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Jennifer Dodge, MPH

Associate Professor of Research Medicine and Population and Public Health Sciences

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Publications

  • High Prevalence of Abnormal Anthropometrics in Lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A National Cross-Sectional Study. Gastroenterology. 2026 Jul 17.. View in PubMed
  • Reply: Methodological concerns and clinical applicability of ultrasound and bioimpedance for sarcopenia assessment in cirrhosis. Liver Transpl. 2026 Jul 01.. View in PubMed
  • National Prevalence of Clinical Obesity by BMI Class: A National Cross-Sectional Study. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Jun 02.. View in PubMed
  • Episodic Heavy Drinking and Implications for Steatotic Liver Disease Nomenclature: A National Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Apr 02.. View in PubMed
  • Sex-Specific Cardiometabolic Profiles and Severity of Liver Fibrosis. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Mar 02; 9(3):e260863.. View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal changes in cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with changes in liver stiffness in adults with MASLD. J Hepatol. 2026 Jul; 85(1):37-47.. View in PubMed
  • National trends in resmetirom prescriptions for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in the USA. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2026 Apr; 32(2):e185-e188.. View in PubMed
  • Alkaline Phosphatase Normalization Occurs Less Frequently in Hispanic Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Jan 29.. View in PubMed
  • Differential gastrointestinal mortality in Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian subgroups in the U.S.: a cross-sectional analysis of national mortality surveillance data 2018-2023. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2026 Mar; 55:101372.. View in PubMed
  • Predicting New-onset Diabetes Following Acute Pancreatitis: The CAPS Score. Pancreas. 2026 01 01; 55(1):e70-e74.. View in PubMed
  • Reply to ‘Bridging Association to Action: Reframing Environmental Exposure Assessment in PCE-Linked Liver Fibrosis’. Liver Int. 2026 Jan; 46(1):e70462.. View in PubMed
  • Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation in Patients with Cirrhosis: Boon, Bust, or Bull? Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Jan; 71(1):47-49. Dodge JL , Kim B . View in PubMed
  • Assessment of sarcopenia in cirrhosis: A practical approach using thigh and psoas ultrasound, bioimpedance, and anthropometry. Liver Transpl. 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):873-889.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Versus Kidney After Liver Transplantation Since the Safety Net Era. Clin Transplant. 2025 Dec; 39(12):e70407.. View in PubMed
  • Authors’ Reply on Immune-Mediated Liver Injury in HCC. Liver Int. 2025 Nov; 45(11):e70415.. View in PubMed
  • Tetrachloroethylene Is Associated With Presence of Significant Liver Fibrosis: A National Cross-Sectional Study in US Adults. Liver Int. 2025 Nov; 45(11):e70398.. View in PubMed
  • Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Among Ethnic Groups in a Private Vs a Safety Net-Hospital in Southern California. Gastro Hep Adv. 2026; 5(2):100840.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy on gastroenterology fellow performance: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 05; 103(5):1043-1051.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Differential Effects of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors on All-Cause Mortality in United States Adults With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 May; 24(5):1344-1353.. View in PubMed
  • High Grade Hepatotoxicity From Dual Checkpoint Inhibitors Is More Common in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Than Other Cancers. Liver Int. 2025 09; 45(9):e70255.. View in PubMed
  • Neighborhood Social Cohesion Associated With Chronic Liver Disease Prevalence and All-Cause Mortality. Gastro Hep Adv. 2026; 5(1):100775.. View in PubMed
  • Cardiometabolic risk factors and alcohol use among adults aged 20-25: A nationally representative US study. J Hepatol. 2026 Jan; 84(1):e16-e18.. View in PubMed
  • Ultrasound of the rectus femoris as a novel tool to measure sarcopenia in pediatric chronic liver disease. Hepatol Commun. 2025 Sep 01; 9(9).. View in PubMed
  • Significant Liver Disease Among Increased Alcohol Consumers More Than Doubled From 1999 to 2020 Alongside Evolving US Population Demographics. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Feb; 24(2):566-568.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Comparing donor selection barriers for living donor liver transplantation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic candidates in a large urban center. Liver Transpl. 2025 Dec 01; 31(12):1464-1471.. View in PubMed
