Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
Insurances Accepted
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About 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
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Specialties & Expertise
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Hereditary Liver Disease
- Liver Disease
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Education
- Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
- Attending, New York - Presbyterian Hospital
- Director of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2000 Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation recipient, American Medical Womens Association
- 2003 Alpha Omega Alpha