Faculty Profiles
Ghassan Hammoud, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of MedicineClinical Interests
Hepatobiliary disease and liver transplantation
Research Interests
Viral hepatitis especially HIV/HCV coinfection. The application of endoscopic ultrasound in early screening for esophageal varices as well as early diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Board Certification:
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)-(2002)
- United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)-(2003)
- Gastroenterology (2007)
Society Memberships:
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
Medical School
Al-Arab Medical UniversityBenghazi, Libya
Residency
Internal MedicineUniversity of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fellowship
Clinical Hepatology and Liver TransplantationMayo Clinic Foundation
Rochester, Minnesota
Gastroenterology
University of Florida Health Science Center
Jacksonville, Florida
Advance Endoscopy Training
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Selected Publications:
Abstracts
- Hammoud GM, Brandhagen DJ, Rosen CB, Carpenter H, Moore B, Habermann T. Graft Versus Host Disease and Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Occurring in the Same Patient After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. AM J GASTROENTEROL 97 (9): 627 Suppl. SEP 2002
- Hammoud GM, Poterucha JP. Fatal Case of Herpes Hepatitis. AM J GASTROENTEROL 97 (9): 626 Suppl. SEP 2002
- Hammoud GM, Charlton MR. Role of Insulin Growth Factor-1 in Hepatic Alloimmunity. Journal of Investigative Medicine. Vol. 51, S2, March 2003
- Hammoud GM et al. Poor Tolerability to High Dose Peg-Interferon and Ribavirin in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients; Initial Results From A Randomized Multicenter Trial. Hepatology, Vol. 38, No. 4, Suppl. 1, (Abstract 347), October 2003
- Hammoud GM et al. Low Dose Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b is as Effective as The High Dose in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients. Hepatology, Vol. 40, No. 4, Suppl. 1, (Abstract 520), October 2004
- Hammoud GM et al. The Efficacy of Two Different Doses of Peginterferon ?-2b and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in HIV/HCV Coinfected African American Patients. DDW 2005
Manuscripts
- Hammoud, G., Vega, K., & Lambiase, L. Standard Dose vs. Low Dose Peginterferon-?2b plus Ribavirin in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Coinfected with HIV, Manuscript is in preparation
- Hammoud, G., Nelson, D., Sands, M., & Lambiase, L. Virologic Response Rate to HCV Therapy in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients. Manuscript is in preparation
