Publications

Beyond survival: Creation of a novel composite index to assess value-based care in liver transplantation

Jafari BA, Matevish LE, Hariharakumar SL, Anouti A, Lieber SR, Kwon YK, Axelrod D, Mufti A, Vagefi PA, Patel MS 2026 Jun Surgery (United States) 194

Psychiatric Disease and Medical Financial Burden Among Commercially Insured Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States

Matevish LE, Jiang Y, Jones AR, Yao Z, Lippe BJ, Wojciechowski D, Shah JA, Levea SL, Vagefi PA, Singal AG, VanWagner LB, Lieber SR, Patel MS 2026 Mar Clinical Transplantation 40

Survivorship interventions after liver transplantation (LT): A systematic review of interventions targeting physical and psychosocial well-being after LT

Lieber SR, Jones AR, Gowda P, Tadros MM, Bardhi O, Rogal SS, Tujios SR, Mufti AR, Kerr TA, Noriega Ramirez A, VanWagner LB, Singal AG, Evon DM, Serper M 2026 Feb Liver Transplantation 32

Medication adherence and telehealth interventions after liver transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lieber SR, Bardhi O, Jones AR, Gowda P, Tadros MM, Botla K, Al-Hasan M, Olumesi MC, Ngo VM, Francois Whitt J, Powe EB, Patel MS, Louissaint J, Grant LM, Mufti A, Noriega Ramirez A, Rogal SS, Serper M, Lee SC, Evon DM, VanWagner LB, Singal A 2026 Liver Transplantation

S2856 Sexual Health After Liver Transplantation: A Vital Aspect of Survivorship Affecting Quality of Life

Thimphitthaya C, Noriega Ramirez A, Gregory D, Mufti A, Tujios S, Van Wagner L, Singal A, Ufere N, Lieber SR 2025 Oct American Journal of Gastroenterology 120 S614-S614

S2875 The Impact of Aging on Coping Strategies and Psychological Health Metrics After Liver Transplantation

Botla K, Klatzkow HR, Noriega Ramirez A, Gregory D, Mufti A, Kerr TA, Van Wagner L, Singal A, Lieber SR 2025 Oct American Journal of Gastroenterology 120 S618-S618

Opioid use after adult liver transplantation: Incidence, high-risk use, and adverse events in a large US cohort

Lieber SR, Bardhi O, Jiang Y, Jones AR, Gowda P, Tujios SR, Tirone W, Patel MS, Vagefi P, Hanish S, Ngo V, Olumesi M, Whitt JF, Trudeau R, Mufti A, Lippe B, Evon DM, Singal AG, Vanwagner LB 2025 Aug Hepatology Communications 9

Timing and Method of Patient-Provider Communication for Abnormal Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Results in Cirrhosis

Louissaint J, Kyalwazi B, Deng J, Hogan TP, Turer RW, Tapper EB, Gerber DE, Steitz BD, Lieber SR, Singal AG 2025 May JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 9

Disparities in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Hospital Encounters Amongst a Texas-Based Cohort of Patients

Cotter TG, Anouti A, Zhang B, Rady ED, Patel M, Patel S, Ellis DJ, Lieber SR, Rich NE, O'Leary JG, Mitchell MC, Singal AG 2025 Mar Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 61 988-999

Quantile regression in the field of liver transplantation: A case study-based tutorial

Jiang Y, Lieber SR 2025 Feb Liver Transplantation 31 221-230

Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Is Underutilized Among Commercially Insured Adults With Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Lieber SR, Jones AR, Jiang Y, Tadros MM, Gowda P, Bardhi O, Tujios S, Cotter TG, Shenoy A, Lippe B, Patel MS, Ngo V, Olumesi MC, Trudeau RE, Whitt JF, Jordan L, Ramirez AN, Mufti AR, Mitchell MC, Singal AG, VanWagner LB 2025 Jan Gastro Hep Advances 4

