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MAYA BALAKRISHNAN

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Medicine
Address1504 TAUB LOOP
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    1. Shi MA, Pungwe P, Comer LL, Balakrishnan M, Lee TH, Cholankeril G, Patidar KR, Flores AG, Shah VH, Bataller R, Asrani SK, Arab JP, Kanwal F, Hernaez R, Shi MA, Pungwe P, Comer LLM, Balakrishnan M, Lee TH, Cholankeril G, Patidar KR, Flores AG, Shah VH, Bataller R, Asrani SK, Arab JP, Kanwal F, Hernaez R. Corticosteroids in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis. Not so fast: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Hepatology. 2025 Jan 28. PMID: 39874480.
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    2. Peek E, Sanchez J, Weber J, Mai C, Balakrishnan M. Utilizing the Safety Huddle to Empower Residents as Safety Stewards (USHERSS). J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Jun; 16(3):355-356. PMID: 38882404; PMCID: PMC11173006.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Thrift AP, Nguyen Wenker TH, Godwin K, Balakrishnan M, Duong HT, Loomba R, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB. An Electronic Health Record Model for Predicting Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis in Primary Care Patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Jul; 69(7):2430-2436. PMID: 38700632; PMCID: PMC11258165.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Heredia NI, John JC, Singh S, Hwang JP, Strong LL, Balakrishnan M, McNeill LH. Understanding Primary Care Physician Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Qualitative Study. Inquiry. 2024 Jan-Dec; 61:469580241241272. PMID: 38529894; PMCID: PMC10967000.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Balakrishnan M, Rehm J. A public health perspective on mitigating the global burden of chronic liver disease. Hepatology. 2024 02 01; 79(2):451-459. PMID: 37943874; PMCID: PMC10872651.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    6. Zhang X, Daniel CR, Soltero V, Vargas X, Jain S, Kanwal F, Thrift AP, Balakrishnan M. A Study of Dietary Patterns Derived by Cluster Analysis and Their Association With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Severity Among Hispanic Patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 03 01; 119(3):505-511. PMID: 37737674; PMCID: PMC11001785.
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    7. Balakrishnan M, Liu K, Schmitt S, Heredia NI, Sisson A, Montealegre JR, Hernaez R, Kanwal F, Foreyt J. Behavioral weight-loss interventions for patients with NAFLD: A systematic scoping review. Hepatol Commun. 2023 08 01; 7(8). PMID: 37534947; PMCID: PMC10553168.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Balakrishnan M. The Psychology of Behavior Change: A Neglected but Necessary Aspect of Obesity Management. Gastro Hep Adv. 2023; 2(5):626-629. PMID: 37576025; PMCID: PMC10418146.
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    9. Cholankeril G, Kramer JR, Chu J, Yu X, Balakrishnan M, Li L, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Longitudinal changes in fibrosis markers are associated with risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2023 03; 78(3):493-500. PMID: 36402450; PMCID: PMC10661838.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Thrift AP, Nguyen TH, Pham C, Balakrishnan M, Kanwal F, Loomba R, Duong HT, Ramsey D, El-Serag HB. The Prevalence and Determinants of NAFLD and MAFLD and Their Severity in the VA Primary Care Setting. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 05; 21(5):1252-1260.e5. PMID: 35811043; PMCID: PMC9825675.
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    11. Heredia NI, Gaba R, Liu Y, Jain S, Rungta M, Rungta M, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Thrift AP, Balakrishnan M. Perceptions of weight status and energy balance behaviors among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Sci Rep. 2022 04 05; 12(1):5695. PMID: 35383229; PMCID: PMC8983643.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Heredia NI, Zhang X, Balakrishnan M, Hwang JP, Thrift AP. Association of lifestyle behaviors with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis detected by transient elastography among Hispanic/Latinos adults in the U.S. Ethn Health. 2023 02; 28(2):299-312. PMID: 35067116; PMCID: PMC9307692.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    
    13. Heredia NI, Zhang X, Balakrishnan M, Daniel CR, Hwang JP, McNeill LH, Thrift AP. Physical activity and diet quality in relation to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A cross-sectional study in a representative sample of U.S. adults using NHANES 2017-2018. Prev Med. 2022 01; 154:106903. PMID: 34861339; PMCID: PMC8724407.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Balakrishnan M. Women Have a Lower Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease but Higher Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Than Men: Summary of the Findings of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021 Nov; 18(5):251-254. PMID: 34840727; PMCID: PMC8605690.
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    15. Heredia NI, Thrift AP, Balakrishnan M. Perceived Barriers to Weight Loss among Hispanic Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Hisp Health Care Int. 2022 09; 20(3):171-178. PMID: 34658280; PMCID: PMC9012807.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Cheemerla S, Balakrishnan M. Global Epidemiology of Chronic Liver Disease. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021 May; 17(5):365-370. PMID: 34136143; PMCID: PMC8177826.
      Citations: 13     
    17. Zhang X, Heredia NI, Balakrishnan M, Thrift AP. Prevalence and factors associated with NAFLD detected by vibration controlled transient elastography among US adults: Results from NHANES 2017-2018. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252164. PMID: 34081733; PMCID: PMC8174685.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Gianos E, Karalis DG, Gaballa D, Paparodis R, Mintz GL, Balakrishnan M, Myerson M, Brinton EA, Wild RA. Managing cardiometabolic risk factors across a woman's lifespan: A lipidologist's perspective. J Clin Lipidol. 2021 May-Jun; 15(3):423-430. PMID: 33836983.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Balakrishnan M, Falker C, Conley S, Ciarleglio M, Deng Y, Redeker NS, Garcia-Tsao G. Sleep Disturbance Is Associated With the Presence of Portosystemic Collaterals in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun. 2021 03; 5(3):491-501. PMID: 33681681; PMCID: PMC7917284.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Balakrishnan M, Seth A, Cortes-Santiago N, Jain S, Sood GK, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. External Validation of Four Point-of-Care Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in a Predominantly Hispanic NAFLD Population. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 07; 66(7):2387-2393. PMID: 32757159.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Kim HS, Guerrero R, Reader SW, Daheri M, Balakrishnan M, Troisi CL, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Low Yield of Hepatitis C Infection in an Outreach Screening Program in Harris County, Texas. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jul; 7(7):ofaa191. PMID: 32665957; PMCID: PMC7336547.
