ReneRomeroMD

PubMed

• 48 citations
  The Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Exendin 4 Has a Protective Role in Ischemic Injury of Lean and Steatotic Liver by Inhibiting Cell Death and Stimulating Li...
  Nitika A. Gupta, Vasantha L. Kolachala, Rong Jiang, Carlos R. Abramowsky, Rene Romero
  The American Journal of Pathology. 2012-11-01
• 37 citations
  Low incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis after pediatric liver transplantation without the use of intraoperative microscope or parenteral anticoagulation
  Thomas G. Heffron, D Welch, Todd Pillen, Carlos G. Fasola, Doug Redd
  Pediatric Transplantation. 2005-08-01
• 8 citations
  Button cholecystostomy for management of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis syndromes
  Matthew S. Clifton, Rene Romero, Richard R. Ricketts
  Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2011-02-01

Journal Articles

• Racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric and young adult liver transplant outcomes  
  Thammana RV, Knechtle SJ, Romero R, Heffron TG, Daniels CT, Patzer RE, Liver Transpl, 10/17/2013
• Extra-hepatic anomalies in infants with biliary atresia: results of a large prospective North American multi-center study  
  Schwarz KB, Haber BH, Philip R, Mack CL, Jeffrey M, Kevin B, Bezerra JA, Karpen SJ, Nanda K, Shneider BL, Turmelle YP, Whitington PF, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Ng VL, R..., Hepatology, 5/23/2013
• Extra-hepatic anomalies in infants with biliary atresia: results of a large prospective North American multi-center study  
  Schwarz KB, Haber BH, Philip R, Mack CL, Jeffrey M, Kevin B, Bezerra JA, Karpen SJ, Nanda K, Shneider BL, Turmelle YP, Whitington PF, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Ng VL, ..., Hepatology, 5/23/2013
• Evaluation of the liver injury unit scoring system to predict survival in a multinational study of pediatric acute liver failure  
  Lu BR, Zhang S, Narkewicz MR, Belle SH, Squires RH, Sokol RJ; Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group, J Pediatr, 5/1/2013
• Chronic acetaminophen exposure in pediatric acute liver failure  
  Leonis MA, Alonso EM, Im K, Belle SH, Squires RH; Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group, Pediatrics, 3/1/2013
• Liver in congenital heart disease: Implications of the fontan procedure for pediatric and adult liver specialists  
  Romero, R, Clinical Liver Disease, 1/1/2013
• Characterization and outcomes of young infants with acute liver failure  
  Sundaram SS, Alonso EM, Narkewicz MR, Zhang S, Squires RH; Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group, J Pediatr, 11/1/2011
• Invasive intracranial pressure monitoring is a useful adjunct in the management of hepatic encephalopathy associated with pediatric acute liver failure Letter to the E...  
  Kamat P, Kunde S, Vos M, Vats A, Heffron T, Romero R, Fortenberry J, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2011
• Liver Retransplantation in Children: The Atlanta Experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Henry S, Sekar S, Casper K, Solis D, Tang W, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure at a single center: a ten year experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood, GA, Rodriguez J, Sekar S, Henry S, Vos M, Casper K, Gupta N, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Incidence,impact and treatment of portal and hepatic venous complications following pediatric liver transplantation: a single center 12 year experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Henry S, Sekar S, Casper K, Solis D, Tang W, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Incidence,impact and treatment of portal and hepatic venous complications following pediatric liver transplantation: a single center 12 year experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Henry S, Sekar S, Casper K , Solis D, Tang W, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Liver Retransplantation in Children: The Atlanta Experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Henry S, Sekar S, Casper K , Solis D, Tang W, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure at a single center: a ten year experience  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Smallwood, GA, Rodriguez J, Sekar S, Henry S, Vos M, Casper K, Gupta N, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Successful outcome after early combined liver and en bloc-kidney transplant in an infant with primary hyperoxaluria type 1: A case report  
  Heffron TG, Rodriguez J, Fasola CG, Casper K, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Warshaw B, Romero R, Larsen C, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2009
• Medical and surgical treatment of neonatal hemochromatosis: new optimism for improved outcomes  
  Heffron T, Smallwood, G, Hagedorn P, Asolati M, Fasola C, Rodrigues J, Depaolo J, Martinez E, Welch D, Pillen T, Romero R, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2007
• Hepatopulmonary syndrome in pediatric liver transplant patients is associated with polysplenia/interrupted inferior vena cava and does not require the presence of cirr...  
  Gupta N, Abramowsky C, Pillen T, Redd D, Fasola C, Heffron T, Romero R, Liver Transpl, 1/1/2007
• Liver transplant in a four month old child with biliary atresia, unilateral pulmonary agenesis and diaphragmatic hernia: first case report  
  Heffron T, Welch D, Pillen T, Guy M, Asolati M, Hagedorn P, Atkinson G, Fasola C, Romero R, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2006
• Successful ABO-incompatible pediatric liver transplantation utilizing standard immunosuppression with selective postoperative plasmapheresis  
  Heffron TG, Welch D, Pillen T, Asoloti M, Smallwood G, Hagedorn P, Nam C, Duncan A, Guy M, Martinez E, Spivey J, Douglas P, Fasola C, Depaolo J, Rodriguez J, Romero R, Liver Transpl, 1/1/2006
• Low incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis after pediatric liver transplantation without the use of intraoperative microscope or parenteral anticoagulation  
  Heffron TG, Welch D, Pillen T, Fasola C, Redd D, Smallwood G, Martinez E, Atkinson G, Romero R, Pediatr Transplantation, 1/1/2005
• Pediatric liver transplantation in living donors: a single center experience  
  Heffron TG, Fasola CG, Pillen T, Smallwood G, Welch D, Henry S, Romero R, Transplantation, 1/1/2004
• Biliary Complications after Pediatric Liver Transplantation Revisited  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Welch D, Smallwood GA, Redd D, and Romero R, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2003
• Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation  
  Heffron TG, Pillen T, Welch D, Smallwood GA, Redd D, and Romero R, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2003
• Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis  
  Heffron TG, Smallwood GA, Oakley B, Pillen T, Welch D, Connor K, Martinez E, and Romero R, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2003
• Pathology of Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: clinico-pathologic study in pediatric patients  
  Abramowsky CA, Romero R, Heffron TG, Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

