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Fred Poordad, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Texas Liver Institute Hepatologist

Chief, Hepatology University Transplant Center

    Dr. Poordad is Clinical Professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and Vice President of Academic and Clinical Affairs at The Texas Liver Institute in San Antonio. Dr. Poordad received his bachelor and medical doctorate at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Thomas Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Dr. Poordad also completed fellowships in gastroenterology at the University of South Carolina and in hepatology/liver transplantation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Poordad served as the co-director of liver transplantation at Johns Hopkins prior to becoming chief of hepatology and liver transplantation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for 10 years. In 2012, he joined The Texas Liver Institute and the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He teaches medical students, resident and fellows and rotates on the liver transplant services at University Hospital System. Dr. Poordad also conducts a multitude of clinical research across all facets of liver disease, including viral hepatitis, fatty liver and cirrhosis

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1996 - Clinical Fellowship - Hepatology/Liver Transplantation - Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1995 - Clinical Fellowship - Gastroenterology - University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • 1993 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Saint Thomas Medical Center/Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine, Akron, OH
    • 1990 - MD - Medicine - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • 1986 - Microbiology - Microbiology (no degree, pre-professional requirements) - University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
    • 1985 - B.Sc. - Medical Science - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Appointments

    • 09/2012 - Present - Clinical Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatologist - University of Texas Health Science Center, Transplant Center
    • 08/2001 - Present - Clinical Professor and Chief, Hepatology and Liver Transplants - Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Department fo Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Los Angeles, CA
    • 10/1999 - 07/2001 - Instructor/Clinical and Hepatology Consultant and Instructor - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Department of Hepatology, Baltimore, MD
    • 07/1999 - 07/2001 - Assistant Professor and Clinical Hepatology - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • 01/1999 - 01/2001 - Editor - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • 03/1998 -06/1999 - Transplant Hepatologist - California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • 01/1998 - 01/1999 - Director - Sutter Institute for Medical Research, Sacramento, CA
    • 07/1996 - 06/1998 - Gastroenterologist - Sierra Foothills Medical Group, Porterville, CA
    • 01/1992 - 01/1993 - Chief Medical Resident - St. Thomas Medical Center, Akron, OH
    • 01/1990 - 01/1993 - Resident - St. Thomas Medical Center, Akron, OH
  • Research & Grants

    Research profile

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    Board Certifications

    • 2006 - American Board of Internal Medicine/Hepatology
    • 1995 - American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
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