Current Position:
- Staff internist and researcher, Liver Disease & Hepatitis Program, 2001-present
Previous Positions:
- Staff physician, Dept. of Internal Medicine, ANMC, 1994-2001
- Staff physician, Dept. of Family & Emergency Medicine, ANMC, 1982-1994
Education:
- University of Notre Dame, BS preprofessional studies 1971
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, MD 1975
- Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program, internal medicine residency, 1975-78
Certifications:
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
- Professional Organizations: Member, American College of Physicians
- Associate faculty, Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Washington
- Member, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Publications (lead author):
- Clearance of hepatitis B e antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis B and genotypes A, B, C, D, and F. Gastroenterology 2007 Nov; 133: 1452-57.
- Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Alaska Native people with hepatocellular carcinoma: preponderance of genotype F. J Inf Dis 2007 Jan; 195(1):5-11
- Steatosis and hepatitis C in an Alaska Native/American Indian population. Int J Circumpolar Health 2006; 65(3):253-60.
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. IHS Primary Care Provider 2003; 28(3):58-59.
