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SAIRA KHADERI

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Medicine
Address6620 MAIN
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    Dr. Saira Khaderi has research interest in liver transplant outcomes - specifically in patients transplanted with hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. She is also involved in Project ECHO ((Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) - a telementoring program whose aim is to improve medical resources in rural and under served communities in Texas.

    Since she was an intern at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Dr. Saira Khaderi has developed a strong interest in hepatology and liver transplantation. During her residency, she was involved in research related to complications of portal hypertension, and in 2006 she was honored with the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Travel Scholar Award – an award given to accomplished trainees with potential for a career in academic medicine. After completing her residency, she returned to Houston and continued working in transplant medicine at Methodist Hospital, where she was an active member of the liver and kidney transplant programs.

    Dr. Khaderi began her Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in the summer of 2012. Her research regarding outcomes of patients transplanted with portopulmonary hypertension has been presented at several major conferences, including the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) in Amsterdam and in the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Orlando. Her current research interests include hepatitis C, complications of portal hypertension, and liver transplant outcomes.

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    1. Singal AG, Jin Q, Marrero J, Parikh ND, Lok AS, Lopez C, Page-Lester S, Roberts LR, Reddy R, Luster M, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Feng Z, Tayob N. Validation of longitudinal biomarker screening algorithms for HCC detection in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 10(3). PMID: 41730232; PMCID: PMC12922931.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Ma S, Alsabawi Y, Kanwal F, Duong H, Elserag L, Singal AG, Rich NE, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. The Association Between Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Sleep with Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Nov 07. PMID: 41203958.
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    3. Han Y, Shaw VR, Byun J, Thrift AP, Zhu C, Li D, Hatia RI, Kelley RK, Cleary SP, Lok AS, Bracci PM, Permuth JB, Bucur R, Knox J, Yuan JM, Singal AG, Jalal PK, Ghobrial RM, Kono Y, Shah DP, Nguyen MH, Parikh ND, Kim R, Wu HC, El-Serag H, Chang P, Chun YS, Gu J, Huff C, Rashid A, Hwang LY, Klein AP, Khaderi SA, Kaseb AO, McGlynn KA, Roberts LR, Hassan MM, Amos CI. Linkage disequilibrium score regression identifies genetic correlations between hepatocellular carcinoma and clinically relevant traits. Int J Cancer. 2026 Mar 01; 158(5):1193-1203. PMID: 41013983; PMCID: PMC12765977.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Cholankeril G, Thrift AP, Khaderi S, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, THCCC Working Group, Cholankeril G, Thrift AP, Khaderi S, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, Duong H, Singal AG, Asrani SK, Kourkompetis T, Zamir A, Marrero JA, Hernaez R, Luster M, Al-Sarraj A, Salem E. Temporal Changes in Risk Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Prospective Cirrhosis Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jun; 23(7):1268-1270.e2. PMID: 39694208; PMCID: PMC12203741.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    
    5. Fujiwara N, Lopez C, Marsh TL, Raman I, Marquez CA, Paul S, Mishra SK, Kubota N, Katz C, Kanzaki H, Gonzalez M, Quirk L, Deodhar S, Selvakumar P, Raj P, Parikh ND, Roberts LR, Schwartz ME, Nguyen MH, Befeler AS, Page-Lester S, Srivastava S, Feng Z, Reddy KR, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, Marrero JA, Singal AG, Hoshida Y, Fujiwara N, Lopez C, Marsh TL, Raman I, Marquez CA, Paul S, Mishra SK, Kubota N, Katz C, Kanzaki H, Gonzalez M, Quirk L, Deodhar S, Selvakumar P, Raj P, Parikh ND, Roberts LR, Schwartz ME, Nguyen MH, Befeler AS, Page-Lester S, Srivastava S, Feng Z, Reddy KR, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, Marrero JA, Singal AG, Hoshida Y. Phase 3 Validation of PAaM for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Stratification in Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar; 168(3):556-567.e7. PMID: 39521255; PMCID: PMC7617545.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Thrift AP, Kanwal F, Lim H, Duong H, Liu Y, Singal AG, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, Amos CI, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP, Kanwal F, Lim H, Duong H, Liu Y, Singal AG, Khaderi S, Asrani SK, Amos CI, El-Serag HB. PNPLA3, Obesity, and Heavy Alcohol Use in Cirrhosis Patients May Exert a Synergistic Increase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Sep; 22(9):1858-1866.e4. PMID: 38729396; PMCID: PMC11615715.