Division Chief Allan W. Wolkoff, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology Associate Chair for Research Department of Medicine Herman Lopata Chair in Liver Disease Research Chief, Department of Medicine Division of Hepatology Director, Marion Bessin Liver Research Center 718.430.3798allan.wolkoff@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Hepatocyte cell biology: mechanisms of microtubule-based subcellular trafficking of transporters and receptors including the roles of molecular motors and accessory proteins View Profile Full-Time Faculty Esperanza Arias-Perez, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Associate Professor, Department of Pathology 718.430.4188esperanza.arias-perez@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Metabolic hepatic injury elating to pathobiology and treatment of fatty liver disorders, hepatic tumorigenesis and liver cancer progression. View Profile Eva K. Billerbeck, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology 718.430.2607eva.billerbeck@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: liver immunology, antiviral adaptive immunity, viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, mouse models of hepatotropic viruses View Profile Kristina R. Chacko, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 888.795.4837krchacko@montefiore.org View Profile Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases 718.430.2689ana-maria.cuervo@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Understanding the molecular basis of malfunctioning of autophagy (cellular quality control system) with age and the contribution of defects on this cellular pathway to age-related disorders such as neurodegeneration, metabolic disorders and cancer. View Profile Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.430.4294sofia.deoliveira@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Our lab studies neutrophils and their role in disease progression. We are particularly interested in unveiling how the presence of systemic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation found in metainflammation and inflammaging settings alter the neutrophils View Profile Carolina Eliscovich, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology 718.430.3644carolina.eliscovich@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: We study the biology of spatially organized mRNAs in the liver. We develop microscopy technology using fluorescent-labeled probes to in situ visualize single molecules of mRNA within cells and tissue with high spatiotemporal resolution. View Profile Brett E. Fortune, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.920.7561bfortune@montefiore.org View Profile Shalom Z. Frager, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.920.4280shfrager@montefiore.org View Profile Sanjeev Gupta, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor, Department of Pathology 718.430.3309sanjeev.gupta@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Liver regeneration in health and disease Biology and differentiation of hepatic stem cells DNA damage response involving ATM and downstream pathways Translational studies using liver cell and animal models Therapeutics including cell and gene therapy View Profile Helen H. Jiang, M.S. Principal Staff Scientist, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.430.8020helen.jiang@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: The genetic, cellular and molecular mechanisms of cholesterol cholelithiasis, and lipid metabolism in the liver, bile, intestine and plasma, and the pathogenesis of cholestasis, nonalcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver diseases View Profile Milan Kinkhabwala, M.D. Professor, Department of Surgery Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Chief, Department of Surgery Transplant Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center Director, Department of Surgery Abdominal Organ Transplantation 718.920.6659mkinkhab@montefiore.org View Profile Jonathan L. Panitch, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.904.2400jpanitch@montefiore.org View Profile John F. Reinus, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 888.795.4837jreinus@montefiore.org View Profile Rebecca S. Roediger, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.920.8146rroediger@montefiore.org View Profile Jayanta Roy-Chowdhury, M.B.B.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor, Department of Genetics Scientific Director, Gene Therapy Facility 718.430.2265jayanta.roy-chowdhury@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: The focus of our laboratory is inherited liver-based disorders, including their mechanisms, personalized disease modeling based on pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes, and novel treatments based on cell transplantation and gene therapy. View Profile Jonathan M. Schwartz, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 914.849.3746jonschwa@montefiore.org View Profile Clara Y. Tow, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 888.795.4837ctow@montefiore.org View Profile Alexander S. Vogel, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 888.795.4837avogel@montefiore.org View Profile Xia Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Staff Scientist, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.430.2265xia.wang@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Part-Time Faculty Namita Roy-Chowdhury, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor, Department of Genetics 718.430.2254namita.roychowdhury@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Emeritus and Voluntary Faculty Irwin M. Arias, M.D. Visiting Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 301.402.8394ariasi@mail.nih.gov View Profile Charles E. Rogler, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Emeritus, Department of Genetics 718.430.8568 View Profile David A. Shafritz, M.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) Professor Emeritus, Department of Cell Biology Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology 718.430.2098David.Shafritz@einsteinmed.edu View Profile
