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Office
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259Phone+1 480-301-8000
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1978
- University of ChileClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1994 - 2027
- CA State Medical License 1978 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1994 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Differentiating Ischemic Hepatitis from Acetaminophen Overdose in Acute Liver Failure: Role of Acetaminophen Adducts-Ischemic Hepatitis vs Acetaminophen Overdose.Jody A Rule, Faith Ajayi, Laura P James, Shannan R Tujios, Norman L Sussman
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2024-10-01 - 2 citationsIndeterminate etiology of acute liver failure in North America: Less common, still grave prognosis.Parita V Patel, Sherry Livingston, Jorge L Rakela, R Todd Stravitz, Adrian Reuben
Clinical Transplantation. 2023-12-01 - 8 citationsAutoimmune hepatitis presenting as acute liver failure: A 20-year retrospective review of North America.Thomas Enke, Sherry Livingston, Jody Rule, Todd Stravitz, Jorge Rakela
Liver Transplantation. 2023-06-01
Journal Articles
- Acute Liver Failure of Indeterminate Etiology: A Comprehensive Systematic Approach by an Expert Committee to Establish CausalityDaniel R Ganger, Norman Sussman, Charles Chiu, R T Stravitz, Laura James, Nathan Bass, Anne M Larson, Jorge Rakela, William M Lee, Nature
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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