Aijaz Ahmed

· Professor of Medicine

Stanford University · Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Active 1994–2025

h-index60

Citations15.5k

Papers557165 last 5y

Funding$27.6M

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Research topics

Medicine
Internal medicine
Environmental health
Pediatrics
Virology
Pathology
Gastroenterology
Physical therapy

Selected publications

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Most Rapidly Increasing Indication for Liver Transplantation in the United States
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2020 · 555 citations
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease is associated with increased all-cause mortality in the United States
Journal of Hepatology · 2021 · 414 citations
Senior authorCorresponding
DOI
High Prevalence of Concurrent Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: Early Experience From California
Gastroenterology · 2020 · 218 citations
Senior authorCorresponding
DOI
Inadequate Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Are Independent Predictors of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Hepatology · 2020 · 161 citations
Senior authorCorresponding
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In general, physical activity (PA) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have an inverse association. However, studies assessing the impact of the widely accepted Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PA Guidelines) on NAFLD are lacking. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We performed a serial, cross-sectional analysis among adults by using the 2007-2016 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. NAFLD and advanced fibrosis were defined by using various noninvasive…
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Current burden of MASLD, MetALD, and hepatic fibrosis among US adults with prediabetes and diabetes, 2017–2023
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology · 2024-12-30 · 12 citations
articleOpen accessSenior author
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Recent grants

NIH Grant P20RR016457
NIH · $27.6M · 2014

Frequent coauthors

Taft Bhuket
Alameda Health System
264 shared
Benny Liu
262 shared
María Aguilar
University of Utah
260 shared
Kellie Young
259 shared
Bilal Hameed
259 shared
Neal G. Copeland
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
256 shared
Takahiro Kodama
256 shared
Nancy A. Jenkins
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
256 shared

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