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Po-Hung Chen, MD, Gastroenterology, Baltimore, MD

Po-HungChenMDPhD FACG(He/Him)

Gastroenterology • Baltimore, MD

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Addiction Medicine), Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med

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  • Office

    600 N Wolfe St
    Blalock 415
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-614-0950

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPh.D., Clinical Investigation, 2018 - 2023
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCertificate, Public Health Economics, 2018 - 2021
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2014 - 2015
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2013
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2007, M.D.
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityB.S., Biology, 1999 - 2003
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityA.B., Music, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2007 - 2010
  • 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 Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Membership Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2023
  • Clinical Research Leadership Program American College of Gastroenterology, 2023
  • Outstanding Contribution Award Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, 2019-2020
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • During pandemic, hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver disease
    During pandemic, hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver diseaseJuly 17th, 2021
  • 5 Surprising Things to Know About Fatty Liver Disease
    5 Surprising Things to Know About Fatty Liver DiseaseMay 6th, 2022
  • The U.S.’s alcohol-induced death rate rose sharply in the pandemic’s first year
    The U.S.’s alcohol-induced death rate rose sharply in the pandemic’s first yearNovember 4th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Project 2-Optimization of Post-Transplant care via Biomarkers and Behavioral InterventionsNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism2019–2029
  • Continuation of the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN) Data Coordinating CenterNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2022–2025
  • Candidate Selection for Liver Transplantation in Patients with Alcohol-related Liver DiseaseNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism2020–2025
  • Development of an Interactive Bioethics Training Module for Healthcare ProvidersNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism2023–2024
  • The Impacts of Early Liver Transplantation and Sustained Abstinence on the Natural History of Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis – A Survival Benefit StudyGilead Sciences Research Scholars Program2019–2024
  • Candidate Selection for Liver Transplantation in Patients with Alcohol-related Liver DiseaseJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine2020
  • The Burden of Crohn’s Disease in Medicaid and Medicare PopulationsThe Helmsley Charitable Trust2019–2020
  • Recurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after liver transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and implicationsJohns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences2017–2019
  • Estimating changes in liver fibrosis over time in patients with chronic viral hepatitis with transient elastography (i.e., FibroScan)Johns Hopkins Medicine / Kaiser Permanente Research Collaboration Committee2017–2018
  • The role of moderate alcohol consumption in nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research2013–2015

Committees

  • Member, ACG Practice Parameters Committee 2024 - Present
  • Member, ACG Lauren Gerson GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations) Program 2024 - Present
  • Member, AASLD Practice Guidelines Committee 2022 - Present
  • Member, ACG Research Committee 2023 - 2024
  • Steering Committee, AASLD Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Special Interest Group 2021 - 2023
  • Member, AASLD Continuing Medical Education Committee 2019 - 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese

External Links

Dr. Po-Hung Chen, Dr. Po-Hung Chen, MD, Dr. P Chen