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Andrew                         Talal

Andrew H. Talal MD

Department of Medicine

Professor and Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Specialty/Research Focus

Gastroenterology; Infectious Disease; Liver (Hepatology)

 
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Education and Training:
  • Research Associate & Clinical Scholar, The Rockefeller University, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (2000)
  • Fellowship, Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of North Carolina (1996)
  • MPH, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina (1996)
  • Fellowship, Medicine, University of North Carolina (1995)
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa (1993)
  • MD, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center (1990)
Employment:
  • Professor, University at Buffalo (2012-present)
  • Adjunct Clinical Attending Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center (2010-present)
  • Adjunct Clinical Attending Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center (2010-present)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons (2006-present)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, New York University School of Medicine (2005-present)
  • Associate Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital (2005-present)
  • Associate Attending Physician, Rockefeller University Hospital (2001-present)
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College (2005–2012)
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College (2000–2005)
  • Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina (1993–1996)
Awards and Honors:
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases Award (2010)
  • Clinton Global Initiatives Award, William Clinton Foundation (2006)
  • Travel Award to American Society for Clinical Investigation Annual Meeting (2005)

Research Expertise:
  • Gastroenterology, Hepatology
Grants and Sponsored Research:
  • January 2010–January 2012
    Assessment by Meta-analysis of Treatment of Addiction as a Determinant of Successful Treatment Response for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Drug Users
    Merck and Company
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • January 2010–January 2012
    Risks Factors for AID among IV Drug users(1R21DA030272-01)
    NIH/NIDA (Levy)
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • January 2006–January 2012
    Adult AIDS Clin Trials Program-Cornell Clinical Trials Unit(U01-AI-69419)
    NIH/NIAID (Gulick)
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • January 2004–January 2009
    Acute HCV Infection in Injection Drug Users
    NIH/R01
    Role: Co-Investigator

Evaluative Studies and Case Reports:
Journal Articles:
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Professional Memberships:
  • American Association of Immunologists (2004–2010)
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2004)
  • American College of Physicians (Fellow, American College of Physicians) (2004)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (2001–2010)
  • American College of Physicians (Third Place, ACP Clinical Vignette Competition) (1993)
  • American College of Gastroenterology (1993)
  • American College of Physicians (1992–2004)
  • American Gastroenterological Association (1992)
Presentations:
  • "Addressing HCV Clinical Gaps Among Special Patient Populations" HIV Grand Rounds, VA Western New York (2011)
  • "Addressing HCV Clinical Gaps Among Special Patient Populations" HIV Grand Rounds, Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY (2011)
  • "Clinical management of HCV in patients with and without HIV" Physicians Research Network, New York University (2011)
  • "HCV Management in Patients on Opiate Agonist Therapy via Telemedicine: A Non-comparative, Feasibility Study." Abbott Molecular Diagnostics Grand Rounds, Des Plaines IL (2011)
  • "Lessons Learned from Liver Fibrosis Trials" Gilead Sciences Fibrosis Advisory Board, South Francisco, CA (2011)
  • "New Developments in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C" Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation, Brooklyn, NY (2011)
  • "New Developments in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C" Infectious Disease Update 2011, New York, NY, Weill Cornell Medical College (2011)
  • "New Developments in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C." New York/New JerseyAIDS Education and Training Center Faculty Development (2011)
  • "Prevention, Evaluation and Treatment for HCV Management" Opicare Advisory Board Meeting, Brussels, Belgium (2011)
  • "Treating HCV/HIV Coinfection: Outcomes and Impact on Disease Status" NY Methodist Hospital (2011)
  • "Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in HIV infection, New Advances in Hep C Therapy: The World is Changing" NATAP Forum, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY (2011)
  • "Can we ever get to a world without interferon?" Hepatitis C Global Therapeutic Expert Forum, Dallas, TX (2010)
  • "Chemokines – A View into Virus-Host Interactions" Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (2010)
  • "Clinical Applications in HCV: Steve, 36-Year-Old with Previous Injection Drug Use (IDU)" Orange CA, Anaheim CA, and San Diego, CA (2010)
  • "New Horizons in the Treatment of Hepatitis C" New York/New Jersey AIDS Education and Training Center Faculty Development, New Platz, NY (2010)
  • "New Horizons in the Treatment of Hepatitis C." Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation, Brooklyn, NY (2010)
  • "Patient-centered approaches to Hepatitis C management" Molecular Center of Excellence Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (2010)
  • "Treatment of the IVDU Patient Population: Outcomes from a Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA" (2010)
  • "Treatment of the IVDU Patient Population: Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment" Opicare Advisory Board Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland (2010)
  • "Chemokines – A View into Virus-Host Interactions" , XVI Annual Viral Hepatitis B and C Meeting, Athens, Greece (2009)
  • "Predictive Factors of Response to the Treatment of HCV" Brookdale Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (2009)
  • "Predictive Factors of Response to the Treatment of HCV" , Wykoff Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (2009)
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Service Activities:
  • Journal of Hepatology; Editorial Board Member (2010)
  • Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research; (Honorary); Editorial Board Member (2008)
  • Translational Research; Editorial Board Member (2006)
  • Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Review Panel, New York Presbyterian Hospital; Member (2003–2004)
  • New York Presbyterian Hosp-Weill-Cornell Medical College Children’s Clinical Research Center; Reviewer (2003)
  • AIDS; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • AIDS Patient Care STDS; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • American Journal of Gastroenterology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • American Journal of Pathology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Annals of Internal Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Gastroenterology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Hepatology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • HIV Clinical Trials; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Autoimmunity; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of European Medical Students` Association; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Experimental Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Hepatology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Medical Virology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Journal of Urban Health; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Liver International; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Nature Biotechnology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • PloS ONE; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Science Translational Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • The AIDS Reader; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Translational Research; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Transplantation; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)
  • Virology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (1998)

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Contact Information

Clinical and Translational Research Center
875 Ellicott Street
Suite 6089
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-888-4738
Email: ahtalal@buffalo.edu

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