Inter-Disciplinary Care Clinic. Submitted abstract to Digestive Disease Week 2016.
104. Rahman SI, Visotcky A, Szabo A, Saeian K. Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Is there a Knowledge Gap? Submitted abstract to Digestive Disease Week 2016.
105. SI Rahman, C Holznecht, AR Altstadt, L Rein, A Szabo, K Saeian. Predictors of Clinical Response in Hepatitis C DAA Therapy. Submitted to Digestive Disease Week 2016.
106. Esteban JG, Rein LE, Szabo A, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors on the Risk of Steatosis and Fibrosis. Accepted The AASLD Liver Meeting. November, 2016, Boston, MA.
107. Esteban JG, Rein LE, Szabo A, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Ample Sleep May Protect Against Steatosis and Steatohepatitis. Accepted The AASLD Liver Meeting. November, 2016, Boston, MA.
108. Esteban JG, Rein LE, Szabo A, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Not Just What, but also When you Eat: Analyzing the Impact of Meal Timing Patterns on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Accepted The AASLD Liver Meeting. November, 2016, Boston, MA.
109. Esteban JG, Rein LE, Szabo A, Gawrieh S, Saeian K. Prevalence Of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Decreases By More Than Twenty Percent Four Years Into The Era Of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents. Accepted The AASLD Liver Meeting. November, 2016, Boston, MA.
110. Saeian K, et al. The effect of Donor Race-Matching on Overall Survival For African American Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation For Hepatocellular Carcinoma (ID 2823408). Submitted to Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA). August 2017
111. Esteban JP, Saeian K, Rizvi SR. Increasing incidence of MELD exception applications for hepatocellular cancer among hepatitis C patients waiting for transplant in the era of direct acting antivirals. HEPATOLOGY, VOLUME 66, NUMBER 1 (SUPPL); 1040. October 2017.
112. Daniel K, Rizvi SR, Saeian K.Real-World Experiences with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Treatment. HEPATOLOGY, VOLUME 66, NUMBER 1 (SUPPL); 1574. October 2017.
113. Esteban JP, Rizvi SR, Saeian K. Low serum concentration of carotenoids is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). HEPATOLOGY, VOLUME 66, NUMBER 1 (SUPPL); 2176. October 2017.
114. Slevin A, Smith E, Saeian K, Cockerham L, Gibiansky M, Travis E, Tran M. Impact of a Novel Digital Medicine Program on Adherence to Oral Hepatitis C Treatment and Sustained Virologic Response. Submitted to AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting 2018.
115. Edeani FO, Sobin M, Saeian K, Mei L, Kern M, Sanvanson P, Shaker R. Examining the Deglutitive Integrated Relaxation Pressure (IRP) of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) in 60 Healthy Asymptomatic Controls and 69 Achalasia Patients. May 2018. Gastroenterology, Vol. 154, Issue 6,S-739.
116. Mohorek M, Samji NS, Walker Garacci R, White S, Rilling W, Sourianarayanane S, Saeian K. Investigation of TIPS Long Term Primary Patency and Survival at a Single Academic Medical Center. Hepatology, Vol 68, Number 1 (SUPPL) 1171A.
117. Bemanian A, Saeian K, Cassidy LD, Fraser R, Laud PW, Beyer KM. Survival Differences In Liver Cancer Due To Patient Race And Racial Residential Segregation. 13th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association 2019. Boston, MA
118. Saeian, Kia. Acute Liver Injury Due to Hepatic Infarction after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS. ACG 2020 Submitted
119. Wong, F, H Vargas, E, Reddy KR, Pagadala MR Rockey DC, Cheung A, Kamath PS (2022). An Automatic Low Flow Ascites Pump Improves Ascites Control and Quality of Life in Patents with Cirrhosis and Recurrent Ascites. Accepted The AASLD Liver Meeting. November 2022, Washington, DC. Hepatology Vol. 76, pp. S1155–S1156.