• Practical Pediatric Gastroenterology 
  Chapter: Disorders of the Liver-Primary and Secondary. 
  Romero REditors: Walker-Smith J, Hamilton R, Walker WA.Decker Periodicals Publishing, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaEdition 2nd,1996
• Transplantation 
  Chapter: Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation. 
  Khan FA, Thompson J, Webb MC, Nery JR, Olson L, Viciana A, Raskin J, Rogers A, Luque C, Weppler D, Khan R, Koutuoby R, Romero R, Ruiz P, Gyanmfi A, Jacque J, Reddy R, ...Editors: Leo C Ginns, M.D., A Benedict Cosimi, M.D., Peter J. Morris, M.D. FRS.Blackwell Science, Inc, Cambridge, MA1996

Abstracts/Posters

• High-dose corticosteroid therapy following portoenterostomy in infants with biliary atresia does not improve outcome: The multi-center, randomized, double-blind, place...
  Bezerra JA, Spino C, Magee JC, Shneider BL, Rosenthal P, Wang KS, Erlichman J, Haber B, Hertel PM, Karpen SJ, Kerkar N, Loomes KM, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Romero R, S..., American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
• High-dose corticosteroid therapy following portoenterostomy in infants with biliary atresia does not improve outcome: The multi-center, randomized, double-blind, place...
  Bezerra JA, Spino C, Magee JC, Shneider BL, Rosenthal P, Wang KS, Erlichman J, Haber B, Hertel PM, Karpen SJ, Kerkar N, Loomes KM, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Romero R, S..., Hepatology, 1/1/2013
• High prevalence of autoantibody (AUTOAB) positivity in children with pediatric acute liver failure.
  Narkewicz M, Ng V, Romero R, Horslen S, Rudnick D, Zhang S, Belle S, Squires R, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2012
• High prevalence of cirrhosis in young children with cystic fibrosis: initial report of the CF Liver Disease Network.
  Narkewicz MR, Leung DH, Molleston JP, Weymann A, Ling SC, Paranjape S, Schwarzenberg SJ, Palermo J, Romero R, Seigal M, Ye W, Magee JC, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/9/2012
• Contrasting mechanisms of liver injury in two childhood autoimmune diseases.
  Vos M, Whitington PF, Bass LM, Alonso EM, Melaldana H, Romero R, Roy C, Alvarez F, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/9/2012
• Quality of life in Alagille syndrome is associated with growth failure and cardiac defects.
  Kamath B, Chen Z, Romero R, Murray KF, Fredericks EM, Magee JC, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/9/2012
• Socioeconomic status, race, and death-censored graft survival among pediatric liver transplant recipients in the southeastern United States.
  Patzer RE, Thammana R, Zhu H, Toher C, Romero R, Knechtle S, American Transplant Congress annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 6/2/2012
• Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis syndrome: Report of attenuated cases and genotype-phenotype correlation.
  Gogolina E, Smith H, Reay K, Romero R, Chang R, MacDonald F, Hardy C, Straatman-Iwanowska A, Gissen P, EASPGHAN Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
• High prevalence of cirrhosis in young children with cystic fibrosis: initial report of the CF Liver Disease Network.
  Narkewicz MR, Leung DH, Molleston JP, Weymann A, Ling SC, Paranjape S, Schwarzenberg SJ, Palermo J, Romero R, Seigal M, Ye W, Magee JC, Hepatology, 1/1/2012
• Contrasting mechanisms of liver injury in two childhood autoimmune diseases.
  Vos M, Whitington PF, Bass LM, Alonso EM, Melaldana H, Romero R, Roy C, Alvarez F, Hepatology, 1/1/2012
• Quality of life in Alagille syndrome is associated with growth failure and cardiac defects.
