Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University St Louis
Gastroenterology
Dr. Alex S. Befeler, MD
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Alex Befeler is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. He studied medicine at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has a rank of 10 in research and a 19 in primary care He has 1 awards "Regional Top Doctor". Dr. Alex S. Befeler is also a published doctor. He has 23 publication published. The most recent publication is: Clinical course and management of inflammatory bowel disease after liver transplantation. Alex Befeler accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Sofosbuvir and ribavirin prevent recurrence of HCV infection after liver transplantation: an open-label study.
- High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid is associated with the development of Colorectal neoplasia in patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- The predictors of the presence of Varices in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Fat containing HCC: findings on CT and MRI including serial contrast-enhanced imaging.
- Alpha-fetoprotein, des-gamma carboxyprothrombin, and lectin-bound alpha-fetoprotein in early hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Treating hepatocellular carcinoma without liver transplantation.
- The safety of intra-Abdominal surgery in patients with cirrhosis: model for end-stage liver disease score is superior to Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification in predicti...
- Chemoembolization and bland embolization: a critical appraisal.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma: updates in primary prevention.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma: diagnosis and treatment.
- Imaging of liver Disease: comparison between quadruple-phase multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
- Formation of downhill Esophageal varices as a rare but serious complication of hemodialysis access: a case report and comprehensive literature review.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA.
- Accelerated hepatic fibrosis in patients with combined hereditary Hemochromatosis and chronic hepatitis C infection.
- Hepatitis B.
- Successful combined liver-heart transplantation in adults: report of three patients and review of the literature.
- Rapidly progressive liver injury and fatal alcoholic hepatitis occurring after liver transplantation in alcoholic patients.
- Clinical course and management of inflammatory bowel Disease after liver transplantation.
- Bile acid changes after high-dose ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in primary sclerosing cholangitis: Relation to Disease progression.
- Hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: influence of ethnic status.
- High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid increases risk of adverse outcomes in patients with early stage primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Schools
University Of ChicagoThe Pritzker School Of Medicine
Ut Southwestern University Hospitals
University Of Chicago Hospitals
Procedures Preformed
- Biopsy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Transplant Hepatology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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University of Chicago -
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School -
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1881602753 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BEFELER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALEX | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 63110 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MO | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 2178.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 33.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 1.52 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1881602753 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BEFELER |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALEX |
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