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Thomas D Schiano, MD  
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New York, NY

Specialties: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

Interests: Viral Hepatitis, Nutrition in Liver Disease

The Mount Sinai Medical Center
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so confused -please clarify
10 hours in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
i would truncate therapy at 24 weeks--I think that you have an outstanding chance for achieving cure although I wish you were undetectable instead of <43. Remember that if God forbid you relapse, there are wonderful new meds that will be here very soon, which we could avail ourselves of.
Liver transplant
10 hours in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
there are no specific advantages of live donation over deceased donor liver ntransplantation. although the complications may be different, the overall rate is the same. the only significant advantage of a live donor is if it was from an identical twin, which would obviate the need for immunosuppression
funding sources for a liver transplant?
May 18, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
unfortunately I am unaware of any specific funding sources.
liver transplant
May 18, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
there are no regulatory restraints or process governing transplantation in india and almost all of the transplant are performed via live donors
disability living allowance
May 18, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
i think its appropriate that you consider disability but it depends on a lot of things, including your specific financial situation and what type of work you do. I encourage my patients to work as long as they can if possible. good luck.
Approval Process
May 18, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 3
it can be extremely quick, even within 1 week depending upon the center
Approval Process
May 15, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 3
please be more specific--insurance process for what?
3 month follow up of MRI on HCC
May 14, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 10
at 2 cms the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be treated and you can remain on the transplant list with priority that can be accrued over time. Your hepatitis C (HCV) can be treated at any time during this process.
pain and elevated ALT
May 14, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 1
You could very well have NASH or plain fatty liver. Weight loss and treatment of an elevated cholesterol will help it and even reverse it. Your discomfort could be related to the liver being slightly enlarged but it also sounds like you could be having issues with your gallbladder.
3 month follow up of MRI on HCC
May 13, 2013 in the Liver Transplant Expert Forum - 10
the low potential chance for overall cure of an HCC with RFA is greater when it is small. I would always try and avoid the concept of transplantation as much as possible. at 2 cms the HCC allows you to be placed on the waiting list--at that point you could be treated and still accrue waiting time so that if the treatment doesnt work, you havent lost anything...