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Office
950 Campbell Ave
West Haven
West Haven, CT 06516Phone+1 203-932-5711Fax+1 203-785-7273- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1995 - 2001
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
- University of OxfordD.Ph., Immunogenetics, 1993
- Oxford University Medical SchoolClass of 1989
- University of OxfordBA., Physiological Sciences, 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Basic Science Award Miles and Shirley Fiterman Foundation, 2002
- REGAL Award for Research in Gastroenterology 2002
- Award for Basic Science Glaxo Institute for Digestive Health, 2001
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Clinical Trials
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Food Sensitivity Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- Assessing the Role of a Fermented Soy Extract in Inflammation and the Human Microbiome Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
- Inhibition of Sterile Inflammation by Digoxin Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A gold mine of information from a deep dive into the liver transcriptome.Wajahat Z Mehal> ;Journal of Hepatology. 2024 Apr 1
- 2 citationsMechanisms of liver fibrosis in metabolic syndrome.Wajahat Mehal> ;Egastroenterology. 2023 Jun 1
- 4 citationsMitochondrial DNA and the STING pathway are required for hepatic stellate cell activation.Suyavaran Arumugam, Binghua Li, Sri Lakshmi Tejaswi Boodapati, Michael H Nathanson, Beicheng Sun, Xinshou Ouyang, Wajahat Z Mehal> ;Hepatology. 2023 Nov 1
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Journal Articles
- Caspase-12, but Not Caspase-11, Inhibits Obesity and Insulin ResistanceSkeldon AM, Morizot A, Douglas T, Santoro N, Kursawe R, Kozlitina J, Caprio S, Mehal WZ, Saleh M, J Immunol, 1/1/2016
- We are not in Kansas anymore - the unfamiliar landscape of NASHMehal WZ, Hepatology, 1/14/2015
- Inflammasomes in pancreatic physiology and diseaseHoque R, Mehal WZ, Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Antifibrotic Strategies at the Brink of Translation.San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2015
- Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and SepsisMunich, Germany - 1/1/2010
- Pattern Recognition receptorsBanff, Alberta, Canada - 1/1/2009
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Press Mentions
- Liver Disease Associated with Worse COVID-19 OutcomesJanuary 14th, 2021
- Can a Simple and Inexpensive Blood Test Predict Foods That Trigger Autoimmunity?April 13th, 2018
- Independent Study Shows Alcat Test Can Significantly Improve Symptom Severity for Those with Irritable Bowel SyndromeSeptember 25th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Sterile Hepatic InflammationVeterans Affairs2011
- Regulation Of Hepatic Repair Responses By Metabolites Of The Uric Acid PathwayNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2011
- Kupffer Cell Mediated Deletion Of Activated CD8+ T CellsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2005
- Hepatic Tolerization Of The CD8+ T Cell Immune ResponseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2005
Hospital Affiliations
- Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemWest Haven, Connecticut
- Griffin HospitalDerby, Connecticut
- Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, Connecticut
- Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut
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