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RUBEN HERNAEZ RODRIGUEZ

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Medicine
Address7200 CAMBRIDGE
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    University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainMD07/1999Medicine
    Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, SpainFellowship06/2005Endocrinology and Nutrition
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MDMPH05/2006Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MDPhD05/2010Epidemiology
    Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.Residency06/2013Internal Medicine
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MDFellowship06/2016Gastroenterology
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MDFellowship06/2016Transplant Hepatology

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    1. Zipprich A, Hernaez R. High-risk varices in patients with Child-Pugh-Turcotte B and C: consider band ligation with carvedilol for preventing first variceal bleeding, especially in patients with MASLD-associated cirrhosis. Gut. 2025 Mar 06; 74(4):516-518. PMID: 39299765.
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    2. Naeem B, Ayub A, Coss-Bu J, Mian MUM, Hernaez R, Fogarty TP, Deshotels K, Kennedy C, Goss J, Desai MS. Postoperative outcomes of acute-on-chronic liver failure in infants and children with biliary atresia. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 May; 28(3):e14736. PMID: 38602219.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Kanwal F, Nelson R, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Hernaez R, Cholankeril G, Rana A, Flores A, Smith D, Cao Y, Beech B, Asch SM. Cost of Care for Patients With Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 03 01; 119(3):497-504. PMID: 37561079.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Narasimman M, Hernaez R, Cerda V, Lee M, Sood A, Yekkaluri S, Khan A, Quirk L, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Craddock Lee S, Murphy CC, Tiro JA, Singal AG. Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance may be associated with potential psychological harms in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2024 01 01; 79(1):107-117. PMID: 37401857; PMCID: PMC12169975.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Sacleux SC, Khemichian S, Stein LL, Shetty K, Lindenmeyer CC, Simonetto DA, Rahimi RS, Jalal PK, Kriss MS, Im GY, Jou JH, Fortune BE, Cholankeril G, Kuo A, Mahmud N, Saliba F, Sundaram V, Jalan R, Multi-Organ Dysfunction and Evaluation for Liver Transplantation (MODEL) Consortium, Hernaez R, Karvellas CJ, Liu Y, Boike JR, Izzy M, Lin MV, Kanwal F, Artzner T. The novel SALT-M score predicts 1-year post-transplant mortality in patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure. J Hepatol. 2023 09; 79(3):717-727. PMID: 37315809; PMCID: PMC12036733.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Hernaez R, Avila MA. Immunogenomic classification of hepatocellular carcinoma patients for immune check-point inhibitors therapy: cui bono? Gut. 2023 01; 72(1):7-9. PMID: 35474266.
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    7. Singal AG, Reddy S, Radadiya Aka Patel H, Villarreal D, Khan A, Liu Y, Cerda V, Rich NE, Murphy CC, Tiro JA, Kramer JR, Hernaez R. Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of a Mailed Outreach Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 12; 20(12):2818-2825.e1. PMID: 34902568; PMCID: PMC9184300.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Jiao L, Kourkoumpetis T, Hutchinson D, Ajami NJ, Hoffman K, White DL, Graham DY, Hair C, Shah R, Kanwal F, Jarbrink-Sehgal M, Husain N, Hernaez R, Hou J, Cole R, Velez M, Ketwaroo G, Kramer J, El-Serag HB, Petrosino JF. Spatial Characteristics of Colonic Mucosa-Associated Gut Microbiota in Humans. Microb Ecol. 2022 Apr; 83(3):811-821. PMID: 34223947.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    9. Kanwal F, Hernaez R, Liu Y, Taylor TJ, Rana A, Kramer JR, Naik AD, Smith D, Taddei T, Asch SM. Factors Associated With Access to and Receipt of Liver Transplantation in Veterans With End-stage Liver Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 07 01; 181(7):949-959. PMID: 34028505; PMCID: PMC8145153.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Mezzano G, Hamilton JP, Hernaez R, Juanola A, Gin?s P, Sol? E. Reply to: "Acute-on-chronic liver failure in East-Asia: an underestimated issue with limited data". Gut. 2022 03; 71(3):657-658. PMID: 33980609.