MARCH 27, 2023

How Clinicians Can Help Raise Community Awareness About Liver Disease

img-button
Medical Director, Clinical Hepatology
Impact Research Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Texas A&M School of Medicine
Affiliate Clinical Faculty
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Have you ever seen a scenario such as one of the following?

  • A 63-year-old woman with a history of diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, a platelet count of 119,000 /mL, and lower extremity edema who was never told that the fat in her liver could someday lead to cirrhosis.
  • A 38-year-old Asian