Psychiatric diagnoses are common after liver transplantation and are associated with increased health care utilization and patient financial burden

Lieber SR, Jones AR, Jiang Y, Gowda P, Patel M, Lippe B, Shenoy A, Evon DM, Gurley T, Ngo V, Olumesi M, Trudeau RE, Noriega Ramirez A, Jordan-Genco L, Mufti A, Lee SC, Singal AG, Vanwagner LB 2024 Nov Liver Transplantation 30 1145-1158

The financial burden after liver transplantation is significant among commercially insured adults: A large US National Cohort

Lieber SR, Jiang Y, Jones AR, Gowda P, Ufere NN, Patel MS, Gurley T, Noriega Ramirez A, Ngo VM, Olumesi MC, Trudeau RE, Marrero J, Craddock Lee SJ, Mufti A, Singal AG, Vanwagner LB 2024 Sep Liver Transplantation 30 932-944

Financial burden following adult liver transplantation is common and associated with adverse recipient outcomes

Ufere NN, Serper M, Kaplan A, Horick N, Indriolo T, Li L, Satapathy N, Donlan J, Castano Jimenez JC, Lago-Hernandez C, Lieber S, Gonzalez C, Keegan E, Schoener K, Bethea E, Dageforde LA, Yeh H, El-Jawahri A, Park ER, Vodkin I, Schonfeld E, Nipp R, Desai A, Lai JC 2024 Sep Liver Transplantation 30 918-931

Psychiatric disorders in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A large US cohort of commercially insured individuals

Patel MJ, Jones A, Jiang Y, Gowda P, VanWagner LB, Cotter TG, Seif El Dahan K, Louissaint J, Patel M, Rich NE, Singal AG, Lieber SR 2024 Aug Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 60 469-478

Financial burden in a US cohort of patients with HCC

Desai R, Jiang Y, VanWagner LB, Singal AG, Lieber SR 2024 Jun Hepatology Communications 8

Association between bridging therapy and posttransplant outcomes in patients with HCC within Milan criteria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Arvind A, Seif El Dahan K, Malhotra R, Daher D, Rich NE, Patel MS, Vanwagner LB, Lieber SR, Cotter TG, Louissaint J, Mufti AR, Kulik L, Pillai A, Parikh ND, Singal AG 2024 Jun Liver Transplantation 30 595-606

A Contemporary Analysis of Mental Well-being Among Living Donor Kidney Applicants

Levea SL, Prasadh JG, Wang BK, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Matevish L, Sanchez Vivaldi J, Lieber SR, Shah JA, Hwang CS, Wojciechowski D, Vagefi PA, Patel MS 2024 May Transplantation Direct 10 E1631

Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Anouti A, El Dahan KS, Rich NE, Louissaint J, Lee WM, Lieber SR, Arab JP, Zhang BY, Patel MJ, Thimphittaya C, Díaz LA, Gregory DL, Kozlitina J, VanWagner LB, King AC, Mitchell MC, Singal AG, Cotter TG 2024 Mar Hepatology Communications 8

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Patterns and Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis

Daher D, Seif El Dahan K, Cano A, Gonzales M, Ransom C, Jaurez E, Carranza O, Quirk L, Morgan T, Gopal P, Patel MS, Lieber S, Louissaint J, Cotter TG, VanWagner LB, Yang JD, Parikh ND, Yopp A, Rich NE, Singal AG 2024 Feb Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 295-304.e2

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-associated Liver Diseases in the United States

Cotter TG, Mitchell MC, Patel MJ, Anouti A, Lieber SR, Rich NE, Arab JP, Díaz LA, Louissaint J, Kerr T, Mufti AR, Hanish SI, Vagefi PA, Patel MS, Vanwagner LB, Lee WM, O'Leary JG, Singal AG 2024 Jan Transplantation 108 225-234

Mapping out a Medication Adherence Promotion System (MAPS): Can It Reduce Graft Rejection in Pediatric Liver Transplantation?

