OrenKFixMDMSc
Gastroenterology • Chapel Hill, NCHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Summary
- Dr. Oren Fix is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and a Lead Informatics Physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his MD from the University at Buffalo and his MSc in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology, and Clinical Informatics. Transplant hepatologist and clinical informaticist. He has a reputation for national leadership in hepatology and medical education and has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2005 - 2006
Boston University School of Public HealthMSc, Epidemiology , 2003 - 2005
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2002 - 2005- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
- American Association for Physician LeadershipHealth Information Technology Leadership Certificate
- American Heart AssociationACLS
- EpicCaboodle Data Model Proficiency with Honors
- EpicClarity Data Model Proficiency with Honors
- EpicCogito Proficiency with Honors
- EpicPhoenix Certification
- EpicPhysician Builder Certification
- EpicPhysician Builder: Analytics Certification
- EpicPhysician Power User Certification
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Presidential Poster of Distinction American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2011, 2016-2017, 2019
- Physician's Recognition Award with Commendation American Medical Association, 2017
- Delta Omega Public Health Society Boston University School of Public Health, 2005
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Clinical Trials
- A Multi-Center Trial to Study Acute Liver Failure in Adults Start of enrollment: 1998 Jan 01
- Safety Study of Ornithine Phenylacetate to Treat Patients With Acute Liver Failure/Severe Acute Liver Injury Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 298 citationsDownstaging of hepatocellular cancer before liver transplant: Long-term outcome compared to tumors within Milan criteriaFrancis Y. Yao, Neil Mehta, Jennifer A. Flemming, Jennifer L. Dodge, Bilal Hameed
Hepatology. 2015-06-01 - 852 citationsThe Boston Bowel Preparation Scale: A valid and reliable instrument for colonoscopy-oriented researchEdwin J. Lai, Audrey H. Calderwood, Gheorghe Doros, Oren K. Fix, Brian C. Jacobson
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2007-04-01 - 229 citationsD-MELD, a simple predictor of post liver transplant mortality for optimization of donor/recipient matching.Jeffrey B. Halldorson, R. Bakthavatsalam, Oren K. Fix, Jorge D. Reyes, James D. Perkins
American Journal of Transplantation. 2009-02-01
Committees
- Councilor-at-Large, AASLD Governing Board 2023 - Present
- Member, AASLD Finance Committee 2022 - Present
- Member, Epic Hepatology Steering Board 2021 - Present
- Member, Liver Transplantation Editorial Board 2016 - Present
- Executive Committee Member, ACGME Residency Review Committee-Internal Medicine 2019 - 2021
- Member, AASLD Online Learning Committee 2019 - 2021
- Member, AASLD Nominating Committee 2019 - 2020
- Member, Hepatology Communications Editorial Board 2017 - 2022
- Member, AASLD Clinical Practice Special Interest Group Steering Committee 2017 - 2019
- Chair, AGA Gastroenterology Training Exam Committee 2017 - 2018
- Member, AGA Education and Training Committee 2017 - 2018
- Member, Swedish Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Committee 2016 - 2020
- Chair, AASLD Maintenance of Certification Committee 2016 - 2018
- Member, ACGME Residency Review Committee-Internal Medicine 2015 - 2021
- Member, AASLD Education Oversight Committee 2014 - 2016
- Chair, AASLD Training and Workforce Committee 2014 - 2016
- Faculty, Faculty Opinions 2012 - 2021
- Chair, AASLD GI/Transplant Hepatology Pilot Steering Task Force 2012 - 2020
- Member, Acute Liver Failure Study Group Executive Committee 2012 - 2014
- Member, UCSF Graduate Medical Education Committee 2011 - 2014
- Member, UCSF Transplant Quality Improvement Committee 2010 - 2013
- Member, UCSF School of Medicine Committee on Admissions 2009 - 2013
- Member, Acute Liver Failure Study Group Steering Committee 2008 - 2014
- Member, University of Washington School of Medicine Admissions Committee 2007 - 2008
Professional Memberships
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - AASLDMember
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- Fellow
- American Society of Transplantation - ASTMember
- Association of Medical Directors of Information SystemsMember
External Links
- OrenFixMDhttps://orenfixmd.com
- MELD Calculatorhttp://orenfixmd.com/meld
- ALF Checklisthttp://alfchecklist.com
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