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Jorge Rakela

Jorge Rakela

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
26027
World Ranking
11886
National Ranking
6098

Overview

Jorge Rakela is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly in hepatology. Their research portfolio includes a significant focus on liver disease, transplantation, and drug-induced hepatotoxicity.

Their recent publications reflect a concentration on acute liver failure and related clinical concerns. Key papers include:

  • Outcomes of patients with acute liver failure listed for liver transplantation: A multicenter prospective cohort analysis (2022, Liver Transplantation)
  • Autoimmune hepatitis presenting as acute liver failure: A 20-year retrospective review of North America (2023, Liver Transplantation)
  • Acute Liver Failure: Biomarkers Evaluated by the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (2023, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology)

Rakela has collaborated frequently with several researchers, most notably William M. Lee, Jody A. Rule, Adrian Reuben, Shannan R. Tujios, and Norman Sussman. These co-authorships indicate a network of professionals focused on liver transplantation and related clinical studies.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
  • Translational Research
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Rakela's primary field of study is medicine, with a particular emphasis on hepatology. Subfields within their research span pharmacology, epidemiology, surgery, and cancer research. Topics commonly addressed in their work include:

  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

This body of work reflects a focus on understanding liver diseases through both clinical and translational research approaches. It also highlights efforts toward improving diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients requiring liver transplantation.

Best Publications

  • Banff Schema for Grading Liver Allograft Rejection: An International Consensus Document

    Anthony J. Demetris;Kenneth P. Batts;Amar P. Dhillon;Linda Ferrell

  • Ursodeoxycholic acid or clofibrate in the treatment of non-alcohol-induced steatohepatitis: a pilot study.

    Jacqueline Laurin;Keith D. Lindor;Jeffrey S. Crippin;Andrea Gossard

  • A 21-year experience with major hemorrhage after percutaneous liver biopsy

    Douglas B. McGill;Jorge Rakela;Alan R. Zinsmeister;Beverly J. Ott

  • Central Nervous System Toxicity after Liver Transplantation

    Piet C. de Groen;Allen J. Aksamit;Jorge Rakela;Glenn S. Forbes

  • Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in the United States: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, and Response to Interferon Therapy

    Nizar N. Zein;Jorge Rakela;Edward L. Krawitt;K. Rajender Reddy

  • 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

  • A multicenter United States-Canadian trial to assess lamivudine monotherapy before and after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B.

    Robert P. Perrillo;Teresa Wright;Jorge Rakela;Gary Levy

  • Morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic Patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery

    Avishai Ziser;David J. Plevak;Russell H. Wiesner;Jorge Rakela

  • Etiology and outcome for 295 patients with acute liver failure in the united states

    F. V. Schiodt;E. Atillasoy;A. O. Shakil;E. R. Schiff

  • Acute liver failure: Clinical features, outcome analysis, and applicability of prognostic criteria

    A. Obaid Shakil;David Kramer;George V. Mazariegos;John J. Fung

  • Persistence of hepatitis C virus in patients successfully treated for chronic hepatitis C.

    Marek Radkowski;Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco;Joanna Jablonska;Thomas V. Colby

  • Multicenter study of lamivudine therapy for hepatitis B after liver transplantation

    Robert Perrillo;Jorge Rakela;Jules Dienstag;Gary Levy

  • Determinants of early mortality in patients with decompensated chronic hepatitis B treated with antiviral therapy

    Robert J. Fontana;Hie Won L. Hann;Robert P. Perrillo;John M. Vierling

  • Six‐minute walk distance predicts mortality in liver transplant candidates

    Elizabeth J. Carey;D. Eric Steidley;Bashar A. Aqel;Thomas J. Byrne

  • Search for Hepatitis C Virus Negative-Strand RNA Sequences and Analysis of Viral Sequences in the Central Nervous System: Evidence of Replication

    Marek Radkowski;Jeffrey Wilkinson;Marek Nowicki;Debra Adair

  • The role of ultrasonography and automatic-needle biopsy in outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy

    K D Lindor;C Bru;R A Jorgensen;J Rakela

  • Clinical Intestinal Transplantation: New Perspectives and Immunologic Considerations

    Kareem Abu-Elmagd;Jorge Reyes;Satoru Todo;Abdul Rao

  • Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: the MELD impact.

    Pratima Sharma;Vijayan Balan;Jose L. Hernandez;Ann M. Harper

  • Hepatitis C virus in lymphoid cells of patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1: evidence of active replication in monocytes/macrophages and lymphocytes.

    Tomasz Laskus;Marek Radkowski;Andrzej Piasek;Marek Nowicki

  • 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

Tomasz Laskus
Tomasz Laskus Medical University of Warsaw
John J. Fung
John J. Fung University of Chicago
Ruud A.F. Krom
Ruud A.F. Krom Mayo Clinic
Jurgen Ludwig
Jurgen Ludwig Mayo Clinic
James W. Mosley
James W. Mosley University of Southern California
Albert J. Czaja
Albert J. Czaja Mayo Clinic
Thomas E. Starzl
Thomas E. Starzl University of Pittsburgh
Tania Roskams
Tania Roskams KU Leuven

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