Lieber SR, Serper M 2024 Liver Transplantation

A paradigm for fostering patient-centered research in liver disease: The liver transplant patient-engagement program

Lieber SR, VanWagner LB, Ramirez AN, Serper M, Singal AG, Evon DM 2023 Apr Hepatology Communications 7

Active coping, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and psychiatric symptoms among early and late liver transplant survivors

Lieber SR, Baldelli L, Kim HP, Nash RP, Noriega Ramirez A, Magee G, Barritt AS, Evon DM, Singal AG 2023 Mar Liver Transplantation 29 290-306

Antiplatelet Medications Are Associated with Bleeding and Decompensation Events among Patients with Cirrhosis

Lieber SR, Jiang Y, Moon A, Barritt AS 2022 Aug Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 56 627-634

Monitoring cardiovascular risk factors after liver transplantation may improve outcomes

Lieber SR, VanWagner LB 2022 Aug Liver Transplantation 28 1285-1287

Systematic review with meta-analysis: incidence of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transesophageal echocardiography

Odewole M, Sen A, Okoruwa E, Lieber SR, Cotter TG, Nguyen AD, Mufti A, Singal AG, Rich NE 2022 May Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 55 1088-1098

Early Survivorship After Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Study Identifying Challenges in Recovery From the Patient and Caregiver Perspective

Lieber SR, Kim HP, Baldelli L, Nash R, Teal R, Magee G, Desai CS, Loiselle MM, Lee SC, Singal AG, Marrero JA, Barritt AS, Evon DM 2022 Mar Liver Transplantation 28 422-436

The Practice of Retransplantation for Recurrent Alcohol-associated Liver Disease in the United States Is Uncommon with Acceptable Outcomes

Cotter TG, Odenwald MA, Lieber SR, Rich NE, Im G, Charlton M, Singal AG, Mitchell MC 2022 Feb Transplantation Direct 8 E1297

What Survivorship Means to Liver Transplant Recipients: Qualitative Groundwork for a Survivorship Conceptual Model

Lieber SR, Kim HP, Baldelli L, Nash R, Teal R, Magee G, Loiselle MM, Desai CS, Lee SC, Singal AG, Marrero JA, Barritt AS, Evon DM 2021 Oct Liver Transplantation 27 1454-1467

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Lieber SR, Heller BJ, Howard CW, Crockett S, Barritt AS 2021 Oct Hepatology 74 2315-2316

"raising HOPE": Improved Outcomes for HIV/HCV-coinfected Liver Transplant Recipients in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era

Cotter TG, Wang J, Lieber SR, Odenwald MA, Rich NE, Marrero JA, Singal AG, Mitchell MC, Aronsohn A, Charlton M, Fung J 2021 Jun Transplantation Direct 7 E707

What Liver Transplant Recipients Want in a Smartphone Intervention to Enhance Recovery: Prototype for the LiveRight Transplant App

Lieber SR, Kim HP, Baldelli L, Evon DM, Teal R, Nash R, Magee G, Desai CS, Gerber D, Serrano P, Shah N, Barritt AS 2021 Apr Liver Transplantation 27 584-589

Complications Associated With Anesthesia Services in Endoscopic Procedures Among Patients With Cirrhosis

Lieber SR, Heller BJ, Howard CW, Sandler RS, Crockett S, Barritt AS 2020 Dec Hepatology 72 2109-2118

A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Kim HP, Lieber SR, Rogers ME, Moon AM, Loiselle M, Walker J, Assis DN, Safer R, Gomel R, Evon DM 2020 Oct Hepatology Communications 4 1502-1515

Complications of Anesthesia Services in Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures

Lieber SR, Heller BJ, Martin CF, Howard CW, Crockett S 2020 Aug Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 2118-2127.e4

Letter: are opioid prescriptions associated with hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated cirrhosis? Authors' reply

Moon AM, Jiang Y, Rogal SS, Tapper EB, Lieber SR, Barritt AS 2020 Apr Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 51 743-744