  Kamath B, Chen Z, Romero R, Murray KF, Fredericks EM, Magee JC, Hepatology, 1/1/2012
• Role of GLP-1R agonists in decreasing hepatic steatosis and apoptosis in OB/OB Mice undergoing ischemia reperfusion injury.
  Gupta NA, Kwun J, Kirk AD, Anania FA, Romero R, Knechtle SJ, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
• Medical Status of 192 children with biliary atresia surviving > 5 years after Kasai portoenterostomy with their native liver.
  Ng VL, Haber B, Magee JC, Karpen SJ, Miethke AG, Schwarz KB, Shneider BL Whitington PF, Turmelle YP, Kerkar N, Rosenthal P, Molleston JP, Wang KS, Romero R, Murray KF,..., American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
• PAJ-1 predicts hepatic steatosis and markers of cell death in NAFLD.
  Vos MB, Mannery Y, Falkner KC, Gupta NA, Romero R, Martin DR, Brunt EM, McClain CJ, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
• Prospective multicenter analysis of post-operative total bilirubin as a biomarker for short-term outcome after hepatoportoenterostomy for biliary atresia.
  Shneider BL, Magee JC, Karpen SJ, Rand, E, Narkewicz MR, Schwarz KB, Whitington PF, Bezerra JA, Kerkar N, Haber B, Rosenthal P, Turmelle YP, Molleston JP, Murray KF, N..., Hepatology, 1/1/2011
• Medical Status of 192 children with biliary atresia surviving > 5 years after Kasai portoenterostomy with their native liver.
  Ng VL, Haber B, Magee JC, Karpen SJ, Miethke AG, Schwarz KB, Shneider BL Whitington PF, Turmelle YP, Kerkar N, Rosenthal P, Molleston JP, Wang KS, Romero R, Murray KF,..., Hepatology, 1/1/2011
• PAJ-1 predicts hepatic steatosis and markers of cell death in NAFLD.
  Vos MB, Mannery Y, Falkner KC, Gupta NA, Romero R, Martin DR, Brunt EM, McClain CJ, Hepatology, 1/1/2011
• Cross-sectional Multi-center Analysis of Portal Hypertension in 163 Children with Biliary Atresia.
  Shneider BL, Abel RB, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Magee J, Romero R, Schwarz KB, Bass L, Kerkar N, Miethke AG, Rosenthal P, Turmelle YP, Sokol RJ, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/31/2010
• DeNovo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease after liver transplantation.
  Bulut P, Romero R, Gupta NA, Abramowsky CR, Shehata BM, Knechtle SJ, Vos, MB, NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/21/2010
• ARC Syndrome Report of a milder case and genotype-phenotype correlation.
  Smith H, Romero R, Iwanowska AS, et al, Journal of Medical Genetics, 9/1/2010
• Cross-sectional Multi-center Analysis of Portal Hypertension in 163 Children with Biliary Atresia.
  Shneider BL, Abel RB, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Magee J, Romero R, Schwarz KB, Bass L, Kerkar N, Miethke AG, Rosenthal P, Turmelle YP, Sokol RJ, Hepatology, 1/1/2010
• Role of GLP-1R agonists in decreasing hepatic steatosis and apoptosis in OB/OB Mice undergoing ischemia reperfusion injury.
  Gupta NA, Kwun J, Kirk AD, Anania FA, Romero R, Knechtle SJ, Hepatology, 1/1/2010
• DeNovo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease after liver transplantation.
  Bulut P, Romero R, Gupta NA, Abramowsky CR, Shehata BM, Knechtle SJ, Vos, MB, JPGN, 1/1/2010
• Invasive intracranial pressure monitoring is a useful adjunct in the management of pediatric acute liver failure and associated cerebral edema for potential liver tran...
  Kamat P, Kunde S, Romero R, Heffron T, Vats A, Fortenberry J, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2009
• Ten year experience with preemptive approach to CMV infection in pediatric liver transplantation.
  Smallwood G, Pillen T, Romero R, Heffron T, Transplantation, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