  • Comparing ChatGPT3.5 and Bard recommendations for colonoscopy intervals: Bridging the gap in healthcare settings. Endosc Int Open. 2025; 13:a25865912.. View in PubMed
  • Medicaid cuts, mortality, and health-care expenditure in the USA. Lancet. 2025 May 17; 405(10491):1736.. View in PubMed
  • Immigration Factors and Monitoring of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Among Foreign-Born: The FOCUS-HBV Multicentre Cohort. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Jun; 61(12):1913-1922.. View in PubMed
  • Healthcare Contact Days Before and After Liver Transplant in Patients With Cirrhosis: A National Cohort Study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2025 Apr 01; 16(4):e00819.. View in PubMed
  • Longer travel and traffic are associated with adult liver transplant waitlist mortality in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2025 Jul; 25(7):1515-1525.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Alcohol and Incremental Cardiometabolic Risk Factors With Liver Disease: A National Cross-sectional Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Nov; 23(12):2205-2213.. View in PubMed
  • Geographical and Socioeconomic Disparities in Substance and Opioid Use Disorders Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hospitalizations in the United States From the National Inpatient Sample. J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 01 02; 86(1).. View in PubMed
  • Trends in Alcohol Use After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 178(1):139-142.. View in PubMed
  • The University of Southern California psychosocial checklist: A novel tool to remotely screen transplant candidates with alcohol-associated liver disease prior to hospital transfer. Liver Transpl. 2025 Feb 01; 31(2):250-253.. View in PubMed
  • Safety of acamprosate for alcohol use disorder after liver transplant: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Liver Transpl. 2025 Apr 01; 31(4):498-507.. View in PubMed
  • Emergency Department Utilization and Outcomes Among Adults With Cirrhosis From 2008 to 2022 in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Mar; 23(4):564-573.e27.. View in PubMed
  • Comparative outcomes of endoscopic mucosal resection for laterally spreading lesions in inflammatory bowel disease. Endoscopy. 2025 02; 57(2):148-155.. View in PubMed
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Agonists Use Before Endoscopy Is Associated With Low Retained Gastric Contents: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Mar 01; 120(3):554-561.. View in PubMed
  • The Survival Benefit of Reabstinence After Harmful Alcohol Use Following Early Liver Transplant for Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: A Multicenter ACCELERATE Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Apr 01; 120(4):827-836.. View in PubMed
  • The impact of surging transplantation of alcohol-associated liver disease on transplantation for HCC and other indications. Hepatol Commun. 2024 07 01; 8(7).. View in PubMed
  • Characteristics and Outcomes Among US Commercially Insured Transgender Adults With Cirrhosis: A National Cohort Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 12 01; 119(12):2455-2461.. View in PubMed
  • Neighborhood-level Social Determinants of Health and Waitlist Mortality for Liver Transplantation: The Liver Outcomes and Equity Index. Transplantation. 2024 07 01; 108(7):1558-1569.. View in PubMed
  • Differential Effects of Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy on Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplantation by MELD 3.0. Transplant Direct. 2024 Jun; 10(6):e1625.. View in PubMed
  • ChatGPT4 Outperforms Endoscopists for Determination of Postcolonoscopy Rescreening and Surveillance Recommendations. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 09; 22(9):1917-1925.e17.. View in PubMed
  • Reply. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Oct; 22(10):2160.. View in PubMed
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma after direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C is associated with KIR-HLA types predicting weak NK cell-mediated immunity. Eur J Immunol. 2024 08; 54(8):e2350678.. View in PubMed
  • Reply: Recognizing the new nomenclature requires a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence, severity, and long-term outlook for SLD and subclassifications. Hepatology. 2024 Apr 01; 79(4):E117-E118.. View in PubMed
  • National prevalence estimates for steatotic liver disease and subclassifications using consensus nomenclature. Hepatology. 2024 03 01; 79(3):666-673.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Significance of Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Percentage in Patients With Cirrhosis Without Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2023 09 01; 14(9):e00614.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition With Liver-Related Events and Mortality in Compensated Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 02; 22(2):315-323.e17.. View in PubMed
