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Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH

Transplant Hepatology
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology,

Locations and Appointments

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CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic

622 West 168th Street
Floor 14
New York, NY 10032
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iconAbout Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH

Dr. Wattacheril's clinical specialties include all aspects of transplant hepatology, general hepatology and gastroenterology with emphasis on metabolic liver disease and obesity. She specializes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as well as all forms of hepatitis, chronic liver disease, and liver cancer in addition to liver transplantation. Her research interests include hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, gut hormones and metabolic liver disease in adults. Her current research concentrates on the relationship between proteins and lipids that differentiate steatosis from steatohepatitis using an integrated omics approach.

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Board Certifications

  • Gastroenterology
  • Transplant Hepatology

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iconEducation

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine

iconLanguages

  • Spanish

iconTitles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
  • Attending, New York - Presbyterian Hospital
  • Director of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Program

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center