RubenHernaezMDMPH, PhD

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Staff Physician

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Office
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Mail Code 111D
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-791-1414

Fax+1 713-794-7472

Dr. Ruben Hernaez is a gastroenterologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Universidad de Navarra Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in hepatology & liver transplantation and is experienced in hepatology, viral hepatitides, hepatic cirrhosis, transplant hepatology, and biliary tract disease.

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2015 - 2016
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2013 - 2015
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPhD, Epidemiology, 2006 - 2010
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Epidemiology, 2005 - 2006
Universidad de Navarra Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

PubMed

94 citations
Prevalence and short-term mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: A national cohort study from the USA.
Ruben Hernaez, Jennifer R. Kramer, Yan Liu, Aylin Tansel, Yamini Natarajan
Journal of Hepatology. 2019-04-01
63 citations
AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults With Obesity.
Eduardo Grunvald, Raj Shah, Ruben Hernaez, Apoorva Krishna Chandar, Octavia Pickett-Blakely
Gastroenterology. 2022-11-01
24 citations
Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of a Mailed Outreach Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance.
Amit G Singal, Sarah Reddy, Himani Radadiya Aka Patel, Deyaun Villarreal, Aisha Khan
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2022-12-01

MODEL Score Predicts 1-Year Mortality After Liver Transplantation in Patients with ACLFNovember 6th, 2022
Depression, Anxiety Common Among People with CirrhosisOctober 30th, 2020
Anxiety, Depression Common Among Patients with CirrhosisAugust 21st, 2020
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Liver Transplant Physician/Surgery Advisory Board, National Surgery Office, Department Veterans Affairs 2019 - Present
Member/ American Gastroenterological Association, Research Award Panel 2019 - Present
Steering Member, Practice Guidelines, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2018 - Present