WajahatZafarMehalMD
Gastroenterology • New Haven, CTHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Professor, Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
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Office
40 Temple Street Suite 1a
New Haven, CT 06510
Summary
- I am a board certified gastroenterologist and a transplant hepatologist.
My ABIM number is: 180744
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 - 2026
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
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Clinical Trials
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Food Sensitivity Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- Assessing the Role of a Fermented Soy Extract in Inflammation and the Human Microbiome Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
- Inhibition of Sterile Inflammation by Digoxin Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 01
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsTherapeutic landscape of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).Albert Do, Frhaan Zahrawi, Wajahat Z Mehal
Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery. 2025-03-01 - US mortality trends from alcohol-associated hepatitis by sex, age, race, and ethnicity, 1999-2020.Bubu A Banini, Sanjaya Chauhan, Ayesha Amatya, Farzaneh Dashti, Khaled Zahrawi
Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research. 2025-02-01 - Corrigendum to: "A disease-promoting role of the intestinal mycobiome in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" [J Hepatol (2022) 765-767].Wajahat Z Mehal, Robert F Schwabe
Journal of Hepatology. 2025-02-01
Press Mentions
Yale Professors to Tackle Liver Disease in ConnecticutFebruary 6th, 2025- Bariatric Surgery Enhances Long-Term Outcomes for MASH PatientsJanuary 27th, 2025
- Listen to, "Responding to Rise of Metabolic Liver Disease in Connecticut"January 27th, 2025
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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
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