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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     Nomogram estimates hernia repair riskiness in patients with ascites     07-25-2014           Living donor transplant outcomes 'excellent' at experienced centers     07-25-2014           REFILE-Early childhood hep B vaccine gives long-term protection     07-24-2014           Liver transplant recipients want more power to choose their organs     07-23-2014           View Complete News Library         Journal Abstracts     Hepatitis C virus screening practices and seropositivity among US veterans born during 1945 - 1965           Antiviral treatment of hepatitis C           Prevention of hepatitis B virus reinfection in liver transplant recipients           Validation of EncephalApp, Smartphone-based Stroop Test, for the Diagnosis of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy.           Hepatic encephalopathy: how to test and treat           Risk factors for exceeding the Milan criteria after successful radiofrequency ablation in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma           View All Articles         Congress Calendar     September 5-6     GALA (GI and Liver Association of the Americas) Conference Montreal, Canada       September 19-20     GALA (GI and Liver Association of the Americas) Conference San Francisco, California       October 17-22, 2014     American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Philadelphia, PA       November 7-11     The Liver Meeting 2014 Boston, MA             View All Conventions

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