Michael Miller, DC, CCSP
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
3216 NE 45th Place 212 Seattle WA, 98105About
Dr. Kris Kowdley is a gastroenterologist/hepatologist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Kowdley sub-specializes in hepatology and is an internationally recognized expert in the area of fatty liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis B and C, genetic liver diseases such hereditary hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, as well as autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune hepatititis, primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Dr. Kowdley also directs an active research program with several clinical trials offering cutting-edge treatments for fatty liver diseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, hereditary hemochromatosis and chronic hepatitis B.
Education and Training
Mount Sinai School of Medicine MD 1985
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quantitative study of the variability of hepatic iron concentrations.
- TNF-alpha in chronic hepatitis C: the smoking gun?
- Lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B: the magic bullet or just another bright prospect?
- Estimation of the human liver volume and configuration using three-dimensional ultrasonography: effect of a high-caloric liquid meal.
- Does interferon therapy prevent hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C?
- Long-term follow-up after liver transplantation in patients with hepatic iron overload.
- Relationship between iron concentration and hepatitis C virus RNA level in liver tissue.
- Screening for hereditary hemochromatosis in siblings and children of affected patients. A cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Genetic liver disease in adults. Early recognition of the three most common causes.
- Another link in the iron chain?
- Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in hepatobiliary disease.
- Is hepatic fibrosis reversible with therapy in hepatitis C?
- Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: the need for an individualized multidisciplinary approach.
- Liver transplantation in the elderly: is caution warranted?
- Neonatal hemochromatosis.
Clinical Trials
- Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Obeticholic Acid in Subjects With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Randomized Global Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Impact on NASH With Fibrosis of Obeticholic Acid Treatment
- Phase 4 Study of Obeticholic Acid Evaluating Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Adult Database 2
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Professor Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University 2017 - Present
Awards
- Seattle Met Top Doctor 8 Seattle Met Magazine
- Glaxo Fellows Research Award 31 Glaxo Research Institute
Professional Memberships
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Physicians
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
Areas of research
Dr. Kowdley directs an active research program with several clinical trials offering cutting-edge treatments for patients with fatty liver diseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, hereditary hemochromatosis and chronic hepatitis B.
He currently serves as Principal Investigator for several Phase 2-4 clinical trials in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Chronic Hepatitis B.
Dr. Kowdley has also been a Principal Investigator in the NIH-funded NASH Clinical Research Network since 2002. This ntework has made many major contributions to the understanding and treatment of NASH.
Dr. Kowdley also led several international clinical trials of new therapies for hepatitis C.
His work has been published in several major medical journals including Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Kowdley has contributed almost 500 original publications to the medical literature.
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