• "What is Intestinal Failure? Anatomical Considerations and Functional Concerns." 
  Atlanta, GA - 9/11/2014
• "Intestinal failure associated Liver Disease." 
  Atlanta, GA - 9/11/2014
• "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Liver Disease: Children and Adults." 
  Jacksonville, FL - 4/12/2014
• Describing the Elephant: Liver Complications after the Fontan Procedure." 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/23/2014
• "Fontan Hepatopathy." 
  Atlanta, GA - 5/17/2013
• Adult Gastroenterology Grand Rounds: "Cystic Fibrosis associated Liver Disease: A Transplant Hepatologist's Perspective." 
  Emory University School of Medicine - 3/18/2013
• "Nutrition in Chronic Liver Disease." 
  Salt Lake City, UT - 10/20/2012
• "Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation." 
  Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta - 7/30/2012
• Genetics Grand Rounds: "The expanding world of pediatric genetic liver disease: a clinician's perspective." 
  Emory University - 4/9/2012
• Cystic Fibrosis associated Liver Disease: A Transplant Hepatologist's Perspective." 
  11/30/2011
• "Cystic Fibrosis associated Liver Disease: A Transplant Physician Perspective." 
  Yale University School of Medicine - 10/24/2011
• "Cystic Fibrosis associated Liver Disease: A Transplant Physician Perspective." Guest Lecturer 
  Yale University School of Medicine - 10/24/2011
• "Pre and Post Liver Transplant Management for the non-Hepatologist." 
  Orlando, FL - 10/21/2011
• "Pediatric Acute Liver Failure." 
  Emory University - 7/17/2011
• Pediatric Grand Rounds: "Peroxisomal Disorders." 
  Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital, Emory University Department of Pediatrics - 3/24/2011
• "Neonatal Liver Failure: Big Problems in Little Babies." 
  11/2/2010
• "Biliary Atresia: A Transplant Perspective." 
  6/3/2009
• "Neonatal Liver Failure." Guest Lecturer 
  5/11/2009
• "Biliary Atresia." Guest Faculty Lecturer 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Management of post-transplant rejection and complications." Guest Faculty Lecturer 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children." Guest Faculty Lecturer 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Clinicopathological Conference." Chairperson 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Panel discussion on neonatal cholestatic syndrome." Panelist 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Open Question Session." Chairperson 
  Navi Mumbai, India - 10/31/2008
• "Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Challenges in Building an Ethical Allocation System." Guest Faculty 
  Savannah, GA - 10/3/2008
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Other

• Biliary Atresia. 
  Romero R, Liver-Line (American Liver Foundation Georgia Chapter Newsletter)
  1/1/2003
• "Poetic Judgment." 
  Romero R, The Miami Herald, page 16A
  7/24/1996
• "Un pueblo agradecido." 
  Romero R, El Nuevo Herald/The Miami Herald, page 22A
  3/10/1996