KapilBChopraMD

Gastroenterology • Pittsburgh, PA

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-232-8888

Fax+1 412-232-8887
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1998 - 2000
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
Grant Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2005 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2009

Clinical Trials

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Gene Environment Risk Study Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
Recruiting
Carbamazepine in Severe Liver Disease Due to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease without cirrhosis or advanced liver fibrosis.
Jaideep Behari, Amir Gougol, Renwei Wang, Hung N Luu, Pedram Paragomi, Yi-Chuan Yu, Michele Molinari, Kapil Chopra, Shahid M Malik, David Geller, Jian-Min Yuan> ;Hepatology Communications. 2023 Jul 1
66 citations
Comparison of 2D Shear Wave Elastography, Transient Elastography, and MR Elastography for the Diagnosis of Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Alessandro Furlan, Mitchell Tublin, Lan Yu, Kapil B. Chopra, Anita Lippello, Jaideep Behari> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2020 Jan 1
174 citations
Genome-wide association study of primary sclerosing cholangitis identifies new risk loci and quantifies the genetic relationship with inflammatory bowel disease
Sun-Gou Ji, Brian D. Juran, Sören Mucha, Trine Folseraas, Luke Jostins, Espen Melum, Natsuhiko Kumasaka, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Erik M. Schlicht, Jimmy Z. Liu, Tejas S...> ;Nature Genetics. 2017 Feb 1
2 citations
Plasma from chronic liver disease subjects exhibit differential ability to generate thrombin.
Zhineng J. Yang, Siddharth Sheth, Chad H. Smith, Amy R. Schmotzer, Anita Lippello, Ali Al-Khafaji, Kapil B. Chopra, Roy E. Smith> ;Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2015 Oct 1
31 citations
A comprehensive assessment of environmental exposures among 1000 North American patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, with and without inflammatory bowel disease.
John E. Eaton, Brian D. Juran, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Erik M. Schlicht, Xiao Xie, M. De Andrade, Craig Lammert, Velimir A. Luketic, Joseph A. Odin, Ayman Koteish, Kris...> ;Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2015 May 1
4 citations
Two New Considerations for Improving the Diagnosis of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency-Associated Liver Disease
David H. Perlmutter, Kapil B. Chopra, Andrew S. Chu> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2015 Jan 30
5 citations
QT interval prolongation in end-stage liver disease cannot be explained by nonhepatic factors.
B S Divyang Patel, Prabhpreet Singh, William Katz, Christopher Hughes, Kapil Chopra, Jan Němec> ;Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 2014 Nov 1
4 citations
Incidence and Management of Rash in Telaprevir-Treated Patients
Michael A. Smith, Heather J. Johnson, Kapil B. Chopra, Michael A. Dunn, Ashley M. Ulrich, Rima A. Mohammad> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Jun 17
68 citations
Underlying steatohepatitis, but not simple hepatic steatosis, increases morbidity after liver resection: a case-control study
Srinevas K. Reddy, J. Wallis Marsh, Patrick R. Varley, Brady K. Mock, Kapil B. Chopra, David A. Geller, Allan Tsung> ;Hepatology. 2012 Dec 1
4 citations
Liver palms (palmar erythema).
Amit Nautiyal, Kapil B. Chopra> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2010 Jul 1
24 citations
Portal hypertension and variceal hemorrhage.
David A. Sass, Kapil B. Chopra> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2009 Jul 1
12 citations
The importance of hepatic encephalopathy: pre-transplant and post-transplant.
Andrea DiMartini, Kapil B. Chopra> ;Liver Transplantation. 2009 Feb 1
15 citations
Streptococcus salivarius bacteremia and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver transplantation candidates.
Manjushree Gautam, Kapil B. Chopra, David D. Douglas, Rebecca A. Stewart, Shimon Kusne> ;Liver Transplantation. 2007 Nov 1
49 citations
Health-related quality of life: Hepatocellular carcinoma, chronic liver disease, and the general population.
Jennifer L. Steel, Kapil B. Chopra, Marion C. Olek, Brian I. Carr> ;Quality of Life Research. 2007 Jan 8
44 citations
Living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C-related cirrhosis: no difference in histological recurrence when compared to deceased donor liver transplantation re...
Linsheng Guo, Mauricio Orrego, Hector Rodriguez-Luna, Vijiyan Balan, Thomas J. Byrne, Kapil B. Chopra, David D. Douglas, Edwyn M Harrison, Adyr A. Moss, K. Sudhakar Re...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2006 Apr 1
54 citations
Caroli's disease and orthotopic liver transplantation
Shahid Habib, Obaid Shakil, Osvaldo F.M. Couto, Anthony J. Demetris, John J. Fung, Amadeo Marcos, Kapil B. Chopra> ;Liver Transplantation. 2006 Mar 1
12 citations
Sexual functioning in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Jennifer L. Steel, Stephanie A. Hess, Laura Tunke, Kapil Chopra, Brian I. Carr> ;Cancer. 2005 Nov 15
189 citations
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Review
David A. Sass, Parke Chang, Kapil B. Chopra> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2005 Jan 1
13 citations
Jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
David A. Sass, Kapil B. Chopra, Sydney D. Finkelstein, Philip R. Schauer> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2004 Feb 1
3 citations
Gatifloxacin-induced hepatotoxicity and acute pancreatitis.
Onki Cheung, Kapil B. Chopra, Tina Yu, Michael A. Nalesnik, Shirish Amin, A. Obaid Shakil> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004 Jan 6
55 citations
Progression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Kapil B. Chopra, Anthony J. Demetris, Karen Blakolmer, Igor Dvorchik, Tomasz Laskus, Lian Fu Wang, Victor Araya, Forest Dodson, John J. Fung, Jorge Rakela, Hugo E. Vargas> ;Transplantation. 2003 Nov 27
14 citations
A case of montelukast-induced hepatotoxicity.
David A. Sass, Kapil B. Chopra, Tong Wu> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003 Mar 1
3 citations
Pancreatitis and E. coli O157:H7 colitis without hemolytic uremic syndrome.
David A. Sass, Kapil B. Chopra, Miguel Regueiro> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2003 Feb 1
12 citations
Severe cholestatic hepatitis in a patient taking acitretin.
Christianna Kreiss, Shirish Amin, Michael A. Nalesnik, Kapil B. Chopra, A. Obaid Shakil> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2002 Mar 1
87 citations
A placebo-controlled phase I/II study of adefovir dipivoxil in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Richard Gilson, Kapil B. Chopra, A. M. Newell, I. M. Murray-Lyon, M. R. Nelson, S. J. Rice, Richard S. Tedder, J. Toole, HS Jaffe, I. V. D. Weller> ;Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 1999 Sep 1
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