Nezam H Afdhal, MD
Professor
Gastroenterology
Contact Information
| Office: | LM-08001 |
| Phone: | 617-632-1069 |
| Fax: | 617-632-1054 |
| Email: | nafdhal@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; LM-08001
Boston, MA 02215 |
Research Lab Team Members
| Imad Nasser MD |
Areas of Interest
| 1 Cancer | 2 Metabolic |
Major Research Theme
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1. Basic research focus on two areas: a) protein and lipid interactions in gallstone pathogenesis. We are using state of the art biophysical techniques to examine binding of lipids to proteins and their role in cholesterol crystal nucleation b) Hepatic fibrogensis program which is focused on animal models of cirrhosis including a sclerosing cholnagitis model and a fatty liver model. A clincial research lab element includes measuremnt and validation of serum fibrosis markers in clinical practice 2. Clinical resarch activities include all elements of liver disease with a special focus on Phase 1, 2 and 3 studies on therapy of HBV and HCV |
Publications
External Recognition
| Fullbright Fellow Chair, DDW Abstract Ctte, Viral hepatitis New therapies |
Major Collaborative Activities
| 1. Collaboration with Flier lab on Fatty liver and Freedman Lab on Sclerosing cholangits models |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | None listed |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Afdhal Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
