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Overview

John R. Lake is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research activity centers primarily in the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on hepatology, epidemiology, surgery, transplantation, and pathology and forensic medicine. They have contributed extensively to the subfields of hepatology and epidemiology, evidenced by their numerous publications in these areas.

Their work covers several main topics of research related to liver health and transplantation. These include liver disease and transplantation, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, as well as research on hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus. Additionally, they have published studies related to bariatric surgery and its outcomes.

John R. Lake has published multiple papers in reputable journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Liver, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: Liver, 2022, American Journal of Transplantation
  • OPTN/SRTR 2021 Annual Data Report: Liver, 2023, American Journal of Transplantation
  • OPTN/SRTR 2019 Annual Data Report: Liver, 2021, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Outcomes of patients with acute liver failure listed for liver transplantation: A multicenter prospective cohort analysis, 2022, Liver Transplantation

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors. Key collaborators include Nicholas Lim, W. Ray Kim, Elizabeth S. Aby, Ajay K. Israni, and Allison J. Kwong. These collaborations have resulted in numerous joint publications across leading journals in the field.

John R. Lake's research appears regularly in specific publication venues with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Transplantation
  • Clinical Transplantation
  • Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers

    Russell Wiesner;Erick Edwards;Richard Freeman;Ann Harper

  • The new liver allocation system: Moving toward evidence‐based transplantation policy

    Richard B. Freeman;Russell H. Wiesner;Ann Harper;Sue V. McDiarmid

  • Predictors of patient and graft survival following liver transplantation for hepatitis C

    Michael Charlton;Eric Seaberg;Russell Wiesner;James Everhart

  • Creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts with the wallstent endoprosthesis: results in 100 patients.

    Jeanne M. LaBerge;Ernest J. Ring;Roy L. Gordon;John R. Lake

  • Recurrent and acquired hepatitis C viral infection in liver transplant recipients.

    Teresa L. Wright;Teresa L. Wright;Teresa L. Wright;Elizabeth Donegan;Elizabeth Donegan;Elizabeth Donegan;Henry H. Hsu;Henry H. Hsu;Henry H. Hsu;Linda Ferrell;Linda Ferrell;Linda Ferrell

  • Acute hepatic allograft rejection: Incidence, risk factors, and impact on outcome

    Russell H. Wiesner;A. Jake Demetris;Steven H. Belle;Eric C. Seaberg

  • Minimal criteria for placement of adults on the liver transplant waiting list: A report of a national conference organized by the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

    Michael R. Lucey;Kimberly A. Brown;Gregory T. Everson;John J. Fung

  • Transmission of hepatitis B by transplantation of livers from donors positive for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen

    RC Dickson;JE Everhart;JR Lake;Y Wei

  • The risk of transmission of hepatitis B from HBsAg(-), HBcAb(+), HBIgM(-) organ donors.

    Michael E. Wachs;William J. Amend;Nancy L. Ascher;Peter N. Bretan

  • Functional analysis of grafts from living donors. Implications for the treatment of older recipients.

    Jean C. Emond;John F. Renz;Linda D. Ferrell;Philip Rosenthal

  • OPTN/SRTR 2016 Annual Data Report: Liver.

    W. R. Kim;J. R. Lake;J. M. Smith;D. P. Schladt

  • Report of a national conference on liver allocation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States.

    Elizabeth A. Pomfret;Kenneth Washburn;Christoph Wald;Michael A. Nalesnik

  • Two-year outcome following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for variceal bleeding: Results in 90 patients

    Jeanne M. Laberge;Kenneth A. Somberg;John R. Lake;Roy L. Gordon

  • Peginterferon alfa-2b and weight-based or flat-dose ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients: A randomized trial

    Ira M. Jacobson;Robert S. Brown;Bradley Freilich;Nezam Afdhal

  • Prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients using a fixed dosing schedule of hepatitis B immunoglobulin

    N.A. Terrault;S. Zhou;C. Combs;J.A. Hahn

  • OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Liver.

    A. Kwong;W. R. Kim;J. R. Lake;J. R. Lake;J. M. Smith;J. M. Smith

  • OPTN/SRTR 2013 Annual Data Report: Liver

    W. R. Kim;J. R. Lake;J. M. Smith;M. A. Skeans

  • OPTN/SRTR 2015 Annual Data Report: Liver.

    W. R. Kim;J. R. Lake;J. M. Smith;M. A. Skeans

  • Early allograft dysfunction after liver transplantation: a definition and predictors of outcome. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Liver Transplantation Database.

    Marc Deschênes;Steven H. Belle;Ruud A.F. Krom;Rowen K. Zetterman

  • Minimal criteria for placement of adults on the liver transplant waiting list: a report of a national conference organized by the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

    Michael R. Lucey;Kimberly A. Brown;Gregory T. Everson;John J. Fung

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy L. Ascher
Nancy L. Ascher University of California, San Francisco
John P. Roberts
John P. Roberts University of California, San Francisco
Linda D. Ferrell
Linda D. Ferrell University of California, San Francisco
Teresa L. Wright
Teresa L. Wright GlaxoSmithKline (United States)
Ajay K. Israni
Ajay K. Israni University of Minnesota
Robert S. Brown
Robert S. Brown Cornell University
Steven H. Belle
Steven H. Belle University of Pittsburgh
Jon J. Snyder
Jon J. Snyder University of Minnesota
Jay H. Hoofnagle
Jay H. Hoofnagle National Institutes of Health

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