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Hassan MM, Li D, Han Y, Byun J, Hatia RI, Long E, Choi J, Kelley RK, Cleary SP, Lok AS, Bracci P, Permuth JB, Bucur R, Yuan JM, Singal AG, Jalal PK, Ghobrial RM, Santella RM, Kono Y, Shah DP, Nguyen MH, Liu G, Parikh ND, Kim R, Wu HC, El-Serag H, Chang P, Li Y, Chun YS, Lee SS, Gu J, Hawk E, Sun R, Huff C, Rashid A, Amin HM, Beretta L, Wolff RA, Antwi SO, Patt Y, Hwang LY, Klein AP, Zhang K, Schmidt MA, White DL, Goss JA, Khaderi SA, Marrero JA, Cigarroa FG, Shah PK, Kaseb AO, Roberts LR, Amos CI, Hassan MM, Li D, Han Y, Byun J, Hatia RI, Long E, Choi J, Kelley RK, Cleary SP, Lok AS, Bracci P, Permuth JB, Bucur R, Yuan JM, Singal AG, Jalal PK, Ghobrial RM, Santella RM, Kono Y, Shah DP, Nguyen MH, Parikh ND, Kim R, Wu HC, El-Serag H, Chang P, Li Y, Chun YS, Lee SS, Gu J, Hawk E, Sun R, Huff C, Rashid A, Amin HM, Beretta L, Wolff RA, Antwi SO, Patt Y, Hwang LY, Klein AP, Zhang K, Schmidt MA, White DL, Goss JA, Khaderi SA, Marrero JA, Cigarroa FG, Shah PK, Kaseb AO, Roberts LR, Amos CI. Genome-wide association study identifies high-impact susceptibility loci for HCC in North America. Hepatology. 2024 07 01; 80(1):87-101. PMID: 38381705; PMCID: PMC11191046.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. El-Serag H, Kanwal F, Ning J, Powell H, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Asrani S, Marrero JA, Amos CI, Thrift AP, Luster M, Alsarraj A, Olivares L, Skapura D, Deng J, Salem E, Najjar O, Yu X, Duong H, Scheurer ME, Ballantyne CM, Kaochar S. Serum biomarker signature is predictive of the risk of hepatocellular cancer in patients with cirrhosis. Gut. 2024 Feb 16. PMID: 38365278; PMCID: PMC11327383.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    
    9. El-Serag HB, Akhdar G, Thrift AP, Luster M, Khaderi S, Alsarraj A, Duong H, Kanwal F. Bioimpedance analysis predicts the etiology of cirrhosis in a prospective cohort study. Hepatol Commun. 2023 10 01; 7(10). PMID: 37695087; PMCID: PMC10497244.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Kanwal F, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Marrero JA, Asrani SK, Amos CI, Thrift AP, Kramer JR, Yu X, Cao Y, Luster M, Al-Sarraj A, Ning J, El-Serag HB. Risk Stratification Model for Hepatocellular Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 12; 21(13):3296-3304.e3. PMID: 37390101; PMCID: PMC10661677.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Thrift AP, Kanwal F, Liu Y, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Marrero JA, Loo N, Asrani SK, Luster M, Al-Sarraj A, Ning J, Tsavachidis S, Gu X, Amos CI, El-Serag HB. Risk stratification for hepatocellular cancer among patients with cirrhosis using a hepatic fat polygenic risk score. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0282309. PMID: 36854015; PMCID: PMC9974109.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Kanwal F, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Marrero JA, Loo N, Asrani SK, Amos CI, Thrift AP, Gu X, Luster M, Al-Sarraj A, Ning J, El-Serag HB. Risk factors for HCC in contemporary cohorts of patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2023 03 01; 77(3):997-1005. PMID: 35229329; PMCID: PMC9433461.
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    13. Khaderi S, Kanwal F. Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular cancer in the United States: Winning the battle but it is not over yet. Hepatology. 2022 09; 76(3):546-548. PMID: 35388520.
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    14. Shaikh A, Goli K, Rich NE, Benhammou JN, Khaderi S, Hernaez R, Agopian VG, Vierling JM, Kim D, Ahmed A, Goss JA, Rana A, Kanwal F, Cholankeril G. Early Impact of MMaT-3 Policy on Liver Transplant Waitlist Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplant Direct. 2022 May; 8(5):e1313. PMID: 35434283; PMCID: PMC9005245.
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    15. Volk ML, Clarke C, Asrani SK, Khaderi S, Bansal MB, Tapper EB, Ho C, Chung RT, Lake J, Lim N, Fortune BE, Kim R, Dronamraju D, Kanwal F. Cirrhosis Quality Collaborative. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 05; 20(5):970-972. PMID: 35123089.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Shapiro JM, Himes R, Khaderi S, Economides J, El-Serag HB. A multidisciplinary approach to improving transition readiness in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 03; 25(2):e13839. PMID: 32997866.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Ismail MS, Hassan M, Khaderi SA, Yousry WA, Kamal El-Din MM, Bahaa El-Din MM, El Sayed OA, Kaseb AO, Goss JA, Kanwal F, Jalal PK. Clinical efficacy of direct-acting antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Hepatol. 2020 Sep 27; 12(9):628-640. PMID: 33033569; PMCID: PMC7522560.