  • Association of nativity with survival among adults with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 07 06; 115(7):861-869.. View in PubMed
  • National Trends in Alcohol Use, Metabolic Syndrome, and Liver Disease From 1999 to 2018. Ann Intern Med. 2023 06; 176(6):879-882.. View in PubMed
  • Effect of dietary branched chain amino acids on liver related mortality: Results from a large cohort of North American patients with advanced HCV infection. PLoS One. 2023; 18(4):e0284739.. View in PubMed
  • Patient survey augments detection of harmful alcohol relapse after liver transplant for alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun. 2023 05 01; 7(5).. View in PubMed
  • Population-attributable risk of modifiable lifestyle factors to hepatocellular carcinoma: The multi-ethnic cohort. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 07; 58(1):89-98.. View in PubMed
  • Quantifying days at home in patients with cirrhosis: A national cohort study. Hepatology. 2023 08 01; 78(2):518-529.. View in PubMed
  • Healthcare affordability and effects on mortality among adults with liver disease from 2004 to 2018 in the United States. J Hepatol. 2023 08; 79(2):329-339.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Bacteria Types on the Clinical Outcomes of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 05; 68(5):2140-2148.. View in PubMed
  • Strategies to increase primary care provider capacity for hepatitis C care: The California ECHO-PLUS study. J Viral Hepat. 2023 05; 30(5):397-405.. View in PubMed
  • Multicentered study of patient outcomes after declined for early liver transplantation in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis. Hepatology. 2023 04 01; 77(4):1253-1262.. View in PubMed
  • Alpha-fetoprotein slope over 7.5 ng/ml over 3 months before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma predicts recurrence even after controlling for alpha-fetoprotein at liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2023 02 01; 29(2):233-235.. View in PubMed
  • Quantifying the Negative Impact of Fast-food Consumption on Liver Steatosis Among United States Adults With Diabetes and Obesity. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 11; 21(12):3176-3178.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Impaired anti-HBV vaccine response in non-cirrhotic chronic HCV is not overcome by double dose regimen: randomized control trial. Ann Hepatol. 2023 Mar-Apr; 28(2):100891.. View in PubMed
  • Liver transplant for alcohol-associated liver disease continues to rise 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic especially among young adults. J Hepatol. 2023 04; 78(4):e139-e141.. View in PubMed
  • Living Liver Donation Does not Significantly Affect Long-Term Life, Disability, or Medical Insurability. Prog Transplant. 2022 12; 32(4):274-282.. View in PubMed
  • Naltrexone for alcohol use disorder: Hepatic safety in patients with and without liver disease. Hepatol Commun. 2022 12; 6(12):3433-3442.. View in PubMed
  • Racial and ethnic differences in diet quality and food insecurity among adults with fatty liver and significant fibrosis: a U.S. population-based study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 11; 56(9):1383-1393.. View in PubMed
  • The Conundrum of Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis Requiring Kidney Transplantation; Kidney Alone or Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation. 2023 02 01; 107(2):429-437.. View in PubMed
  • National Experience on Waitlist Outcomes for Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: High Dropout Rate in All-Comers. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 06; 21(6):1581-1589.. View in PubMed
  • Geographic Density of Gastroenterologists Is Associated With Decreased Mortality From Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 06; 21(6):1542-1551.e6.. View in PubMed
  • Transplantation, HIV Serostatus, and Registry Data: Room for Improvement. Am J Transplant. 2022 09; 22(9):2283-2284.. View in PubMed
  • National experience with living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 07; 28(7):1144-1157.. View in PubMed
  • Differential IgG4-Producing Plasma Cell Infiltration in Non- and Post-Transplant Plasma Cell Hepatitis. Transpl Int. 2022; 35:10182.. View in PubMed
  • Pregnancies With Cirrhosis Are Rising and Associated With Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 03 01; 117(3):445-452.. View in PubMed
  • Lower Alpha-Fetoprotein Threshold of 500 ng/mL for Liver Transplantation May Improve Posttransplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 05; 28(5):763-773.. View in PubMed
