RubenHernaezMDMPH, PhD
Gastroenterology • Houston, TXHepatology & Liver Transplantation
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Office
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Mail Code 111D
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-791-1414Fax+1 713-794-7472
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
- Access to Evaluation for Liver Transplantation in the Veterans Health Administration.Vera Yakovchenko, Michael F Chang, Ruben Hernaez, Joseph A Awad, Jennifer Anwar
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2024-12-11 - 1 citationsEffectiveness of mailed outreach and patient navigation to promote HCC screening process completion: a multicentre pragmatic randomised clinical trial.Amit G Singal, Manasa Narasimman, Darine Daher, Sruthi Yekkaluri, Yan Liu
Gut. 2024-11-11 - Early Diagnostic Paracentesis Improves Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Azizullah Beran, Mouhand F H Mohamed, Alejandra Vargas, Tarek Aboursheid, Muhammad Aziz
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2024-11-01
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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