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Craig McClain, MD, Gastroenterology, Louisville, KY

Craig J McClain MD

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation


Professor of Medicine, University Louisville School of Medicine

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  • 401 E Chestnut StSuite 310Louisville, KY 40202

  • Phone+1 502-584-8563

  • Fax+1 502-562-6196

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Education & Training

  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1975 - 1977
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1972
  • Earlham College
    Earlham CollegeBA, 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 1982 - 2027
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2005 - 2006
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1976 - 1982
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1973 - 1976
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts FollowMyHealth, Allscripts, 2015-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts FollowMyHealth, Allscripts, 2015-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2015-2017

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Copper-Fructose Interactions: A Novel Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of NAFLD  
    Miriam B Vos, Craig J McClain, MDPI
  • Nutrition in Patients with Cirrhosis  
    Craig McClain, MD, National Institutes of Health
  • Simultaneous Quantification of Straight-Chain and Branched-Chain Short Chain Fatty Acids by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry  
    Craig McClain, Craig McClain, ScienceDirect

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Special Topic Issue: Liver and Pancreatic Diseases: Consequences of Chronic Alcoholic Consumption
    Singer MV, Dooley S, McClain CJ, Zakhari S, Dig Dis, Falk Workshop, Freiburg, 1/1/2010
  • National Consensus Counsel on OTC Analgesics
    McClain CJ, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1/1/1993
  • International Cytokine Research Conference
    McClain CJ, Hilton Head, SC, 1/1/1987

Lectures

  • CAM and GI Disease 
    Chicago, Illinois - 1/1/2001
  • Nutrition Support and Liver Disease: Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches 
    Louisville, Kentucky - 1/1/2001
  • Monocytes and ALD 
    Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2001

Other

  • Acrolein in ALD 
    Chen, J
    1/1/2015
  • Liver, Environmental Toxins and Epigenetics 
    Ghare, S
    1/1/2015
  • Liver Transplantation 
    Frimodig, J
    1/1/2015

Press Mentions

  • Still Asking Questions: ULSOM Faculty Dr. Craig McClain Never Stops Learning
    Still Asking Questions: ULSOM Faculty Dr. Craig McClain Never Stops LearningJuly 29th, 2025
  • ACG Guideline Embraces ‘Global Concept’ of Malnutrition in Liver Disease
    ACG Guideline Embraces ‘Global Concept’ of Malnutrition in Liver DiseaseMay 2nd, 2025
  • UofL and Robley Rex VA Medical Center Partnership Leads to New State-of-the-Art Multiphoton Microscopes for Exposure Studies
    UofL and Robley Rex VA Medical Center Partnership Leads to New State-of-the-Art Multiphoton Microscopes for Exposure StudiesNovember 22nd, 2022

Grant Support

  • Integrated therapies for alcohol use and ALD (ITAALD) Network -UofL Clinical CenterUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE2018–2029
  • Inflammation Resolving Lipid Mediators: Novel Therapy for Alcohol AssociatedLiver DiseaseLOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL MEDICAL CENTER2023–2027
  • Hepatobiology and Toxicology COBREUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE2016–2026
  • The Role of Nutrition in the Development/Progression of Alcohol-Induced Organ InjuryUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE2016–2026
  • Alcohol, Proteasome Dysfunction In Liver InjuryVeterans Affairs2011–2012

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