K. Rajender (Raj) Reddy
Founder's Professor in Hepatology
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
2 Dulles Liver Transplant Office
Philadelphia, PA 19104
2 Dulles Liver Transplant Office
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-4276
Fax: 215-349-5915
Fax: 215-349-5915
Publications
Education
M.B.B.S.
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, 1972.
M.B.B.S.
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, 1972.
Links
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Penn Medicine Liver Diseases Program
Penn Medicine Liver Transplant Program
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Penn Medicine Liver Diseases Program
Penn Medicine Liver Transplant Program
Post-Graduate Training
Rotation House Surgeon, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India , 1972-1973.
Pre-Registration House Office, Aberdeen Teaching Hospitals, Aberdeen, UK , 1974-1975.
Senior House Officer, St. Edmund’s Hospital, Northampton, UK , 1975-1976.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Misericordia Hospital, Lincoln Hospital Affiliation, New York Medical College, New York, now known as Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center , 1977-1980.
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Tennessee , 1980-1982.
Fellowship, Hepatology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida , 1982-1983.
Rotation House Surgeon, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India , 1972-1973.
Pre-Registration House Office, Aberdeen Teaching Hospitals, Aberdeen, UK , 1974-1975.
Senior House Officer, St. Edmund’s Hospital, Northampton, UK , 1975-1976.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Misericordia Hospital, Lincoln Hospital Affiliation, New York Medical College, New York, now known as Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center , 1977-1980.
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Tennessee , 1980-1982.
Fellowship, Hepatology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida , 1982-1983.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1980.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, 1983.
American Board of Internal Medicine-GI Board appointment, 2009.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualification in Transplant Hepatology (CAQ), Re-certification 2016 , 2016.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 1980.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, 1983.
American Board of Internal Medicine-GI Board appointment, 2009.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualification in Transplant Hepatology (CAQ), Re-certification 2016 , 2016.
Description of Research Expertise
Viral Hepatitis, Liver Cancer, Advanced Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation, HCC Biomarkers, Polycystic Liver Disease, NASH, Drug-Induced Liver InjuryDescription of Clinical Expertise
Viral Hepatitis, Liver Cancer, Advanced Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation, HCC Biomarkers, Polycystic Liver Disease, NASH, Drug-Induced Liver InjuryDescription of Other Expertise
Education and MentorshipSelected Publications
Wong F, Adebayo D, George J, Idilman R, Hayes PC, Alvares-da-Silva MR, Torre A, Mekonnen HD, Seto WK, Sarin SK, Cao Z, Rajoriya N, Nagral A, Fisseha H, Kulkarni AV, Zhu C, Debzi N, Farias AQ, Su M, Goel A, Marciano S, Livingstone R, Dhiman RK, Gao Y, Malé-Velázquez R, Demitars CO, Bera C, Jiang YF, Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA, Tan HK, Zhao C, Huezo MSG, Asrani SK, Wang L, Lu M, Michalczuk MT, Barutcu S, Cordova-Gallardo J, Gofton C, Gounder M, Shaw J, Albhaisi S, Zheng X, Aravinthan A, Rajaram RB, Jothimani D, Thanapirom K, Benitez C, Dincer D, Saraya A, Xu B, Lin M, Wu X, Liu C, Reddy KR, et al.: Chronic kidney disease in cirrhosis: a study of inpatients from a global perspective. Gut June 2026.Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, Tandon P, Lai JC, O'Leary JG, Wong F, et al. : Salivary microbiome and serum metabolomics add to clinical biomarkers to predict 6-month hospitalizations in a multicenter cirrhosis outpatient cohort. Hepatology 83(6): 1483-1494, June 2026.
Premkumar M, Kajal K, Roy A, Izzy M, Divyaveer S, Kulkarni AV, Artru F, Sharma P, Sandhu A, Sihag BK, Bahl A, De A, Verma N, Taneja S, Duseja AK, Pal A, Bhujade H, Reddy KR. : Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)-guided volume management and the effect of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy on acute kidney injury outcomes in cirrhosis. Hepatology 83(6): 1495-1514, June 2026.
Lai J, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Vargas HE, Thacker LR, Bush BJ, Silvey S, Reddy KR, et al. : Frailty Increases Hospitalization Rates in an Ambulatory Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis: The North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease 3 Prospective Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol May 2026.
Malicote D, Im G, Weinberg E, Kwong A, Shasthry SM, Rastogi A, Tondon R, Verma N, Valsan A, Kwo P, Reddy KR, et al. : Ahead, a Novel Validated Machine Learning Model for Clinical Diagnosis of Alcohol Associated Hepatitis. Res Sq May 2026.
Kulkarni AV, Venishetty S, Prasanna S, Iyengar S, Sarada SV, Premkumar M, Sharma M, Alla M, Rao PN, Reddy DN, Reddy KR: Midodrine versus placebo in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure with ascites-A randomized trial (MIDAS trial). Hepatol Commun. 10(6), May 2026.
10. Silvey S, Choudhury AK, Kamath PS, Xie Q, Wong F, Hayes PC, Seto WK, Arora U, Singhal G, Jothimani D, Asrani S, Gadano A, Dincer D, Farias AQ, Adebayo D, Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA, Doyle A, Kulkarni AV, Debzi N, Shaw J, Barutcu S, Desalgn H, Bettinger D, Regis Lah PC, Duarte-Rojo A, Turan D, Wang L, Velazquez RM, Zheng X, Aghayaeva S, Karasu Z, Demirtas C, Liu C, Cordova-Gallardo J, Xu B, Nagral A, Gao H, Elangovan H, Fung J, Rajorya N, Wang X, Katchmann H, Praharaj D, Mahadeva S, Jiang Y, Zheng K, Thanapirom K, Eapen CE, Dhiman RK, Lu M, Arrese M, Su M, Hueso SG, Zhu C, Aberra H, Fisseha H, Tan HK, Zhao C, Zhang N, Taneja S, Aravinthan AD, Sonavane A, Saraya A, Gofton C, MacQuillan G, Pereira G, Reddy KR, et al. : Machine Learning Models Using Hospital Admission Characteristics Do Not Optimally Predict Nosocomial Infection Development in a Global Cirrhosis Cohort. Am J Gastroenterol April 2026.
Roy A, Jajodia S, Chakraborty S, Keyal S, Tewari A, Sonthalia N, Roy S, Khandelwal R, Kulkarni A, Ghoshal UC, Reddy KR, et al. : Blood-based non-invasive tests show comparable accuracy in MetALD and MASLD for MRE-defined advanced fibrosis. BMC Gastroenterol. 26(1): 329, April 2026.
McCullough AA, Mahmud N, Reddy KR, Bittermann T. : Delisting for clinical improvement as a proxy for recompensated cirrhosis on the U.S. liver transplant waitlist: A retrospective cohort study. Liver Transpl. April 2026.
9. Sánchez-Torrijos Y, Torres-Domínguez A, Carmona I, Ibáñez-Samaniego L, Román E, Casado M, García-Cortés M, Jimeno C, Rosales-Zabal JM, Fernández-Álvarez P, Sendra C, López-Garrido Á, Ballester MP, Rodríguez-Perálvarez M, Estévez M, García-García A, Jiménez-Pérez M, Del Pino P, Santamaría G, Sánchez J, Zamora J, Rodríguez M, Castillo L, Aguilera V, Romero G, Reddy KR, et al. : REACT Score, a Novel Scoring System, Improves the Prediction of Non-Elective Readmissions in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis. Liver Int. 46(5), April 2026.