JeffreyBarnettSchwimmerMD

Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Pediatric Nutrition

Professor, Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine

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Dr. Jeffrey Schwimmer is a pediatric gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. He received his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in pediatric hepatology and liver transplantation and pediatric nutrition and is experienced in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, pediatric hepatology, risk management, severity of illness index, and childhood obesity.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1997 - 2000
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Nutrition Prize North American Society Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, 2019
Alumni Achievement Award Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 2018

PubMed

200 citations
Modest alcohol consumption is associated with decreased prevalence of steatohepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Winston Dunn, Arun J. Sanyal, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Aynur Unalp-Arida, Michael C. Donohue
Journal of Hepatology. 2012-08-01
376 citations
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: MR Imaging of Liver Proton Density Fat Fraction to Assess Hepatic Steatosis
An Tang, Justin Tan, Mark Sun, Gavin Hamilton, Mark Bydder
Radiology. 2013-05-01
347 citations
Heritability of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, Manuel A. Celedon, Joel E. Lavine, Rany M. Salem, Nzali Campbell
Gastroenterology. 2009-05-01

Journal Articles

Non‐Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: Metabolic and Histologic Characteristics in 38 Subjects
Ron S Newfield, Ariel E Feldstein, Jeffrey B Schwimmer, Robert O Newbury, Daphne S Say, Pediatric Diabetes
Hepatic Nuclear Receptor Expression Associates with Features of Histology in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Joel E Lavine, Cynthia Behling, Jeffrey B Schwimmer, Elizabeth M Brunt, Hepatology Communications

Highly Anticipated Clinical Trial Reveals a Surprising Foe of Fatty Liver Disease: An Odd-Chain Saturated FatAugust 6th, 2024
Scaling Back on SugarJanuary 26th, 2019
Diet Low in Free Sugars Shows Promise for Adolescent NAFLDJanuary 22nd, 2019
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Development Of Mr-Based Biomarker Panels For Nafld - A NASH CRN Ancillary StudyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010
Genetics Of Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2009–2010
Adiponectin &Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Children And Their FamiliesNational Center For Research Resources2007–2008
Adipose And Fatty Liver In The Metabolic SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources2006–2008
Adiponectin Amp;Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Children And Their FamiliesNational Center For Research Resources2006
Adipose And Fatty Liver In The Metabolic SyndromeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2006
Use Of Assistance Dogs As A Novel Therapy For Obese ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources2005
Pediatric Study Of Metformin As Treatment For NASHNational Center For Research Resources2004
Infants With Rectal Bleeding--Defining Allergic Colitis &Role Of EosinophilsNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001

American Gastroenterological Association - AGA
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North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
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