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Wajahat Mehal, MD, Gastroenterology, West Haven, CT, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System

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Gastroenterology West Haven, CT

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1995 - 2001
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
  • University of Oxford
    University of OxfordD.Ph., Immunogenetics, 1993
  • Oxford University Medical School
    Oxford University Medical SchoolClass of 1989
  • University of Oxford
    University of OxfordBA., Physiological Sciences, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Caspase-12, but Not Caspase-11, Inhibits Obesity and Insulin Resistance  
    Skeldon 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 NASH  
    Mehal WZ, Hepatology, 1/14/2015
  • Inflammasomes in pancreatic physiology and disease  
    Hoque R, Mehal WZ, Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Antifibrotic Strategies at the Brink of Translation. 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2015
  • Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis 
    Munich, Germany - 1/1/2010
  • Pattern Recognition receptors 
    Banff, Alberta, Canada - 1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Liver Disease Associated with Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
    Liver Disease Associated with Worse COVID-19 OutcomesJanuary 14th, 2021
  • Can a Simple and Inexpensive Blood Test Predict Foods That Trigger Autoimmunity?
    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 Syndrome
    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