John Moore Vierling, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AGAF

Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Position

Address

Abdominal Transplant & Liver Disease (Clinic)
Baylor Clinic
Suite 1450
6620 Main St.
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
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Department of Surgery (Office)
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Mail Stop: BCM390
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
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Advanced Liver Therapies (Lab)
Baylor Clinic
6620 Main Street
Suite 1505
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 798-1966
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Certifications

Diplomate - Transplant Hepatology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate - Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate - Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education

Residency at University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital
06/1974 - Rochester, New York United States
MD from Stanford University School of Medicine
06/1972 - Stanford, California United States
Fellowship at University of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine
06/1978 - San Francisco, California United States
Research Fellowship at National Institutes of Health
06/1977 - Bethesda, Maryland United States

Language

English

Gender

Male

Professional Statement

Dr. Vierling is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and was previously certified in Transplant Hepatology from 2006-2016. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and an American Gastroenterology Association Fellow. He was the founding Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Director of Hepatology and instrumental in the founding of the current liver transplant program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He was subsequently the founding Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Director of Hepatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. After 10 years as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, he became the Medical Director of Multi-Organ Transplantation at Cedars-Sinai/UCLA. Dr. John M. Vierling directs Advanced Liver Therapies, a clinical research unit devoted to hepatobiliary diseases. He and his research staff are conducting phase 1-3 studies of diagnostics and therapies in chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, primary biliary cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, anti-fibrotic therapy to prevent cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, and measurement of hepatocellular function using 13C-labeled compounds.

Professional Achievements

Distinguished Scientist Award
St. Luke's Hospital
Member, Board of Directors
01/2019 - Athenex, Inc.
George Jamieson Award for Outstanding Public Service
American Liver Foundation
Best Doctors in America
01/2000 - American Health
America’s Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Who’s Who in America
America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
Who's Who in the World
01/2017 - Marquis Who's Who
Chairman, Board of Directors
01/1999 - Arbios Systems, Inc.

Professional Interests

Transplant Hepatology
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangocarcinoma,
Gastroesophageal varices
Hepatic encephalopathy
Pre- and post-liver transplantation care
Liver failure
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Drug-induced liver injury
Wilson disease
Hemochromatosis

Physician Specialties

Hepatology
Transplant Hepatology

Memberships

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Gastroenterological Association
American Liver Foundation:
01/1979
American Clinical and Climatological Association
European Association for the Study of the Liver
01/1990
Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver
01/2004