Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Research by Andrew H. Talal, MD, on how methadone is metabolized reveals that more individualized prescribing could better serve patients.

Two medical fellows, four medical residents and two medical students earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s second annual Celebration of Scholarship.

With COVID-19 tests and testing materials in short supply across the nation, researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have joined together to help compensate for the shortage.

The Hepatology Clinic at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) continues to gain national and international recognition for its unique approach and exceptional cure rate for hepatitis C.

Twenty-five faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing eight medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

New draft recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV) that recommend screening for adults ages 18 to 79 are exactly what are needed to address the dramatic increase in incidence of the infection, according to HCV expert Andrew H. Talal, MD.

Two faculty members, two medical fellows, one medical student and one postdoctoral associate earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the first General Medical Education Celebration of Scholarship (formerly Scholarly Exchange Day).

Andrew H. Talal, MD — who pioneered the use of telemedicine to treat patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in opioid treatment programs — has shared the successes of this approach with the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

The Hepatology Clinic at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), under the direction of Anthony D. Martinez, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine, has been awarded a New York State Department of Health Commissioner’s Special Recognition Award.