      Citations: 1     
    18. El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Feng Z, Marrero JA, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Texas Hepatocellular Carcinoma Consortium. Risk Factors for Cirrhosis in Contemporary Hepatology Practices-Findings From the Texas Hepatocellular Carcinoma Consortium Cohort. Gastroenterology. 2020 07; 159(1):376-377. PMID: 32234536; PMCID: PMC8375364.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Feng Z, Marrero JA, Khaderi S, Singal AG, Kanwal F, Loo N, Beretta L, Ning J, El-Serag HB. Design of the Texas Hepatocellular Carcinoma Consortium Cohort Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 03; 114(3):530-532. PMID: 30699099; PMCID: PMC9768962.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Khaderi SA. Introduction: Alcohol and Alcoholism. Clin Liver Dis. 2019 02; 23(1):1-10. PMID: 30454824.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Ahmed SF, McDermott KC, Burge WK, Ahmed IIK, Varma DK, Liao YJ, Crandall AS, Khaderi SKR. Visual function, digital behavior and the vision performance index. Clin Ophthalmol. 2018; 12:2553-2561. PMID: 30573945; PMCID: PMC6292403.
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    22. Khaderi S, Sussman N, Kanwal F. Project ECHO: The Specialist Will See You Now. Hepatology. 2018 12; 68(6):2066-2068. PMID: 30033576.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Frenette CT, Morelli G, Shiffman ML, Frederick RT, Rubin RA, Fallon MB, Cheng JT, Cave M, Khaderi SA, Massoud O, Pyrsopoulos N, Park JS, Robinson JM, Yamashita M, Spada AP, Chan JL, Hagerty DT. Emricasan Improves Liver Function in Patients With Cirrhosis and High Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores Compared With Placebo. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 03; 17(4):774-783.e4. PMID: 29913280.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Mindikoglu AL, Opekun AR, Mitch WE, Magder LS, Christenson RH, Dowling TC, Weir MR, Seliger SL, Howell CD, Raufman JP, Rana A, Goss JA, Khaderi SA, Vierling JM. Cystatin C Is a Gender-Neutral Glomerular Filtration Rate Biomarker in Patients with Cirrhosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 03; 63(3):665-675. PMID: 29392554; PMCID: PMC5994910.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Hassan MM, Botrus G, Abdel-Wahab R, Wolff RA, Li D, Tweardy D, Phan AT, Hawk E, Javle M, Lee JS, Torres HA, Rashid A, Lenzi R, Hassabo HM, Abaza Y, Shalaby AS, Lacin S, Morris J, Patt YZ, Amos CI, Khaderi SA, Goss JA, Jalal PK, Kaseb AO. Estrogen Replacement Reduces Risk and Increases Survival Times of Women With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Nov; 15(11):1791-1799. PMID: 28579181; PMCID: PMC5901750.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Khaderi SA, Hollinger FB. Is the Risk of Death Enhanced in Immunosuppressed Hepatitis B?Virus-infected Patients Who Develop Acute Liver Failure? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 01; 15(1):123-126. PMID: 27693523.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    27. Thornton K, Deming P, Manch RA, Moore A, Kohli A, Gish R, Sussman NL, Khaderi S, Scott J, Mera J, Box T, Qualls C, Sedillo M, Arora S. Is response guided therapy dead? Low cure rates in patients with detectable hepatitis C virus at week 4 of treatment. Hepatol Int. 2016 Jul; 10(4):624-31. PMID: 27098355.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    28. Carrion AF, Khaderi SA, Sussman NL. Model for end-stage liver disease limbo, model for end-stage liver disease purgatory, and the dilemma of treating hepatitis C in patients awaiting liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2016 Mar; 22(3):279-80. PMID: 26663608.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    29. Khaderi SA, Sussman NL. Screening for malignancy in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2015 Apr; 17(4):17. PMID: 25786901.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Rana A, Pallister ZS, Guiteau JJ, Cotton RT, Halazun K, Nalty CC, Khaderi SA, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA. Survival Outcomes Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation (Pedi-SOFT) Score: A Novel Predictive Index. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jul; 15(7):1855-63. PMID: 25689873.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Khaderi S, Guiteau J, Cotton RT, O'Mahony C, Rana A, Goss JA. Role of liver transplantation in the management of hepatoblastoma in the pediatric population. World J Transplant. 2014 Dec 24; 4(4):294-8. PMID: 25540737; PMCID: PMC4274598.
      Citations: 10     
    32. Khaderi S, Shepherd R, Goss JA, Leung DH. Hepatitis C in the pediatric population: transmission, natural history, treatment and liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Aug 28; 20(32):11281-6. PMID: 25170212; PMCID: PMC4145766.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    33. Khaderi S, Khan R, Safdar Z, Stribling R, Vierling JM, Goss JA, Sussman NL. Long-term follow-up of portopulmonary hypertension patients after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2014 Jun; 20(6):724-7. PMID: 24648168.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Khaderi S, Barnes D. Preventing a first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhage. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Mar; 75(3):235-44. PMID: 18383932.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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