Ruben Hernaez MD MPH, PhD
Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
Staff Physician
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2002 Holcombe BlvdMail Code 111DHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-791-1414
Fax+1 713-794-7472
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Summary
- 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.
Education & Training
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
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2016 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2010 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Academic Excellence Clinical Research Common Spirit, 2024
- Top doctor Houstonia, 2023-2024
- Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honorary Society, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- High-risk varices in patients with Child-Pugh-Turcotte B and C: consider band ligation with carvedilol for preventing first variceal bleeding, especially in patients w...Alexander Zipprich, Ruben Hernaez
Gut. 2025-03-06 - Cost-effectiveness of an outreach program for HCC screening in patients with cirrhosis: a microsimulation modeling study.Tami Gurley, Ruben Hernaez, Vanessa Cerda, Tynaje Thomas, Manasa Narasimman
Eclinicalmedicine. 2025-03-01 - 6 citationsDefinition, diagnosis and epidemiology of acute-on-chronic liver failure.Ruben Hernaez, Hai Li, Richard Moreau, Minneke J Coenraad
Liver International. 2025-03-01
Press Mentions
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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Committees
- 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
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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