Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Obaid S. Shaikh, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Center for Liver Diseases
Office: Kaufmann Medical Building, Suite 900
3471 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-802-3162
Fax: 412-647-9268
E-mail: obaid@pitt.edu
Education
MBBS, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1979
Training
Registrar - Medicine/Gastroenterology, Whiston Hospital - Prescot, UK, 1991
Fellow - Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University of S. CA - Los Angeles, CA, 1993
Clinical Associate - Hepatology, NIH - Bethesda, MD, 1995
Fellow - Transplantation Medicine, Univ. of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
viral hepatitis
outcome of liver transplantation
hepatitis C genomic variability
acute liver failure
 
Profile
Dr. Shakil’s research interests include: Hepatitis C virus quasi-species in liver transplantation recipients, pathobiology of hepatic inflammation, and acute liver failure.
Recent Grants
Title: Solid organ transplantation in HIV: multi-site study
Role: Co-investigator
Amount:
Funding Agency: NIDDK
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2008
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