Cristina Strahotin, MD, Gastroenterologist
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Cristina Strahotin, MD

Hepatologist | Hepatology

1307 Federal Street Floor 2 Pittsburgh PA, 15212
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Dr. Cristina Strahotin is a transplant hepatologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Strahotin specializes in the study of liver doseases including alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver, primary biliary cholanmgitis, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis etc. Patients with end stage liver disease are managed by hepatologist before a aliver transplant but also post transplant once the acute surgical issues are resolved.

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  • What causes stomach pain after bowel movements?

    Unfortunately, I do not have enough data to answer. The answer depends on a number of factors, including your history, bowel habits, pain characteristics, etc. You may consider talking to your PCP or visit with a local GI.  READ MORE

  • How serious is fatty liver disease?

    Fatty liver can lead to end-stage liver disease, also known commonly as liver cirrhosis, and therefore prevention and/or aggressive lifestyle interventions are very important.  READ MORE

  • How can you tell the difference between a malignant and benign tumor?

    Depending on the location, you can distinguish by imaging, but many times, biopsy and tissue analysis is needed.  READ MORE

  • Why is pancreatic cancer incurable?

    Pancreatic cancer is typically diagnosed late, which means that it’s pretty extensive at the time of diagnosis and that is what makes the cure rates pretty low. It can, however, be cured if found early.  READ MORE

  • What organs can cause abdominal pain?

    All abdominal and pelvic organs can cause pain: stomach, pancreas, bowel, ovaries, uterus etc. READ MORE

  • Does gastritis cause bloating and constipation?

    Gastritis can cause bloating but not constipation. Constipation is a more common cause of bloating. READ MORE

  • What foods cause gallbladder attacks?

    Typical fatty greasy foods. READ MORE

  • What are the gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19?

    It is still an evolving topic since a full spectrum of symptoms is not known but you can expect symptoms similar to gastroenteritis: nausea, abdominal pain, altered bowel habits etc. READ MORE

  • Can probiotics cause gas and stomach pain?

    Not commonly. But you can stop and see if the symptoms resolve. Different probiotics have different content of bacteria. READ MORE

  • Will bacterial gastroenteritis go away on its own?

    Usually gastroenteritis is viral. If you know is bacterial based on a stool culture, you may need treatment depending on what bacteria is identified. READ MORE

  • Hepatic function blood test?

    Heavy drinking preceding a hepatic panel test could certainly cause abnormal levels. Best thing is to repeated in the absence of drinking. Also, the degree of abnormality is important. Perhaps there’s more than just alcohol playing a role in this abnormality. It is difficult to assess without knowing all your specifics, however, I would say that really no amount of alcohol is good for you and excessive is definitely detrimental. READ MORE

  • What does it mean if you have a spot on your liver?

    A spot on the liver is a way of explaining an abnormal imaging study, particularly if unclear what kind of abnormality that is. It could be a collection of blood vessels, a cyst (thin-walled lesion filled with fluid), or a solid lesion that can be cancerous or not. It all depends on why imaging was done, what type of imaging that was, the size of the spot, underlying liver disease or not, etc. Be sure to ask more details if all you were told is, "You have a spot on the liver." Does it require follow-up? Does it require different imaging or biopsy?  READ MORE

  • Does yellow skin mean liver failure?

    Jaundice/yellow skin is not how we define liver failure. Yellow skin could be from acute hepatitis, obstruction from stones, cancer, etc. Hard to be be specific with so little information.  READ MORE

  • Fatty Liver?

    You have risk factors for fatty liver. In fatty liver, it is very important to control those risk factors such including the diabetes and cholesterol. Your fibroscan shows severe fat content, but minimal to no scarring, assuming that the interpretation chart on that machine is the same as on the one I use. As far as monitoring, it's always good to repeat the fibroscan every 1-2 years to reassess. With respect to the pain, as much as it seems that the liver pain is due to the right sided location, it is infrequently due to the liver. More common is related to things like constipation as the colon makes a sharp turn under the liver area, it can be residual pain from pneumonia irritating the lining of your chest, muscle pain, gallbladder pain, etc. The specifics of the pain can help identify the cause, but at times, additional testing is needed.  READ MORE

  • What happens when you go through liver failure?

    It all depends on the cause and whether it is acute or acute on chronic. For instance, liver failure from Tylenol/acetaminophen many times resolves with supportive care, other causes may need a liver transplant. If transplant is not an option and there is meaningful recovery...death is usually the outcome. READ MORE

  • How do doctors diagnose fatty liver disease?

    Fatty liver is extremely common. It can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. The diagnosis involves liver imaging like ultrasound, MRI showing fatty infiltration of the liver and blood tests can facilitate the diagnosis as well. Sometimes a liver biopsy is needed, but the noninvasive methods available are very good and the rates of liver biopsy have decreased significantly.  CS READ MORE

Fellowships

  • Emory Vaccine Center Postdoctoral Fellowship  2004
  • Allegheny General Hospital Gastroenterology   2012
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Transplant Hepatology  2013

Fellowships

  • Allegheny General Hospital

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