WajahatZafarMehalMD

Gastroenterology • New Haven, CT

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Professor, Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Mehal

I am a board certified gastroenterologist and a transplant hepatologist.

My ABIM number is: 180744

Office
40 Temple Street Suite 1a
New Haven, CT 06510
Book by Phone+1(872) 205-3691

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1995 - 2001
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
University of OxfordD.Ph., Immunogenetics, 1993
Oxford University Medical SchoolClass of 1989
University of OxfordBA., Physiological Sciences, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1995 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Basic Science Award Miles and Shirley Fiterman Foundation, 2002
REGAL Award for Research in Gastroenterology 2002
Award for Basic Science Glaxo Institute for Digestive Health, 2001
Hepatology Fellowship Schering-Plough/AASLD, 2000
Howard Hughes Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Physicians 1996
Resident Research Award NIH, 1994
Junior Research Fellowship Green College, Oxford University, 1992
Wellcome Medical Graduate Fellowship 1991
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Clinical Trials

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Food Sensitivity Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Assessing the Role of a Fermented Soy Extract in Inflammation and the Human Microbiome Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
Inhibition of Sterile Inflammation by Digoxin Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The effect of a fermented soy beverage among patients with localized prostate cancer prior to radical prostatectomy.
Soum D Lokeshwar, Ather Ali, Theresa R Weiss, Jesse Reynolds, Brian M Shuch
BMC Urology. 2024-05-03
206 citations
Systemic inflammatory response and serum lipopolysaccharide levels predict multiple organ failure and death in alcoholic hepatitis.
Javier Michelena, José Altamirano, Juan G. Abraldes, Silvia Affò, Oriol Morales-Ibanez
Hepatology. 2015-09-01
329 citations
Lactate reduces liver and pancreatic injury in Toll-like receptor- and inflammasome-mediated inflammation via GPR81-mediated suppression of innate immunity.
Rafaz Hoque, Ahmad Farooq, Ayaz Ghani, Fred S. Gorelick, Wajahat Z. Mehal
Gastroenterology. 2014-06-01

Press Mentions

/health/wellness/Bmi-Healthy-Weight-d2b12941September 19th, 2024
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?September 6th, 2024
Liver Disease Associated with Worse COVID-19 OutcomesJanuary 14th, 2021
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Grant Support

Sterile Hepatic InflammationVeterans Affairs2011
Regulation Of Hepatic Repair Responses By Metabolites Of The Uric Acid PathwayNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2011
Kupffer Cell Mediated Deletion Of Activated CD8+ T CellsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2005
Hepatic Tolerization Of The CD8+ T Cell Immune ResponseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2005