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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthAdnan Said, MD’s practice is devoted to advanced hepatology (e.g., diseases of the liver) and liver transplantation.
Specialties
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Languages Spoken
| English, Urdu |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Medicine |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology Transplant Hepatology |
| Fellowship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Residency |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Internship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Medical School |
Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1995
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Colonoscopy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Transplant
- Medical Management of Liver Transplant Patients
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Programs & Conditions
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Crohn's Disease
- Hepatitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
| Research |
Dr. Said’s research interests include acute and chronic liver disease and liver transplantation. |
| Publications |
PubMed Articles
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Rice JP Lubner M Taylor A Spier BJ Said A Lucey MR Musat A Reichelderfer M Pfau PR Gopal DV .
CT portography with gastric variceal volume measurements in the evaluation of endoscopic therapeutic efficacy of tissue adhesive injection into gastric varices: a pilot study. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Aug;56(8):2466-72
[PubMed ID: 21336602]
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Rice JP Skagen C Said A .
Liver transplant outcomes for patients with hepatorenal syndrome treated with pretransplant vasoconstrictors and albumin. Transplantation. 2011 May 27;91(10):1141-7
[PubMed ID: 21544034]
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Skagen CL Jou JH Said A .
Risk of de novo hepatitis in liver recipients from hepatitis-B core antibody-positive grafts - a systematic analysis. Clin Transplant. 2011 May-Jun;25(3):E243-9
[PubMed ID: 21323735]
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Dureja P Mellinger J Agni R Chang F Avey G Lucey M Said A .
NAFLD recurrence in liver transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2011 Mar 27;91(6):684-9
[PubMed ID: 21248661]
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Spier BJ Walker AJ Cornett DD Pfau PR Halberg RB Said A .
Screening colonoscopy and detection of neoplasia in asymptomatic, average-risk, solid organ transplant recipients: case-control study. Transpl Int. 2010 Dec;23(12):1233-8
[PubMed ID: 21059109]
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Benson ME Reichelderfer M Said A Gaumnitz EA Pfau PR .
Variation in colonoscopic technique and adenoma detection rates at an academic gastroenterology unit. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Jan;55(1):166-71
[PubMed ID: 19156519]
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Skagen C Einstein M Lucey MR Said A .
Combination treatment with octreotide, midodrine, and albumin improves survival in patients with type 1 and type 2 hepatorenal syndrome. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug;43(7):680-5
[PubMed ID: 19238094]
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Skagen C Lucey M Said A .
Liver transplantation: an update 2009. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2009 May;25(3):202-8
[PubMed ID: 19349862]
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Spier BJ Pfau PR Lorenze KR Knechtle SJ Said A .
Risk factors and outcomes in post-liver transplantation bile duct stones and casts: A case-control study. Liver Transpl. 2008 Oct;14(10):1461-5
[PubMed ID: 18825682]
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Said A Lucey MR .
Liver transplantation: an update 2008. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2008 May;24(3):339-45
[PubMed ID: 18408462]
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Schwartz DC Dasher KJ Said A Gopal DV Reichelderfer M Kim DH Pickhardt PJ Taylor AJ Pfau PR .
Impact of a CT colonography screening program on endoscopic colonoscopy in clinical practice. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;103(2):346-51
[PubMed ID: 17941961]
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Wells JT Said A Agni R Tome S Hughes S Dureja P Lucey MR .
The impact of acute alcoholic hepatitis in the explanted recipient liver on outcome after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2007 Dec;13(12):1728-35
[PubMed ID: 18044757]
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Said A Einstein M Lucey MR .
Liver transplantation: an update 2007. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2007 May;23(3):292-8
[PubMed ID: 17414845]
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Spier BJ Said A Moncher K Pfau PR .
Safety of endoscopy after myocardial infarction based on cardiovascular risk categories: a retrospective analysis of 135 patients at a tertiary referral medical center. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2007 May-Jun;41(5):462-7
[PubMed ID: 17450027]
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Pfau PR Perlman SB Stanko P Frick TJ Gopal DV Said A Zhang Z Weigel T .
The role and clinical value of EUS in a multimodality esophageal carcinoma staging program with CT and positron emission tomography. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Mar;65(3):377-84
[PubMed ID: 17321235]
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Roeder BE Said A Reichelderfer M Gopal DV .
Placement of gastrostomy tubes in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts does not result in increased incidence of shunt infection or decreased survival. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Feb;52(2):518-22
[PubMed ID: 17195119]
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Wells JT Lucey MR Said A .
Hepatitis C in transplant recipients of solid organs, other than liver. Clin Liver Dis. 2006 Nov;10(4):901-17
[PubMed ID: 17164124]
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Said A Lucey MR .
Liver transplantation: an update. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2006 May;22(3):272-8
[PubMed ID: 16550042]
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Pfau PR Mosley RG Said A Gopal DV Fischer MC Oberley T Weiss J Lee FT Jr Eckoff D Reichelderfer M .
Comparison of the effect of non-ionic and ionic contrast agents on pancreatic histology in a canine model. JOP. 2006 Jan 11;7(1):27-33
[PubMed ID: 16407615]
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Said A Williams J Holden J Remington P Musat A Lucey MR .
The prevalence of alcohol-induced liver disease and hepatitis C and their interaction in a tertiary care setting. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Oct;2(10):928-34
[PubMed ID: 15476157]
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Safdar N Said A Lucey MR Knechtle SJ D'Alessandro A Musat A Pirsch J McDermott J Kalayoglu M Maki DG .
Infected bilomas in liver transplant recipients: clinical features, optimal management, and risk factors for mortality. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 15;39(4):517-25
[PubMed ID: 15356815]
