IraRWillnerMD

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Professor, Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Medical Director Liver Transplantation Program Director Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program

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Office
25 Courtenay Dr
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone+1 843-792-6982
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Education & Training

New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1993 - 1995
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 1997 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1995 - 1998
NY State Medical License 1993 - 1997
PA State Medical License 1992 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Biopsy Confirmed Doxycycline Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury.
Hannah Gaulden, William Dungan, John Romano, Ira Willner> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2022 Oct 17
1 citations
Hemodynamic and Clinical Determinants of Left Atrial Enlargement in Liver Transplant Candidates.
Taylor C Remillard, Apryl C Cronley, Nicole A Pilch, Derek A Dubay, Ira R Willner, Brian A Houston, Gregory R Jackson, Chakradhari Inampudi, Bhavadharini Ramu, Arman K...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Idiopathic Adulthood Ductopenia Causing Cirrhosis.
Kevin M Douglass, Ira Willner, Douglas J Glenn, Ryan M Jones> ;ACG Case Reports Journal. 2020 Mar 17
9 citations
The Clinical Course and Management of Severe Esophagitis Dissecans Superficialis: A Case Report:
Isaac Jaben, Richard A. Schatz, Ira Willner> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2019 Dec 10
28 citations
Efficacy of Glecaprevir and Pibrentasvir in Patients With Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection With Treatment Failure After NS5A Inhibitor Plus Sofosbuvir Therapy.
Anna S. Lok, Mark S. Sulkowski, Jens Kort, Ira Willner, K. Rajender Reddy, Mitchell L. Shiffman, Mohamed Hassan, Brian L. Pearlman, Federico Hinestrosa, Ira M. Jacobso...> ;Gastroenterology. 2019 Dec 1
2 citations
Hepatic Splenosis Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Chronic Hepatitis C Patient.
Carson Keck, Akshay Shetty, Blaine T. Mischen, Ira Willner> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2017 Oct 1
4 citations
Neurocognitive status is associated with all-cause mortality among psychiatric, high-risk liver transplant candidates and recipients
Alok Madan, Jeffery J. Borckardt, Wendy Balliet, Kelly S. Barth, L. M. Delustro, R. M. Malcolm, David G. Koch, Ira Willner, Prabhakar K. Baliga, Adrian Reuben> ;International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2015 Jun 15
81 citations
Validation of blood phosphatidylethanol as an alcohol consumption biomarker in patients with chronic liver disease.
Scott H. Stewart, David G. Koch, Ira Willner, Raymond F. Anton, Adrian Reuben> ;Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2014 May 21
19 citations
Ipilimumab-Induced Hepatitis C Viral Suppression
Steven Minter, Ira Willner, Keisuke Shirai> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013 Jul 1
36 citations
Hair Ethyl Glucuronide is Highly Sensitive and Specific for Detecting Moderate-to-Heavy Drinking in Patients with Liver Disease
Scott H. Stewart, David G. Koch, Ira Willner, Patrick K. Randall, Adrian Reuben> ;Alcohol and Alcoholism. 2013 Jan 1
41 citations
Sensitivity and specificity of urinary ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in liver disease patients.
Scott H. Stewart, David G. Koch, Douglas M. Burgess, Ira Willner, Adrian Reuben> ;Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2013 Jan 1
36 citations
Chronic pain among liver transplant candidates.
Alok Madan, Kelly S. Barth, Wendy Balliet, Melba A. Hernandez-Tejada, Jeffrey J. Borckardt, Robert Malcolm, Ira Willner, David G. Koch, Adrian Reuben> ;Progress in Transplantation. 2012 Dec 1
10 citations
Iatrogenic immunodeficiency‐associated lymphoproliferative disease of the Hodgkin lymphoma‐like variant in a patient treated with mycophenolate mofetil for autoimmune ...
Betsy Adams, John Lazarchick, Ana Maria Medina, Ira Willner, Brad W. Neville, Edward Murphy, Robert K. Stuart, Luciano J. Costa> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2010 Aug 1
Laparoscopic hepatic resection: the MUSC experience.
John W. McGillicuddy, Angello Lin, Charles F. Bratton, Ira Willner, Adrian Reuben, David G. Koch, Prabhakar K. Baliga, Kenneth D. Chavin> ;Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. 2008 Dec 1
33 citations
Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder--the great mimic in liver transplantation: appraisal of the clinicopathologic spectrum and the role of Epstein-Barr vi...
David G. Koch, Lydia R. Christiansen, John Lazarchick, Robert K. Stuart, Ira Willner, Adrian Reuben> ;Liver Transplantation. 2007 Jun 1
68 citations
Factors associated with advanced liver disease in adults with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Christopher L. Bowlus, Ira Willner, Mark A. Zern, Adrian Reuben, Philip Chen, Brian Holladay, Lianqi Xie, Robert F. Woolson, Charlie Strange> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2005 Apr 1
7 citations
Mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient with pancreatitis and protein C deficiency.
Andrew Rackoff, Nathan Shores, Ira Willner> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2005 Feb 1
141 citations
Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Post–Liver Transplant Anastomotic Biliary Strictures Treated by Endoscopic Stent Placement
Joseph Morelli, Hugh Mulcahy, Ira Willner, John T. Cunningham, Peter V. Draganov> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2003 Sep 1
17 citations
Prospective evaluation of a 3.1-mm battery-powered esophagoscope in screening for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.
Ravi Madhotra, Mahesh S. Mokhashi, Ira Willner, Robert H. Hawes, Adrian Reuben> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003 Apr 1
7 citations
Veno-occlusive Disease.
Ira Willner> ;Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 2002 Dec 1
13 citations
U.S. veterans' experience with rebetron in a nonstudy environment: success or failure?
Joseph Morelli, Christopher Kim, Ira Willner> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2002 Sep 1
146 citations
Prediction of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis.
Ravi Madhotra, Hugh Mulcahy, Ira Willner, Adrian Reuben> ;Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2002 Jan 1
290 citations
Ninety patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: insulin resistance, familial tendency, and severity of disease
Ira Willner, Bradford Waters, S. Raj Patil, Adrian Reuben, Joseph Morelli, Caroline A. Riely> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2001 Oct 1
28 citations
The decision-making value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in patients seen in a referral center for suspected biliary and pancreatic disease.
Anand V. Sahai, David Devonshire, K. G. Yeoh, C. L. Kay, D. R. Feldman, Ira Willner, Joshua M. Farber, Rig S. Patel, P. R. Tarnasky, John T. Cunningham, Thadeus Trus, ...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2001 Jul 1
Reversible flaccid paraplegia after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Ravi Madhotra, Timothy D. Carter, Ira Willner, Adrian Reuben> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2001 Jun 1
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