Dr. Averell Hirsch Sherker MD, FRCP(C)
Hepatologist | Hepatology
110 Irving St Nw Suite 3a3a7b Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Averell Sherker is a hepatologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Sherker specializes in the study of body parts such as the liver, the biliary tree, the gallbladder and the pancreas. Hepatologists manage disorders in these areas and are specifically known for treating viral hepatitis. Patients who have received liver transplants also follow up with hepatologists after their procedure.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Specific in vitro association between the hepatitis C viral genome and core protein.
- Fatal fulminant hepatic failure due to cyproterone acetate.
- Fatal exacerbation of hepatitis C-related cryoglobulinemia with interferon-alpha therapy.
- Use of interferon for prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection.
- Heparin-induced hepatotoxicity.
- The frequency and significance of isolated hepatitis B core antibody and the suggested management of patients.
- Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver and focal global glomerulosclerosis associated with sickle cell anemia.
- Treatment of transfusion-dependent thalassemic patients infected with hepatitis C virus with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin.
- Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver: an under-recognized cause of portal hypertension in hematological disorders.
- Antiviral therapy: role in the management of extrahepatic diseases.
- ACP Journal Club. Review: Interferon and nucleoside/tide analogues reduce risk for hepatocellular cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
- Review: interferon and nucleoside/tide analogues reduce risk of hepato-cellular cancer in chronic hepatitis B.
- Reactivation of chronic hepatitis B infection related to imatinib mesylate therapy.
- Liver disease after the Fontan procedure: what the hepatologist needs to know.
- Primary hepatic burkitt lymphoma presenting with acute liver failure.
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