  • Food Insecurity is Associated With Mortality Among U.S. Adults With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Advanced Fibrosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 12; 20(12):2790-2799.e4.. View in PubMed
  • The Impact of Median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease at Transplant Minus 3 National Policy on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 03; 28(3):376-385.. View in PubMed
  • Medicaid expansion and variability in mortality in the USA: a national, observational cohort study. Lancet Public Health. 2022 01; 7(1):e48-e55.. View in PubMed
  • Excess liver transplant waitlist mortality for patients with primary biliary cholangitis under MELD-Na allocation. Clin Transplant. 2022 02; 36(2):e14527.. View in PubMed
  • Liver transplantation for HCC: validation of prognostic power of the RETREAT score for recurrence in a UK cohort. HPB (Oxford). 2022 05; 24(5):596-605.. View in PubMed
  • Diverging Incidence Trends for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Rural and Urban Settings in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 05; 20(5):1180-1185.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Changes and mediators of survival disparity among Black liver transplant recipients in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2021 12; 21(12):3883-3893.. View in PubMed
  • Downstaging Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results From the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium. Gastroenterology. 2021 11; 161(5):1502-1512.. View in PubMed
  • No Foul Play for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2021 11; 27(11):1680-1681.. View in PubMed
  • Etiology and Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in an Ethnically Diverse Population: The Multiethnic Cohort. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 12; 13(14).. View in PubMed
  • Nonviral liver disease is the leading indication for liver transplant in the United States in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Transplant. 2021 09; 21(9):3148-3156.. View in PubMed
  • Metabolic Risk Profiles for Hepatic Steatosis Differ by Race/Ethnicity: An Elastography-Based Study of US Adults. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 07; 67(7):3340-3355.. View in PubMed
  • Retransplantation After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Data from the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation. 2021 06 01; 105(6):1297-1302.. View in PubMed
  • Live Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Impact of Share 35 on Live Donor Utilization. Transplantation. 2021 04 01; 105(4):824-831.. View in PubMed
  • A Multicenter Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Home-Based Exercise Program for Patients With Cirrhosis: The Strength Training Intervention (STRIVE). Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 04; 116(4):717-722.. View in PubMed
  • Retail Alcohol and Tobacco Sales During COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2021 07; 174(7):1027-1029.. View in PubMed
  • Excess Mortality After Liver Transplantation in Young Women With Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 03 01; 116(3):551-559.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Frailty and Sex With Wait List Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates in the Multicenter Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. JAMA Surg. 2021 03 01; 156(3):256-262.. View in PubMed
  • The Internet as a Tool for Liver Transplant Programs to Combat Stigma Related to Alcohol Use Disorder. Hepatol Commun. 2021 02; 5(2):155-157.. View in PubMed
  • Prospective Multicenter Study of Early Antiviral Therapy in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients of HCV-Viremic Donors. Hepatology. 2021 06; 73(6):2110-2123.. View in PubMed
  • A novel waitlist dropout score for hepatocellular carcinoma – identifying a threshold that predicts worse post-transplant survival. J Hepatol. 2021 04; 74(4):829-837.. View in PubMed
  • Identifying an Optimal Liver Frailty Index Cutoff to Predict Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates. Hepatology. 2021 03; 73(3):1132-1139.. View in PubMed
  • Temporal Trends and Outcomes in Liver Transplantation for Recipients With HIV Infection in Europe and United States. Transplantation. 2020 10; 104(10):2078-2086.. View in PubMed
  • Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Risk Factors on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct; 6(10):e605.. View in PubMed
  • Donation After Circulatory Death Is Associated With Similar Posttransplant Survival in All but the Highest-Risk Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. Liver Transpl. 2020 09; 26(9):1100-1111.. View in PubMed

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