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    22. Balakrishnan M, Patel P, Dunn-Valadez S, Dao C, Khan V, Ali H, El-Serag L, Hernaez R, Sisson A, Thrift AP, Liu Y, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Women Have a Lower Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease but a Higher Risk of Progression vs Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 01; 19(1):61-71.e15. PMID: 32360810; PMCID: PMC8796200.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Fricker ZP, Mukthinuthalapati VVPK, Akinyeye S, Chalasani N, Attar BM, Balakrishnan M, Ghabril M, Long MT. MELD-Na Is More Strongly Associated with Risk of Infection and Outcomes Than Other Characteristics of Patients with Cirrhosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 01; 66(1):247-256. PMID: 32100160; PMCID: PMC7222109.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Balakrishnan M, Loomba R. The Role of Noninvasive Tests for Differentiating NASH From NAFL and Diagnosing Advanced Fibrosis Among Patients With NAFLD. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020 02; 54(2):107-113. PMID: 31789757; PMCID: PMC7945957.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Balakrishnan M, Kanwal F. The HCV Treatment Cascade: Race Is a Factor to Consider. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 10; 34(10):1949-1951. PMID: 31342332; PMCID: PMC6816660.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    26. Balakrishnan M, Loomba R. PROs of Patient-reported Outcomes?for Nonalcoholic Fatty?Liver Disease and Effects?on?Treatment for Nonalcoholic?Steatohepatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 09; 17(10):1950-1953. PMID: 30981002.
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    27. Mukthinuthalapati VVPK, Akinyeye S, Fricker ZP, Syed M, Orman ES, Nephew L, Vilar-Gomez E, Slaven J, Chalasani N, Balakrishnan M, Long MT, Attar BM, Ghabril M. Early predictors of outcomes of hospitalization for cirrhosis and assessment of the impact of race and ethnicity at safety-net hospitals. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0211811. PMID: 30840670; PMCID: PMC6402644.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Balakrishnan M, Pappas SC. Alcohol and the Law. Clin Liver Dis. 2019 02; 23(1):25-38. PMID: 30454830.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Wang Z, Graham DY, Khan A, Balakrishnan M, Abrams HR, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Incidence of gastric cancer in the USA during 1999 to 2013: a 50-state analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 01; 47(3):966-975. PMID: 29672681; PMCID: PMC6005108.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    
    30. Balakrishnan M, Suresh G. Management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: The Importance of a Multifaceted Program Spanning Inpatient and Outpatient Care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 Jun; 44(6):309-311. PMID: 29793879.
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    31. Speliotes EK, Balakrishnan M, Friedman LS, Corey KE. Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Common Liver Diseases. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 08; 16(8):1189-1196. PMID: 29684459; PMCID: PMC6558967.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Balakrishnan M, George R, Sharma A, Graham DY, Malaty HM. An Investigation into the Recent Increase in Gastric Cancer in the USA. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 06; 63(6):1613-1619. PMID: 29546646; PMCID: PMC6913181.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    33. Balakrishnan M, George R, Sharma A, Graham DY. Changing Trends in Stomach Cancer Throughout the World. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017 Aug; 19(8):36. PMID: 28730504; PMCID: PMC6918953.
      Citations: 109     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    34. Balakrishnan M, El-Serag HB, Nguyen T, Hilal J, Kanwal F, Thrift AP. Obesity and Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Conventionally-Derived Anthropometric Measures. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 12; 15(12):1965-1967. PMID: 28642206; PMCID: PMC5693622.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Balakrishnan M, Glover MT, Kanwal F. Hepatitis C and Risk of Nonhepatic Malignancies. Clin Liver Dis. 2017 08; 21(3):543-554. PMID: 28689592.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Balakrishnan M, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Thrift AP. Shiftwork Is Not Associated with Increased Risk of NAFLD: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 02; 62(2):526-533. PMID: 27995401.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Balakrishnan M, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Acculturation and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Risk Among Hispanics of Mexican Origin: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 02; 15(2):310-312. PMID: 27712983; PMCID: PMC5241175.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. Balakrishnan M, Souza F, Augustin S, Loo N, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Garcia-Tsao G, Mu?oz C. Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements by Point Shear Wave Elastography via Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse: Intraobserver and Interobserver Variability and Predictors of Variability in a US Population. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Nov; 35(11):2373-2380. PMID: 27663656.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Garcia-Tsao G, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Jain D, Balakrishnan M. Hepatic arteriolosclerosis: a small-vessel complication of diabetes and hypertension. Am J Surg Pathol. 2015 Jul; 39(7):1000-9. PMID: 25786083; PMCID: PMC4466001.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Machicao VI, Balakrishnan M, Fallon MB. Pulmonary complications in chronic liver disease. Hepatology. 2014 Apr; 59(4):1627-37. PMID: 24089295.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Balakrishnan M, Floch MH. Prebiotics, probiotics and digestive health. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2012 Nov; 15(6):580-5. PMID: 23037903.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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