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Hernaez R, Thimme R. End of the story: direct-acting antiviral agents are not associated with recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Gut. 2022 03; 71(3):454-456. PMID: 33785552.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Mezzano G, Juanola A, Mezey E, Hamilton JP, Pose E, Graupera I, Hernaez R, Cardenas A, Gin?s P, Sol? E. Global burden of disease: acute-on-chronic liver failure, a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gut. 2022 01; 71(1):148-155. PMID: 33436495.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Hernaez R, Kanwal F. Reply to: "The role of the model for end-stage liver disease sodium score and joint models for 90-day mortality prediction in in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure". J Hepatol. 2021 02; 74(2):477. PMID: 33243429.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Hernaez R, Liu Y, Kanwal F. Reply to: "Model for end-stage liver disease-sodium in acute-on-chronic liver failure". J Hepatol. 2020 12; 73(6):1579-1580. PMID: 32988657.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Hernaez R, Kramer JR, Khan A, Phillips J, McCallister K, Chaffin K, Hernandez AP, Fullington H, Ortiz C, Blackwell JM, Loewen A, Liu Y, Tiro JA, Lee SC, Singal AG. Depression and Anxiety Are Common Among Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 01; 20(1):194-203.e1. PMID: 32835845; PMCID: PMC8210475.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Singal AG, Tiro JA, Murphy CC, Blackwell JM, Kramer JR, Khan A, Liu Y, Zhang S, Phillips JL, Hernaez R. Patient-Reported Barriers Are Associated With Receipt of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in a Multicenter Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 05; 19(5):987-995.e1. PMID: 32629122; PMCID: PMC7779689.
      Citations: 67     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Hernaez R, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Rana A, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Model for end-stage liver disease-sodium underestimates 90-day mortality risk in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. J Hepatol. 2020 12; 73(6):1425-1433. PMID: 32531416; PMCID: PMC10424237.
      Citations: 52     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. 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: 154     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Mindikoglu AL, Hernaez R, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Taylor T, Rana A, Kanwal F. Renal Trajectory Patterns Are Associated With Postdischarge Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 07; 18(8):1858-1866.e6. PMID: 31778807; PMCID: PMC7246156.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Liu Y, Ajami NJ, El-Serag HB, Hair C, Graham DY, White DL, Chen L, Wang Z, Plew S, Kramer J, Cole R, Hernaez R, Hou J, Husain N, Jarbrink-Sehgal ME, Kanwal F, Ketwaroo G, Natarajan Y, Shah R, Velez M, Mallepally N, Petrosino JF, Jiao L. Dietary quality and the colonic mucosa-associated gut microbiome in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 09 01; 110(3):701-712. PMID: 31291462; PMCID: PMC6736447.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    21. Hernaez R, Kramer JR, Liu Y, Kanwal F. Reply to: "Prevalence and short-term mortality in a national US cohort with acute-on-chronic liver failure". J Hepatol. 2019 09; 71(3):638-639. PMID: 31255454.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Gurwara S, Ajami NJ, Jang A, Hessel FC, Chen L, Plew S, Wang Z, Graham DY, Hair C, White DL, Kramer J, Kourkoumpetis T, Hoffman K, Cole R, Hou J, Husain N, Jarbrink-Sehgal M, Hernaez R, Kanwal F, Ketwaroo G, Shah R, Velez M, Natarajan Y, El-Serag HB, Petrosino JF, Jiao L. Dietary Nutrients Involved in One-Carbon Metabolism and Colonic Mucosa-Associated Gut Microbiome in Individuals with an Endoscopically Normal Colon. Nutrients. 2019 Mar 13; 11(3). PMID: 30871224; PMCID: PMC6470629.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    23. Hernaez R, Kramer JR, Liu Y, Kanwal F. Reply to: "Mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: What is the role of obesity?" J Hepatol. 2019 06; 70(6):1301-1302. PMID: 30850123.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Hernaez R, Kramer JR, Liu Y, Tansel A, Natarajan Y, Hussain KB, Gerbes A, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Gin?s P, Sol? E, Moreau R. Prevalence and short-term mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: A national cohort study from the USA. J Hepatol. 2019 04; 70(4):639-647. PMID: 30590100.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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