Santiago Munoz, M.D.
Clinical Associate of Medicine
Active Attending Staff
Director, Center for Liver Diseases
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Head, Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, First Post Graduate Course on Hepatobiliary Disease and Liver Transplantation
Department: Medicine
Contact information
PENN Presbyterian Medical Center
Medical Offices Building, Suite 220
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Medical Offices Building, Suite 220
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8950
Fax: 215-243-8825
Fax: 215-243-8825
Education
M.D.
University of Chile School of Medicine, Valparaiso, Chile, 1978.
M.D.
University of Chile School of Medicine, Valparaiso, Chile, 1978.
Post-Graduate Training
Research Fellowship in Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981-1983.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1987.
Internship in Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA , 1983-1984.
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Chile University Hospital, Santiago, Chile, 1979-1981.
Research Fellowship in Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981-1983.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1985.
Permanent linkResearch Fellowship in Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981-1983.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1987.
Internship in Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA , 1983-1984.
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Chile University Hospital, Santiago, Chile, 1979-1981.
Research Fellowship in Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981-1983.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1985.
Selected Publications
Munoz S, Stravitz T: Coagulopathy of Acute Liver Failure Clinics in Liver Disease 2008, in press.Munoz S: Evaluation and Management of Cholestatic Liver Disorders Clinics in Liver Disease 2008, in press.
Munoz SJ, Rajender Reddy K, Lee W; The Acute Liver Failure Study Group: The Coagulopathy of Acute Liver Failure and Implications for Intracranial Pressure Monitoring. Neurocrit Care 9: 103-107, April 1 2008.
Munoz S: The Hepatorenal Syndrome The Medical Clinics of North America 92: 813-837, 2008.
Munoz S: Hepatic Encephalopathy The Medical Clinics of North America 92: 795-812, 2008.
Moller HJ, Gronbaek H, Schiodt FV, Holland-Fisher P, Schilsky M, Munoz S, Hassanein T, Lee WM and the US Acute Liver Failure Study Group : Soluble CD163 From Activated Macrophages Predicts Mortality in Acute Liver Failure. J Hepatology 47(5): 671-6, Nov 2007 Notes: June 21 (e-publication ahead of print).
Peters M, DiBisceglie AM, Kowdley K, Flye N, Luketic VA, Munoz SJ, Garcia-Tsao G, Boyer TD, Lake JR, Bonacini M, Combes B and PUMPS Group: Differences between Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic patients with primary biliary cirrhosis in the United States. Hepatology 46(3): 769-75, Sep 2007.
Munoz S, Killackey M: Postoperative Jaundice. In: Schiff’s Diseases of the Liver. ER Schiff, MF Sorrell, and WC Maddrey (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 10th edition, Chapter 25: 6097-706, 2007.
Stravitz T, Kramer AH,, Davern T, Shaikh AO, Caldwell SH, Mehta, RL, Blei, AT, Fontana, RJ, McGuire, BM, Rossaro, L, Smith, AD, Lee, WM and the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (S Munoz, Group member) : Influence of high body mass index on outcome in acute liver failure. Crit Care Med 35(11): 2498-2508, 2007.
Bass N, Leevy C, Munoz S, Poordad F: Advancing the Diagnosis and Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy. A Report of a Symposium Presented During the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease Gastroenterology & Hepatology 3 (2): Suppl. 5, 2007.
