Dr. Douglas M Heuman M.D.
Hepatologist | Hepatology
1201 Broad Rock Blvd Gi Section (111-N) M Richmond VA, 23249About
Dr. Douglas Heuman is a hepatologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Heuman 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 Ma Med Sch- Worcester Ma 1977
University of Massachusetts / Worcester Campus 1977
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cholesterol enhances membrane-damaging properties of model bile by increasing the intervesicular-intermixed micellar concentration of hydrophobic bile salts.
- Long-term management of cirrhosis. Appropriate supportive care is both critical and difficult.
- Effects of CYP7A1 overexpression on cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis.
- Small intestinal neoplasms.
- The source of the bile: the legacy of Mathias Möckel.
- Development and application of a polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection and enumeration of bile acid 7alpha-dehydroxylating bacteria in human feces.
- Cutae morphea associated with chronic hepatitis C.
- Utility of the MELD score for assessing 3-month survival in patients with liver cirrhosis: one more positive answer.
- Function and regulation of hydroxylases involved in the bile acid biosynthesis pathways.
- Mikulicz syndrome associated with a malignant large cell gastric lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature.
- Fructose diphosphate attenuates the acetaminophen-induced liver injury in the rat evidence for involvement of nitric oxide.
- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol as an indicator of liver function and prognosis in noncholestatic cirrhotics.
- Bile acid synthesis. VI. Regulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase by taurocholate and mevalonate.
- Comparison of the effects of intravenously and orally administered esomeprazole on acid output in patients with symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
- Safety of an immune-enhancing nutrition supplement in cirrhotic patients with history of encephalopathy.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Anemia
- Obesity
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Colon Polyps
- Hepatitis C
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