Hepatology Clinical Care

Expert care of those with acute or chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C with or without cirrhosis with support from our IU Specialty Pharmacy. Open access referrals from IU emergency departments for linkage to care and treatment.

• Laura Corbito, PA-C
• Lindsay Yoder, PA-C
• Nadia Blessing, PA-C
• Michelle Haugh, PA-C
• Garret Minardo, PA-C

Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Aligning patient oriented clinical research with comprehensive care led by Niharika Samala, MD with an emphasis on addressing multidisciplinary risk factors associated with the development of MASLD/MASH including genetic, environmental, dietary, lifestyle, and comorbid conditions in coordinated care with dieticians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, medical weight loss specialists, and primary care providers.

• Niharika Samala, MD
• Naga Chalasani, MD
• Samer Gawrieh, MD
• Raj Vuppalanchi, MD
• Laura Corbito, PA-C
• Lindsay Yoder, PA-C
• Nadia Blessing, PA-C
• Michelle Haugh, PA-C

Specialized care for women who are pregnant and have concomitant liver disease such as elevated liver tests, cholestasis, cirrhosis, and hepatic adenomas.

• Ashina Singh, MD

Pairing clinical research and innovative clinical care with an emphasis on novel therapies/therapeutics for rare liver diseases.

• Craig Lammert, MD
• Raj Vuppalanchi, MD

Pairing patient-oriented clinical research along with the most up-to-date care standards led by Archita Desai, MD, with an emphasis on measuring quality of life and patient reported outcomes.

• Archita Desai, MD
• Eric Orman, MD
• Samer Gawrieh, MD
• Raj Vuppalanchi, MD
• Lindsay Yoder, PA-C
• Nadia Blessing, PA-C

Led by John Holden, MD, the multidisciplinary liver tumor board brings specialists in transplant and hepatobiliary surgery, transplant hepatology, medical and radiation oncology, and Interventional Radiology together weekly to review new and recurrent cases of primary liver cancer enabling personalized care recommendations and access to highly specialized cancer treatments and clinical trials with the support of our dedicated hepatology nurse navigator, Mary Kiefer, RN, and coordinated by Michelle Haugh, PA-C.

• John Holden, MD
• Michelle Haugh, PA-C

Dedicated weekly clinic for the evaluation and treatment of those with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma, or undiagnosed liver nodules led by our director of Liver Oncology and the PA who collaborates with him as well as coordinates our weekly tumor board.

• John Holden, MD
• Michelle Haugh, PA-C

Dedicated weekly appointments allowing access within a few days (Transfer Avoidance) or less than 2 weeks (Hep Urgent) to an expertly trained hepatology PA or hepatologist to patients with new onset or severe symptoms of liver disease, or high-acuity liver conditions that cannot wait (current or new patients) with the intention of preventing ER visits, readmissions, and hospital transfers.

• Loren Cihlar, PA-C
• Lindsay Yoder, PA-C
• Raj Vuppalanchi, MD

Allows patients to remain at their local hospital within the IU Health system and receive expert hepatology care from dedicated hepatology PAs with the support of hepatologists virtually, delivering sub-specialty expertise to rural communities and minimizing transfers downtown to our Academic Health Center. Currently, inpatient coverage with telemedicine consultation services is offered at IU Health West, IU Health Bloomington and IU Health Saxony with expansion to other IU Health facilities planned.

• Raj Vuppalanchi, MD
• Loren Cihlar, PA-C
• Haleigh Hanson, PA-C

Enables patients to shorten an inpatient hospital admission stay and recover at home with family support while still receiving specialized medical care by APPs and RNs with support of the hepatology team.

• Archita Desai, MD
• Haleigh Hanson, PA

3 clinics every week at both our downtown and northside DaLD clinic locations dedicated to continuing care for patients with decompensated liver disease during their transition from an inpatient hospital admission to their outpatient destination after discharge to prevent readmissions. All patients are seen by a hepatology PA within 14 days of discharge either in-person or virtually.

• Lindsay Yoder, PA-C
• Haleigh Hanson, PA-C
• Loren Cihlar, PA-C
• Eric Orman, MD

Home to the only liver transplant (LT) program in the state, we completed 189 successful liver transplants in 2023 and include a living-donor program. Led by director, Marco Lacerda, MD, along with Marwan Ghabril, MD who serves as the director of Inpatient Hepatology at the AHC, our transplant hepatologists receive internal referrals from all over the state of Indiana and bordering states as well, including our own general hepatology LT referrals. Lauren Nephew, MD is nationally recognized for her research focused on health disparities in liver disease and equitable access to liver transplantation.

• Marco Lacerda, MD
• Marwan Ghabril, MD
• Dawn Korson, DNP
• John Holden, MD
• Lauren Nephew, MD
• Ashina Singh, MD