Jorge Abdon Bezerra, MD
Pediatric Hepatologist
Professor and Chair at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (1984)
- Residency
- Univ. of Arizona Health Sciences Center (1990), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (1993), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions
- Biliary Atresia
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis Liver Diseases
- Liver Failure
- Metabolic Liver Disease
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Viral Hepatitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Biliary atresia
- Inherited liver diseases
- Viral hepatitis
- Cholestatic liver diseases
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Publications
- Biliary atresia in National Organization of Rare Disorders: A Guide to Rare Disorders. Bezerra JA (2016)
- Biliary atresia – An Update 2019 in National Organization of Rare Disorders: A Guide to Rare Disorders. Bezerra JA (2019)
- Biliary atresia in Liver Disease in Children. Bezerra JA, Asai A, Mulappadi B, Tiao G, Balistreri WF (2019)
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Professional Activities
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Pediatric Society
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Association of American Physicians
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Society for Pediatric Research
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Awards and Honors
- Chairman 2021, Board of Scientific Councilors, Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Honorary Member 2021, Academy of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte School of Medicine, Natal, Brazil
- The Klatskin Lecturer 2021, Yale University
- President 2020, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- The Best Doctors in America, 2005, 2008-2021
- Castle Conolly Top Doctors in America 2018-2021
- Top Doctor, Pediatrics, 2014-2015, 2017-2021, Cincinnati Magazine
- Chairman 2017, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 DKUS-P (03)
- Trustee 2016-2018, Foundation of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Councilor and Governing Board Member 2016, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Fellow 2015, American Gastroenterological Association
- Fellow 2014, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Award for distinguished scientific accomplishments 2014, 15th Brazilian Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Natal, Brazil
- Mentorship Achievement Award 2014, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Associate Editor 2012, Hepatology
- William and Rebecca Balistreri Chair of Pediatric Hepatology 2009-2022, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Pediatric Resident Research Award 1989, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Graduating Resident Award for Excellence in Research 1989, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
- Graduating Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Service 1989, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
- Graduating Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching 1989, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
- Best Graduating Student, Merit Medal 1984, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte School of Medicine