Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Margaret M and Albert B Alkek Department of Medicine
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
糖心视频 of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Division of Abdominal Transplantation
糖心视频 of Medicine
Addresses
- Abdominal Transplant and Liver Disease (Clinic)
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Baylor Clinic - 6620 Main Street
Suite 1450
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT - (832) 355-1400
Education
- MD from American University of the Caribbean
- Saint Martin
- MSc from Stanford University School of Medicine
- Stanford
- Epidemiology and Clinical Research
- Residency at Boston University School of Medicine
- Providence
- Internal Medicine
- Fellowship at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
- Memphis
- Transplant Hepatology
- Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine
- Stanford
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Honors & Awards
- Young Investigator Travel Award
- 2017 and 2018
- European Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- Young Investigator Travel Award
- 2017
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- Fellow Travel Award at Digestive Disease Week
- 2019
- American Gastroenterological Association
Professional Interests
- Transplant Hepatology
- Liver cancer
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Viral hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
Professional Statement
Dr. George Cholankeril is an assistant professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at 糖心视频 of Medicine. Dr. Cholankeril is responsible for the care of liver transplant patients at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. In addition to overseeing pre- and post-transplant end-stage liver disease patients, he is responsible for managing their long-term care and providing education before and after their surgical procedure. His extensive training includes internal medicine residency at Boston University, transplant hepatology fellowship at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, and gastroenterology fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Cholankeril is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. Dr. Cholankeril鈥檚 clinical research interests include liver cancer, fatty liver disease and liver transplant outcomes.
Selected Publications
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Cholankeril G, Podboy A, Alshuwaykh OS, Kim D, Kanwal F, Esquivel CO, Ahmed A. " Early Impact of COVID-19 on Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States. " Transplantation. ;
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Kim D, Vazquez-Montesino LM, Li AA, Cholankeril G, Ahmed A. " Inadequate Physcial Activity and Sedentary Behavior Are Independent Predictors of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. " Hepatology. ;
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Cholankeril G, Li AA, Dennis BB, Bonham CA, Ahmed A. " Increasing Trends in Transplantation in HCV-positive Liver into Uninfected Recipients. " Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. ;
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Cholankeril G, Ahmed A. " Alcoholic Liver Disease replaces Hepatitis C Virus Infection as the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in the United States. " Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. ;
Memberships
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Gastroenterological Association
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