Jennifer C. Lai MD
Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
General and Transplant Hepatologist Assistant Professor - UCSF School of Medicine
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350 Parnassus Ave 3rd floorSan Francisco, CA 94117
Phone+1 415-353-2318
Fax+1 415-353-2407
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2011 - 2012- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2008 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characterizing practice variations in the care of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis across the University of California Health.Jin Ge, Albert Lee, Oksana Gologorskaya, Aryana Far, Asal Bastani
Liver Transplantation. 2025-04-28 - Annual Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs and Financial Toxicity Among Transplant Recipients in the United States.Gabrielle Jutras, Tracy K Lin, Jennifer C Lai, Sharad I Wadhwani
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-04-24 - Reply: Considerations on the use of LPCN 1148 in cirrhotic patients with sarcopenia.Benjamin J Bruno, Joshua C Weavil, Jonathan Ogle, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Anthony DelConte
Hepatology. 2025-04-08
Journal Articles
- Determination of Free 25(OH)D Concentrations and Their Relationships to Total 25(OH)D in Multiple Clinical PopulationsJennifer Lai, Janice B Schwartz, Michael Holick, Eric Orwoll, Daniel Bikle, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- How I Approach It: Improving Nutritional Status in Patients with CirrhosisJennifer Lai, MD, Nature
- Beta-Blockers and Physical Frailty in Patients with End-Stage Liver DiseaseJennifer Lai, MD, World Journal of Gastroenterology
Press Mentions
Frailty Impacts Mortality Risk in Patients on Transplant WaitlistJuly 29th, 2024
GI Leaders Recognized by AGAs Prestigious Recognition PrizesFebruary 13th, 2020
Does Association of Frailty, Increased Risk of Death Waiting for Liver Transplant Differ by BMI?September 11th, 2019- Join now to see all
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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