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Craig McClain, MD, Gastroenterology, Louisville, KY, UofL Health - Jewish Hospital

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Gastroenterology • Louisville, KY

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Professor of Medicine, University Louisville School of Medicine

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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 - 2025
  • 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
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2014
  • NIH Mark Keller Honorary Lecture honoree NIH, 2014
  • Distinguished Faculty Award in Research for Basic and Applied Sciences UofL, 2013
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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
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Aging and Vulnerability to Environmental Chemicals: Age-Related Disorders and Their Origins in Environmental Exposures 
    Chapter: Liver Disease 
    Cave M, Mohammad MK, Arteel G, Falkner KC, McClain CJEditors: Weiss B.The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK2013
  • Zakim & Boyer’s Hepatology 
    Chapter: Occupational and environmental hepatotoxicity 
    Page 476.0 - 492.0Cave M, Falkner KC, McClain CJEditors: Boyer TD, Manns MP, Sanyal AJ.Saunders Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 6th,2012
  • Present Knowledge in Nutrition 
    Chapter: Nutrition Liver Disease 
    Page 889.0 - 911.0McClain CJ, Hill DB, Marsano LEditors: Erdman JW, Macdonald IA, Zeisel SH.International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DCEdition 10th,2012
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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
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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
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Other

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

  • 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
  • UofL Receives $11.3 Million Grant for Liver Research Center
    UofL Receives $11.3 Million Grant for Liver Research CenterJune 21st, 2021
  • University of Louisville Receives NIH Funding to Support Research into Liver-Related Illness
    University of Louisville Receives NIH Funding to Support Research into Liver-Related IllnessJune 21st, 2021

Grant Support

  • Alcohol, Proteasome Dysfunction In Liver InjuryVeterans Affairs2011–2012
  • Summer Environmental Health Sciences Training ProgramNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2011–2012
  • Cyclic AMP, Cytokine Modulation And Alcoholic Liver DiseaseNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2009–2011
  • The Role Of Alcohol In HIV Therapy HepatotoxicityNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2008–2011
  • University Of Louisville Bioinformatics Faculty Recruitment For EpigeneticsNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2009–2010
  • Biomarkers For SteatohepatitisNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2009–2010
  • Alcohol Liver Disease And Alcohol-Nutrient InteractionsNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2008–2010
  • Administrative CoreNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2008–2010
  • TNF And Mitochondrial Dysfunction In ALDNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2006–2010
  • S-Adenosylhomocysteine And S-Adenosylmethionine In Alcoholic Liver DiseaseNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2005–2010
  • Mechanisms Of S-Adenosylmethionine In NASHNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2009
  • Planning Grant For Louisville Clinical And Translational Science AwardNational Center For Research Resources2006
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor And Alcoholic Liver DiseaseNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2001–2005
  • Alcohol Liver Disease And S-AdenosylmethionineNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2001–2005
  • A.S.P.E.N. Research Workshop On Functional FoodsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002
  • Alcohol, Nutrition, And ImmunomodulationNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2000
  • Alcohol, Nutrition, And ImmunomodulationNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1996–2000
  • Pharmacokinetics And Pharmacodynamics Of Procysteine In Liver DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1997–1999
  • Alcohol Liver Disease And S AdenosylmethionineNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1998
  • Altered Hepatic Metabolism Following Head InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1998

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Craig McClain, Dr. Craig McClain, MD, Dr. C McClain, Dr. Craig J McClain