Opioid prescriptions are associated with hepatic encephalopathy in a national cohort of patients with compensated cirrhosis

Moon AM, Jiang Y, Rogal SS, Tapper EB, Lieber SR, Barritt AS 2020 Mar Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 51 652-660

The impact of post-transplant diabetes mellitus on liver transplant outcomes

Lieber SR, Lee RA, Jiang Y, Reuter C, Watkins R, Szempruch K, Gerber DA, Desai CS, DeCherney GS, Barritt AS 2019 Jun Clinical Transplantation 33

A New Approach to Hemostasis in Acute Variceal Bleeding: Oh Spray Can You See?

Lieber SR, Dellon ES 2019 Mar Gastroenterology 156 1211-1213

Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2018

Peery AF, Crockett SD, Murphy CC, Lund JL, Dellon ES, Williams JL, Jensen ET, Shaheen NJ, Barritt AS, Lieber SR, Kochar B, Barnes EL, Fan YC, Pate V, Galanko J, Baron TH, Sandler RS 2019 Jan Gastroenterology 156 254-272.e11

Pretransplant psychosocial risk factors may not predict late nonadherence and graft rejection in adult liver transplant recipients

Lieber SR, Helcer J, Leven E, Knight CS, Wlodarkiewicz C, Shenoy A, Shemesh E, Florman SS, Schiano TD, Annunziato RA 2018 Oct Experimental and Clinical Transplantation 16 533-540

Promoting research with organ transplant patients

Lieber SR, Schianoand TD, Rhodes R 2018 Sep IRB 40 1-10

Should living donor liver transplantation be an option when deceased donation is not?

Lieber SR, Schiano TD, Rhodes R 2018 May Journal of Hepatology 68 1076-1082

Controversies in clinical trials for alcoholic hepatitis

Lieber SR, Rice JP, Lucey MR, Bataller R 2018 Mar Journal of Hepatology 68 586-592

Controversies in hepatitis C therapy: Reactivation of hepatitis B virus

Lieber SR, Fried MW 2017 Oct Clinical Liver Disease 10 87-92

Medication adherence and rejection rates in older vs younger adult liver transplant recipients

Leven EA, Annunziato R, Helcer J, Lieber SR, Knight CS, Wlodarkiewicz C, Soriano RP, Florman SS, Schiano TD, Shemesh E 2017 Jun Clinical Transplantation 31

Longitudinal stability of medication adherence: Trying to decipher an important construct

Lieber SR, Shemesh E 2015 Jun Pediatric Transplantation 19 348-350

Individual rights versus the public interest: Outbreak

Lieber SR, Wertheimer A 2015 May 1-5

Monitoring drug adherence

Lieber SR, Helcer J, Shemesh E 2015 Apr Transplantation Reviews 29 73-77

The effect of leadership on hand hygiene: Assessing hand hygiene adherence prior to patient contact in 2 infectious disease units in Tuscany

Lieber SR, Mantengoli E, Saint S, Fowler KE, Fumagalli C, Bartolozzi D, Magistri L, Niccolini F, Bartoloni A 2014 Mar Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 35 313-316

Preventing Sin: The Ethics of Vaccines Against Smoking

Lieber SR, Millum J 2013 May Hastings Center Report 43 23-33

Non-adherence and graft failure in adult liver transplant recipients

Lieber SR, Volk ML 2013 Mar Digestive Diseases and Sciences 58 824-834

Contracts with patients in clinical practice

Volk ML, Lieber SR, Kim SY, Ubel PA, Schneider CE 2012 The Lancet 379 7-9

Power and control: Contracts and the patient-physician relationship

Lieber SR, Kim SY, Volk ML 2011 Dec International Journal of Clinical Practice 65 1214-1217

MarketWatch: Financial penalties for the unhealthy? Ethical guidelines for holding employees responsible for their health

Pearson SD, Lieber SR 2009 May Health Affairs 28 845-852