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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     Fewer liver cancers in HBV patients on long-term entecavir     07-06-2016           Carvedilol delays progression of small esophageal varices     07-04-2016           CORRECTED-Hepatitis C core antigen tests accurately diagnose HCV infection     06-29-2016           No sign Alzheimer's, Parkinson's spread through blood transfusion     06-29-2016           View Complete News Library         Journal Abstracts     Frequency of and Factors Associated with Receipt of Liver-Related Specialty Care Among Patients with Hepatitis C in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study           Risk of End-Stage Liver Disease in HIV-Viral Hepatitis Coinfected Persons in North America From the Early to Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Eras           Occupational Health Update: Focus on Preventing the Acquisition of Infections with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Postexposure Prophylaxis           Epilepsy as a risk factor for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: a cohort study           Electroencephalogram variability in patients with cirrhosis associates with the presence and severity of hepatic encephalopathy           Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease           View All Articles         Congress Calendar     October 14-19     ACG 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course Las Vegas, Nevada       November 11-15     AASLD 2016 Boston, Massachusetts             View All Conventions

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