Dr. Brett Emerson Fortune M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1305 YORK AVE FL 4 NEW YORK NY, 10021About
Dr. Brett Fortune is a gastroenterologist practicing in Aurora, CO. Dr. Fortune specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Fortune performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a surgical perspective.
- Post-transplant survival is improved for hepatitis C recipients who are RNA negative at time of liver transplantation.
- Early weight changes after liver transplantation significantly impact patient and graft survival.
- The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre-transplant vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients.
- Why Pursue a Fourth Year in Advanced/Transplant Hepatology?
- Corticosteroids Versus Pentoxifylline for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- Reply to Risk Stratification in Acute Variceal Bleeding: Child-Pugh Versus Model for End-stage Liver Disease.
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