Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Gastroenterology
Dr. Ahmet O. Gurakar, MD
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Ahmet Gurakar is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. He graduated from NYU School of Medicine. He received 1 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Ahmet Gurakar is a published doctor. He published 64 publications, including: 'A comparison of the prevalence of autoantibodies in individuals with chronic hepatitis C and those with autoimmune hepatitis: the role of interferon in the development...' He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Effect of prior Hepatitis B virus exposure on long-term risk of liver-related events after liver transplantation.
- Management of Hepatitis C infection among patients with renal failure.
- Diagnosing Hepatitis C Virus and Improved Outcomes in Overall and Kidney Graft Survival Among Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Post-MELD Era.
- Expanding the donor pool for liver transplants: a 2014 summary.
- Clinical Decision-Making by Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists for Patients with Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Patterns of Consultation and Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting to a Large Academic Medical Center in the US.
- Cadmium Exposure and Liver Disease among US Adults.
- Donor-transmitted malignancy in a liver transplant recipient: a case report and review of literature.
- Impact of a single-day multidisciplinary clinic on the management of patients with liver tumours.
- Diffuse infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma: assessment of presentation, treatment, and outcomes.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review.
- A randomized controlled trial of home monitoring versus hospitalization for mild non-alcoholic acute interstitial pancreatitis: A pilot study.
- Sirolimus may be associated with early recurrence of Biliary obstruction in liver transplant patients undergoing endoscopic stenting of Biliary strictures.
- Acute liver failure: a management challenge for the practicing gastroenterologist.
- Recent advances in liver transplantation for the practicing gastroenterologist.
- Management of large hepatocellular carcinoma in adult patients with Alagille Syndrome: a case report and review of literature.
- Nutritional effects of transjugular intrahepatic portoSystemic shunt--an often neglected benefit? "A preliminary report".
- Avoiding pitfalls: what an endoscopist should know in liver transplantation--part II.
- Biliary strictures following liver transplantation: past, present and preventive strategies.
- Management of biliary stricture guided by the Spyglass Direct Visualization System in a liver transplant recipient: an innovative approach.
- Unusual presentation of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma as obstructive jaundice 15 years after liver transplant.
- Avoiding pitfalls: what an endoscopist should know in liver transplantation--part 1.
- Is post-Lipiodol CT better than i.v. contrast CT scan for early detection of HCC? A single liver transplant center experience.
- Compatible ABO mismatch and liver transplantation: a single center''s experience.
- Liver transplantation for Hepatitis B in the United States.
- Marked reduction of the alpha-fetoprotein levels among individuals with chronic Hepatitis C, following PEG-interferon and ribavirin treatment.
- Multiplex cytokine profiling of initial therapeutic response in patients with chronic Hepatitis C virus infection.
- The effect of total plasma exchange on fulminant hepatic failure.
- Disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans in a cirrhotic patient.
- Fulminant hepatic failure and the potential role of liver dialysis.
- The impact of total plasma exchange on early allograft dysfunction.
- Spontaneous rupture of liver in a non-pregnant patient: case report.
- Prostate-specific antigen levels among cirrhotic patients.
- Acute tacrolimus overdose and treatment with phenytoin in liver transplant recipients.
- High incidence of noninfectious esophagitis in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients.
- Effect of transjugular intrahepatic portoSystemic shunt on thrombocytopenia associated with cirrhosis.
- Utilizing daily interferon (alpha 2b) and ribavirin combination therapy in chronic Hepatitis C: a preliminary report.
- A comparison of the prevalence of autoantibodies in individuals with chronic Hepatitis C and those with autoimmune Hepatitis: the role of interferon in the development...
- Liver transplantation after an acute episode of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
- Hepatitis C and the controversies it creates relative to liver transplantation and autoimmune Hepatitis.
- gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase as a response predictor when using alpha-interferon to treat Hepatitis C.
- A comparison of chemoembolization with conventional chemotherapy and symptomatic treatment in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Portal hypertension due to incomplete membranous obstruction of the portal vein.
- Is portal hypertension due to liver Cirrhosis a major factor in the development of portal hypertensive gastropathy?
- Chronic Hepatitis C in patients with normal or near normal alanine aminotransferase levels: the role of interferon alpha 2b therapy.
- NK activity during graft-vs-host Disease and graft rejection in rats following intestinal transplantation.
- Liver transplantation for subfulminant Hepatitis.
- Androgenic/anabolic steroid-induced intrahepatic cholestasis: a review with four additional case reports.
- Is rejection a diffuse or localized process in small-bowel transplantation?
- NK activity during graft-versus-host Disease and graft rejection in rats following intestinal semiallogenic and allogenic transplantation with or without mesenteric ly...
- The polka dot liver and spleen: a case report.
- The use of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to enhance hematologic parameters of patients with Cirrhosis and hypersplenism.
- Right Diaphragmatic paralysis following orthotopic liver transplantation.
- Major gastroIntestinal bleeding occurring after liver transplantation.
- Cavernous transformation of the portal vein: a common manifestation of Behçet's Disease.
- Acute relapsing pancreatitis induced with ursodeoxycholic acid therapy.
- Utility of Hepatitis C virus RNA determinations in hepatic tissue as an end point for interferon treatment of chronic Hepatitis C.
- Liver transplantation for HBV-related Disease under immunosuppression with tacrolimus: an experience with 78 consecutive cases.
- The "pseudo-cholangiocarcinoma sign" in patients with cavernous transformation of the portal vein and its effect on the serum alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin levels.
- Levels of lipoprotein Lp(a) decline with neomycin and niacin treatment.
- Hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and occult sleep apnea.
- Distribution and functions of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase and cholesteryl ester transfer protein in plasma lipoproteins. Evidence for a functional unit contai...
- Portopulmonary Hypertension and Liver Transplant: Recent Review of the Literature.
Schools
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Bellevue Hospital Mc Nyu University
Metro Hospital Mc Nyu University
Baylor Sleep Disorders Rsch Center
University Pitts Transpl Institute
University Tex Med Branch Galveston
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Liver Biopsy
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Transplant Hepatology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals -
NYU School of Medicine -
Baylor College of Medicine -
Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center -
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1154330363 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | GURAKAR | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | AHMET | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212870005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 419.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1154330363 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | GURAKAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | AHMET |
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