Dr. Norman L. Sussman MD
Hepatologist | Hepatology
6620 Main St Suite 1475 Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Norman Sussman is a hepatologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Sussman 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.
Education and Training
Univ Of The Witwatersrand- Med Sch- Johannesburg- So Africa 1976
University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modelling in vitro hepatotoxicity using molecular interaction fields and SIMCA.
- Mathematical modeling of liver injury and dysfunction after acetaminophen overdose: early discrimination between survival and death.
- Mathematical modelling of chronic acetaminophen metabolism and liver injury.
- The end of hepatitis C.
- Long-term follow-up of portopulmonary hypertension patients after liver transplantation.
- Artificial liver.
- Screening for malignancy in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
- Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy.
- Model for end-stage liver disease limbo, model for end-stage liver disease purgatory, and the dilemma of treating hepatitis C in patients awaiting liver transplantation.
- Is response guided therapy dead? Low cure rates in patients with detectable hepatitis C virus at week 4 of treatment.
- The Headache of Acetaminophen Overdose: Getting the NAC.
Treatments
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis C
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