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Kamran Safdar, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical

Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: University of Minnesota (Advance GI)
  • Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Gastroenterology)
  • Fellowship: University of Miami (Transplant Hepatology)
  • Fellowship: University of Miami (Hepatology)
  • Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin (Internal Medicine)
  • Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin (Anesthesiology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) (Certification Date: 2007-10-23) - (Recertification Date: 2018-01-03)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Transplant Medicine) (Certification Date: 2008-11-19) - (Recertification Date: 2018-10-16)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2002-08-20) - (Recertification Date: 2023-01-01)

Specialties

Digestive Diseases
Internal Medicine
Transplant Hepatology

Contact Information
Research Interests

Gastrenterology and Transplant Hepatology

Clinical Interests

Gastroenterology

Cirrhosis of the Liver

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Portal Hypertension

Sclerosing Cholangitis

Peer Reviewed Publications

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Jones, Courtney R; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Silski, Latifa S; King, Corey; Luckett, Keith; Safdar, Kamran; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2021. Keeping the lights on: Telehealth, testing, and 6-month outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surgery, ,

Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Schoech, Michael; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Silski, Latifa; Quillin, Ralph C; Safdar, Kamran; Shah, Shimul A 2020. Use of Hepatitis C NAT Positive Liver Allografts in Hepatitis C Virus Seronegative Recipients. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, ,

Aloreidi, Khalil; Safdar, Kamran 2019. The Forgotten Cause of Gastroparesis: Liver Cirrhosis. South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association, 72 2, 58-59

Cortez, Alexander R; Morris, Mackenzie C; Brown, Nicholas G; Winer, Leah K; Safdar, Kamran; Poreddy, Sampath; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, R Cutler 2019. Is Surgery Necessary? Endoscopic Management of Post-transplant Biliary Complications in the Modern Era. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, ,

Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Luckett, Keith; Wima, Koffi; Winer, Leah K; Morris, Mackenzie C; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Safdar, Kamran; Bari, Khurram; Anwar, Nadeem; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A 2019. Use, Safety, and Effectiveness of Viremic Hepatitis B Virus Donor Livers: A Potential Opportunity to Expand the Donor Pool. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 25 10, 1581-1584

Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Safdar, Kamran; Schoech, Michael R; Apewokin, Senu; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A 2019. Use of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Donor Livers in Hepatitis C Nonviremic Liver Transplant Recipients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 228 4, 560-567

Truong, Vien; Mazur, Wojciech; Magier, Adam; Broderick, John; Safdar, Komal; Volz, Brian; Bartone, Cheryl; Kereiakes, Dean J; Chung, Eugene S 2019. Changes in mechanical dyssynchrony in severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 36 2, 243-248

Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany; Diwan, Tayyab; Cuffy, Madison; Schoech, Michael; Safdar, Kamran; Blackard, Jason T; Apewokin, Senu; Paterno, Flavio; Sherman, Kenneth E; Zucker, Stephen D; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A 2017. Hepatitis C Transmission from Seropositive, Non-Viremic Donors to Non-Hepatitis C Liver Transplant Recipients. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), ,

Truong, Vien T; Safdar, Komal S; Kalra, Dinesh K; Gao, Xuexin; Ambach, Stephanie; Taylor, Michael D; Moore, Ryan; Taylor, Robin J; Germann, Joshua; Toro-Salazar, Olga; Jefferies, John L; Bartone, Cheryl; Raman, Subha V; Ngo, Tam; Mazur, Wojciech 2017. Cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking in right ventricle: Feasibility and normal values. Magnetic resonance imaging, 38 , 189-195

Ahmed, K; Atiq, M; Richer, E; Neff, G; Kemmer, N; Safdar, K 2008. Careful observation of hepatic portal venous gas following esophageal variceal band ligation. Endoscopy, 40 Suppl 2 , E103

Atiq, Muslim; Budhani, Irfan; Snyder, Richard; Safdar, Kamran; Khan, Adeel; Chauhan, Shailendra 2008. Pancreatic hydrocele: an unusual manifestation of severe acute pancreatitis. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 68 2, 393-5

Atiq, Muslim; Holt, Andrew F; Safdar, Kamran; Weber, Frederick; Ravinuthala, Ravi; Jonas, Mark E; Neff, Guy W 2008. Adult onset urea cycle disorder in a patient with presumed hepatic encephalopathy. Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 42 2, 213-4

Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W 2008. Liver transplantation trends for older recipients: regional and ethnic variations. Transplantation, 86 1, 104-7

Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W 2008. Impact of geographic location on access to liver transplantation among ethnic minorities. Transplantation, 85 2, 166-70

Ahmed, K; Safdar, K; Kemmer, N; Atiq, M; Wang, J; Neff, G W 2007. Intestinal schistosomiasis following orthotopic liver transplantation: a case report. Transplantation proceedings, 39 10, 3502-4

Neff, G W; Kemmer, N; Kaiser, T; Zacharias, V; Majoras, N; Safdar, K 2007. Outcomes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation among various ethnic groups. Transplantation proceedings, 39 10, 3204-6

Neff, G W; delaGarza, J; Shire, N; Nishida, S; O'Brien, C B; Safdar, K; Madariaga, J; Schiff, E; Ruiz, P 2004. The long-term effects of immune suppression on liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C viral infection. Transplantation proceedings, 36 10, 3065-7

Neff, G W; O'Brien, C B; Shire, N J; DeManno, A; Kahn, S; Rideman, E; Safdar, K; Madariaga, J; Rudich, S R 2004. Topical testosterone treatment for chronic allograft failure in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C virus. Transplantation proceedings, 36 10, 3071-4

Neff, Guy W; Nery, Jose; Lau, Daryl Ty; O'Brien, Christopher B; Duncan, Robert; Shire, Norah J; Ruiz, Phillip; Nery, Caio; Montalbano, Marzia; Muslu, Halim; Safdar, Kamran; Schiff, Eugene R; Tzakis, Andreas G; Madariaga, Juan R 2004. Tenofovir therapy for lamivudine resistance following liver transplantation. The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 38 12, 1999-2004

Neff, Guy W; O'Brien, Christopher B; Nery, Jose; Shire, Norah J; Nishida, Seigo; delaGarza, Julia; Montalbano, Marzia; Safdar, Kamran; Ruiz, Phillip; Rideman, Eric; Gascon, Jose A; Tzakis, Andreas G; Madariaga, Juan; Rudich, Steven M 2004. Factors that identify survival after liver retransplantation for allograft failure caused by recurrent hepatitis C infection. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 10 12, 1497-503

Neff, Guy W; O'brien, Christopher B; Nery, Jose; Shire, Norah; Montalbano, Marzia; Ruiz, Phillip; Nery, Ciao; Safdar, Kamran; De Medina, Maria; Tzakis, Andreas G; Schiff, Eugene R; Madariaga, Juan 2004. Outcomes in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B virus: resistance and recurrence patterns from a large transplant center over the last decade. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 10 11, 1372-8