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Ahmet Omur Gurakar, MD

Title(s):

Associate Professor (PAR) of Medicine

Medical Director, Liver Transplantation

Appointment Phone:

410-933-7495

Primary Location:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise:

Clinical Gastroenterology, Digestive Diseases, Elevated Liver Tests, End Stage Liver Disease, Fatty Liver, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Liver Mass, Liver Test Abnormalities, Liver Transplant, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis

Education and Experience

Training

University of Istanbul (Istanbul )/ (1983)

Residencies

Metropolitan Hospital Center - New York Medical College (New York NY)/ Internal Medicine (1991)
New York University Medical Center (New York NY)/ Pediatrics (1989)

Fellowships

University of Amsterdam - Academic Medical Center (1105 Az Amsterdam )/ Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (1997)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (Galveston TX)/ Internal Med/Gastroenterology (1994)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh PA)/ Transplant Hepatology (1993)

Certifications

Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)
Transplant Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006)

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

600 N. Wolfe Street

Sheikh Zayed Tower

Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 410-614-5389

Appointment Phone: 410-933-7495

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Department / Division

Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Centers/Institutes

Centers / Institutes

Comprehensive Transplant Center

Bio

Physician Title

Medical Director, Liver Transplantation

Expertise

Clinical Gastroenterology
Digestive Diseases
Elevated Liver Tests
End Stage Liver Disease
Fatty Liver
Gastroenterology
Hepatitis
Jaundice
Liver Cancer
Liver Disease
Liver Mass
Liver Test Abnormalities
Liver Transplant
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Sclerosing Cholangitis

Research

Research and Publications

Wright H, Sharma S, Gurakar A, Sebastian A, Kohli V, Jabbour N. Management of biliary stricture guided by the Spyglass Direct Visualization System guided in a liver transplant recipient: An innovative approach.Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2008 Jun; 67(7):1201-3.

C. Camci, A.Gurakar, V. Kohli, S. Sharma, N. Jabbour. Unusual Presentation of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma as Obstructive Jaundice 15 Years after Liver Transplant. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.(2007) 2:631-633.

Sharma S, Gurakar A, Jabbour N. Biliary strictures following liver transplantation: past, present and preventive strategies. Liver Transplantation. 2008 Jun;14(6):759-69.

S. Sharma, A. Gurakar, N. Jabbour. Avoiding pitfalls - What an Endoscopist should know in Liver Transplantation -Part 1. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jul;53(7):1757-73.

Research Interests