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Hepatology Centers of Educational Expertise   Dr. Tong Myron Tong, MD is the Professor of Medicine for Clinical Hepatology and the Director of Asian Liver Center at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. A world-leading hepatologist, Dr. Tong has specialized in liver-disease research and treatment for more than 25 years, with a distinguished record of service to the university and community. The first to link HBV infection with liver cancer, Dr. Tong is one of the leading clinical investigators on HBV and liver diseases in Asians in the U.S. and Asia. Dr. Tong's research efforts include anti-viral treatment of patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and he is heavily involved in the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma at UCLA.  More     Ask the Expert Archive      CME and Independent Education     Physician Resources      My Publications More       Impact of coffee on liver diseases: a systematic review.     The impact of obesity on patient survival in liver transplant recipients: a meta-analysis     Evaluation of alpha-fetoprotein in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after radiofrequency ablation.     Hepatitis B inactive carriers: clinical course and outcomes.     Complete tumor encapsulation on MRI: A potentially useful imaging biomarker for better survival in solitary large hepatocellular carcinoma       Disease Educational Content       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Reports from the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases   Educational eNewsletter       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Reports from the 2013 American College of Gastroenterology Meeting   Educational eNewsletter       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Reports From the 2013 Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting   Educational eNewsletter       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Reports from the 2013 International Liver Conference   Educational eNewsletter       Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Review of Diagnostic Methods   Educational eNewsletter       2012 Update: Clinical Advances in the Management of Cirrhotics   Educational Audiocast       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Prophylactic Therapy to Prevent Hepatic Encephalopathy   Educational eNewsletter       Hepatic Encephalopathy Update: Reports from the 2012 International Liver Conference   Educational eNewsletter       2012 EASL HE Posters   Educational ePosters         Institution Information Our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our vision is to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness.               Liver News - REUTERS     Cempra's lead oral antibiotic meets main goal in late-stage trial     01-05-2015           Infectious disease patients may benefit from telemedicine     01-01-2015           HIV-infected elite controllers require more hospitalizations     01-01-2015           Hangover cure is elusive but symptom relief fizzles and flows     12-30-2014           View Complete News Library         Journal Abstracts     Resolute efforts to cure hepatitis C: Understanding patients' reasons for completing antiviral treatment           Outcomes in Liver Transplantation: Does Sex Matter?           Recent FDA warnings on hepatitis B reactivation with immune-suppressing and anti-cancer drugs: Just the tip of the iceberg?           Is There a Role for Probiotics in Liver Disease?           Covert hepatic encephalopathy: Agreement and predictive validity of different indices           Development of risk scoring system for stratifying population for hepatocellular-carcinoma screening           View All Articles         Congress Calendar     January 30-31     31st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER (GASL) Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München, Germany       February 3-6     LIVER WEEK 2015 STOCKHOLM       February 27- March 2     CDDW: Canadian Digestive Diseases Week and Annual Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) 2015 Meeting Banff, Alberta       March 12-15     25th ASIAN PACIFIC ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER (APASL) Brisbane             View All Conventions

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