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Patrick S. Kamath

Patrick S. Kamath

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Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
55096
World Ranking
6402
National Ranking
3410

Overview

Patrick S. Kamath is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has a substantial publication record primarily focused on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Hepatology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Kamath's recent notable publications feature studies on liver disease and related clinical assessments. These include:

  • Global burden of liver disease: 2023 update (2023) in Journal of Hepatology
  • MELD 3.0: The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Updated for the Modern Era (2021) in Gastroenterology
  • Inverse Association of Telomere Length With Liver Disease and Mortality in the US Population (2021) in Hepatology Communications
  • Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases (2021) in Hepatology
  • Comparison of mortality risk in patients with cirrhosis and COVID-19 compared with patients with cirrhosis alone and COVID-19 alone: multicentre matched cohort (2020) in Gut

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kamath include:

  • Douglas A. Simonetto
  • Vijay H. Shah
  • Jasmohan S. Bajaj
  • K. Rajender Reddy
  • Florence Wong

Kamath's work has appeared frequently in several key publication venues, reflecting the focus and impact within the field of hepatology and gastroenterology:

  • Journal of Hepatology (50 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (33 publications)
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology (22 publications)
  • Hepatology (19 publications)
  • Annals of Hepatology (14 publications)

The breadth of Kamath's research emphasizes both clinical and epidemiological aspects of liver diseases, including diagnostic models, disease burden, and outcomes related to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, transplantation, and the effects of alcohol and other hepatotoxic agents.

Best Publications

  • A model to predict survival in patients with end‐stage liver disease

    Patrick S. Kamath;Russell H. Wiesner;Michael Malinchoc;Walter Kremers

  • Burden of liver diseases in the world

    Sumeet K. Asrani;Harshad Devarbhavi;John Eaton;Patrick S. Kamath

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

    Russell Wiesner;Erick Edwards;Richard Freeman;Ann Harper

  • The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD)

    Patrick S. Kamath;W. Ray Kim

  • Hyponatremia and mortality among patients on the liver-transplant waiting list.

    W. Ray Kim;Scott W. Biggins;Walter K. Kremers;Russell H. Wiesner

  • MELD and PELD: Application of survival models to liver allocation

    Russell H. Wiesner;Sue V. McDiarmid;Patrick S. Kamath;Eric B. Edwards

  • Evidence-Based Incorporation of Serum Sodium Concentration Into MELD

    Scott W. Biggins;W. Ray Kim;Norah A. Terrault;Sammy Saab

  • Mesenteric venous thrombosis.

    Shaji Kumar;Michael G. Sarr;Patrick S. Kamath

  • Acute-on chronic liver failure

    Rajiv Jalan;Pere Gines;Jody C Olson;Rajeshwar P Mookerjee

  • ACG Clinical Guideline: Alcoholic Liver Disease

    Ashwani K. Singal;Ramon Bataller;Joseph Ahn;Patrick S. Kamath

  • MELD accurately predicts mortality in patients with alcoholic hepatitis

    Winston Dunn;Laith H. Jamil;Larry S. Brown;Russell H. Wiesner

  • The Budd–Chiari Syndrome

    K V Narayanan Menon;Vijay Shah;Patrick S Kamath

  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting versus paracentesis plus albumin for refractory ascites in cirrhosis

    Pere Ginès;Juan Uriz;Blas Calahorra;Guadalupe Garcia–Tsao

  • Risk factors for mortality after surgery in patients with cirrhosis.

    Swee H. Teh;David M. Nagorney;Susanna R. Stevens;Kenneth P. Offord

  • Drug‐induced autoimmune hepatitis: Clinical characteristics and prognosis

    Einar Björnsson;Jayant Talwalkar;Sombat Treeprasertsuk;Patrick S. Kamath

  • Management of antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing invasive procedures.

    Todd Huntley Baron;Patrick S. Kamath;Robert D. McBane

  • Survival in infection-related acute-on-chronic liver failure is defined by extrahepatic organ failures

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jacqueline G. O'Leary;K. Rajender Reddy;Florence Wong

  • Second infections independently increase mortality in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: the North American consortium for the study of end-stage liver disease (NACSELD) experience.

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jacqueline G. O'Leary;K. Rajender Reddy;Florence Wong

  • Standard Definitions and Common Data Elements for Clinical Trials in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis: Recommendation From the NIAAA Alcoholic Hepatitis Consortia

    David W. Crabb;Ramon Bataller;Naga P. Chalasani;Patrick S. Kamath

  • CLINICAL-LIVER, PANCREAS, AND BILIARY TRACT Risk Factors for Mortality After Surgery in Patients With Cirrhosis

    Swee H. Teh;David M. Nagorney;Susanna R. Stevens;Kenneth P. Offord

Frequent Co-Authors

Florence Wong
Florence Wong University of Toronto
Jasmohan S. Bajaj
Jasmohan S. Bajaj Virginia Commonwealth University
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao Yale University
K. Rajender Reddy
K. Rajender Reddy University of Pennsylvania
Paul J. Thuluvath
Paul J. Thuluvath Mercy Medical Center
Naga Chalasani
Naga Chalasani Indiana University
W. Ray Kim
W. Ray Kim Stanford University
David W. Crabb
David W. Crabb Indiana University

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