KentGeorgeBennerMD

Gastroenterology • Portland, OR

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Physician

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Office
1111 Ne 99th Ave
Suite 301
Portland, OR 97220
Phone+1 503-963-2707

Fax+1 503-963-2802
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Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1979 - 1982
University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1981 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017
Portland Monthly Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Developing a liver cancer program in the nonacademic medical center.
Kent Benner, Ken Flora, Pippa Newell> ;Clinical Liver Disease. 2017 Jan 1
12 citations
Randomised clinical trial: the safety and efficacy of long‐acting octreotide in patients with portal hypertension
Natasha Chandok, Patrick S. Kamath, Andres T. Blei, Jackie Bosch, William D. Carey, Norman D. Grace, Kris V. Kowdley, Kent G. Benner, Roberto J. Groszmann> ;Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2012 Apr 1
84 citations
Methotrexate (MTX) plus ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis.
Burton Combes, Scott S. Emerson, Nancy L. Flye, Santiago J. Munoz, Velimir A. Luketic, Marlyn J. Mayo, Timothy M. McCashland, Rowen K. Zetterman, Marion G. Peters, Adr...> ;Hepatology. 2005 Nov 1
27 citations
Changing compliance to the American College of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of variceal hemorrhage: a regional survey.
Atif Zaman, Ronald Hapke, Kenneth Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, Kent G. Benner> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2004 Apr 1
292 citations
The North American Study for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites
Arun J. Sanyal, Chris Genning, K. Rajender Reddy, Florence Wong, Kris V. Kowdley, Kent G. Benner, Timothy M. McCashland> ;Gastroenterology. 2003 Mar 1
108 citations
Risk factors for the presence of varices in cirrhotic patients without a history of variceal hemorrhage.
Atif Zaman, Thomas M. Becker, Jodi Lapidus, Kent G. Benner> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2001 Nov 26
48 citations
EUS in cirrhotic patients with and without prior variceal hemorrhage in comparison with noncirrhotic control subjects.
Douglas O. Faigel, Hugo R. Rosen, Anna Sasaki, Kenneth Flora, Kent G. Benner> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2000 Oct 1
66 citations
Association of fungal infection and increased mortality in liver transplant recipients
John M. Rabkin, Susan L Oroloff, Christopher L. Corless, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, Ali J. Olyaei> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 May 15
69 citations
Troglitazone-induced fulminant hepatic failure
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47 citations
Acute liver failure associated with prolonged use of bromfenac leading to liver transplantation
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124 citations
A pilot study of the CY-1899 T-cell vaccine in subjects chronically infected with hepatitis B virus
Jenny Heathcote, John G. McHutchison, Samuel Lee, Myron J. Tong, Kent G. Benner, Gerald Y. Minuk, Teresa L. Wright, John Fikes, Brian D. Livingston, Alex Sette, Robert...> ;Hepatology. 1999 Aug 1
1 citations
Pretransplant ursodeoxycholic acid therapy and liver transplantation in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis: win, win, win?
Kent G. Benner> ;Liver Transplantation and Surgery. 1999 Jul 1
51 citations
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in liver transplant patients
Susan L. Orloff, Ann Busch, Ali J. Olyaei, Christopher L. Corless, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, John M. Rabkin> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1999 May 1
1 citations
A CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING GLYCYRRHIZA (LICORICE ROOT)
David Stolpman, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1999 Feb 1
71 citations
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt patency and the importance of stenosis location in the development of recurrent symptoms.
Richard R. Saxon, Penny L. Ross, Janet Mendel-Hartvig, Robert E. Barton, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Bryan D. Petersen, Paul C. Lakin, Frederick S. Keller> ;Radiology. 1998 Jun 1
88 citations
Timing and severity of initial hepatitis C recurrence as predictors of long-term liver allograft injury.
Hugo R. Rosen, David R. Gretch, Megan Oehlke, Kenneth Flora, Kent G. Benner, John M. Rabkin, Christopher L. Corless> ;Transplantation. 1998 May 15
33 citations
Hepatic allograft abscess with hepatic arterial thrombosis
John M. Rabkin, Susan L. Orloff, Christopher L. Corless, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, F.S. Keller, Robert E. Barton, Paul C. Lakin, Bryan D. Petersen, ...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1998 May 1
13 citations
Liver transplantation for disulfiram-induced hepatic failure
John M. Rabkin, Christopher L. Corless, Susan L. Orloff, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, Ali J. Olyaei> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1998 May 1
13 citations
Liver disease in cystic fibrosis.
Kenneth Flora, Kent G. Benner> ;Clinics in Liver Disease. 1998 Feb 1
431 citations
Milk Thistle ( Silybum marianum ) for the Therapy of Liver Disease
Kenneth Flora, Martin Hahn, Hugo R. Rosen, Kent G. Benner> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1998 Feb 1
62 citations
Biliary tract complications of side-to-side without T tube versus end-to-end with or without T tube choledochocholedochostomy in liver transplant recipients.
John M. Rabkin, Susan L. Orloff, Matt H. Reed, Leslie J. Wheeler, Christopher L. Corless, Kent G. Benner, Ken D. Flora, Hugo R. Rosen, Ali J. Olyaei> ;Transplantation. 1998 Jan 27
117 citations
Cytomegalovirus viremia: risk factor for allograft cirrhosis after liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Hugo R. Rosen, Sunwen Chou, Christopher L. Corless, David R. Gretch, Kenneth Flora, Alan C. Boudousquie, Susan L. Orloff, John M. Rabkin, Kent G. Benner> ;Transplantation. 1997 Sep 15
59 citations
Outcome of 100 patients after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for variceal hemorrhage.
Geronimo Sahagun, Kent G. Benner, Richard R. Saxon, Robert E. Barton, John M. Rabkin, Frederick S. Keller, Josef Rösch> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1997 Sep 1
65 citations
Stent-Grafts for Revision of TIPS Stenoses and Occlusions: A Clinical Pilot Study
Richard R. Saxon, Hans A. Timmermans, Barry T. Uchida, Bryan D. Petersen, Kent G. Benner, John M. Rabkin, Frederick S. Keller> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 1997 Jul 1
56 citations
Development of ganciclovir resistance during treatment of primary cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation
Hugo R. Rosen, Kent G. Benner, Kenneth Flora, John M. Rabkin, Susan L. Orloff, Ali J. Olyaei, Sunwen Chou> ;Transplantation. 1997 Feb 15
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