University of California San Francisco

Norah Terrault - 144
Norah
Terrault
MD, MPH

Professor of Clinical Medicine & Surgery
Departments of Medicine & Surgery
Director of Viral Hepatitis Research in Liver Transplantation

Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, #001
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-476-2227
Fax: 415-476-0659

    Biography

    Dr. Norah Terrault is a hepatologist or liver specialist who is recognized internationally for the treatment of viral hepatitis and liver transplantation. Her research includes the study of viral hepatitis and its progression and treatment, especially in liver transplant patients. Her research includes several clinical trials related to preventing and treating chronic hepatitis C and B. Her studies in this area have been presented to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the leading organization for research in liver disease.

    Terrault completed medical training at the University of Alberta and specialty medical training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto, both in Canada. Her post-doctoral fellowship in hepatology and viral hepatitis was completed at the University of California, San Francisco while earning a concurrent master's degree in public health from the University of California at Berkeley. She joined the medical staff at UCSF Medical Center in 1997.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California, San Francisco Post-Doc Fellow/Scholar Medicine 1995
    University of Alberta M.D. School of Medicine 1987
    University of California, San Francisco Residency
    University of California, San Francisco Clinical Fellowship Gastroenterology

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

    Clinical Expertise

    Alcoholic Liver Disease
    Autoimmune Hepatitis
    Benign Liver Tumors
    Cirrhosis
    Fulminant Hepatic Failure
    Hepatitis B
    Hepatitis C
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
    Live Donor Liver Transplantation
    Liver Transplantation
    Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    Pancreas Transplantation
    Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
    Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    Clinical Trials

    1. Related Conditions: Hepatitis C, Viruses, Hepatocellular Cancer, Liver Cancer, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, Hepatitis A| Start Date: | End Date:
    2. Related Conditions: Hepatitis B, Liver Disease, Liver Transplant, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis| Start Date: | End Date:

    Program Affiliations

    UCSF Liver Center

    In the News

    December, 20, 2014 | UCSF Transplant Surgery

    Grants and Funding

    • USC Cirrhosis Clinical Center | NIH | 2021-09-22 - 2026-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
    • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN) | NIH | 2002-06-15 - 2024-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
    • Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN): Natural History and Treatment Studies | NIH | 2008-09-30 - 2021-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
    • Bay Area Hepatitis C Cooperative Research Center | NIH | 2010-06-15 - 2016-05-31 | Role: Co-Investigator
    • General Clinical Research Center | NIH | 1974-12-01 - 2009-03-31 | Role: Co-Investigator
    • Resistance to Antiviral Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C | NIH | 2001-08-01 - 2007-04-30 | Role: Principal Investigator

    Research Narrative

    My research focuses on the natural history and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), particularly in special populations, including those undergoing liver transplantation. Work in progress addresses the natural history of post-transplant disease and specific therapies to prevent infection or modify HCV and HBV disease progression and loss of grafts from recurrent disease.

    Our virological analyses are focused on characterization of viral mutations that occur in liver transplant recipients receiving antiviral therapies and assessment of the effect of these variant viruses on the natural history and severity of disease post-transplantation. Knowledge of these factors may allow improved organ allocation by identifying subsets of patients with HCV recurrence in liver grafts who would be favorable or unfavorable candidates for retransplantation. 

    Research Interests

    Liver Injury and Repair

    Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

    Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 421
    1. Treatment Status of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Does Not Influence Rates of Sustained Virologic Response: An HCV-TARGET Analysis.
      Radhakrishnan K, Di Bisceglie AM, Reddy KR, Lim JK, Levitsky J, Hassan MA, Darling JM, Feld JJ, Akushevich L, Vainorius M, Nelson DR, Fried MW, Brown RS, Terrault NA| | PubMed
    2. Total Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Flares in Pregnant North American Women With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Results From a Prospective Observational Study.
      Bzowej NH, Tran TT, Li R, Belle SH, Smith CI, Khalili M, Chung R, Tsai N, Terrault N, Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN)| | PubMed
    3. Superior Wait-List Outcomes in Patients with Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Compared With Other Indications for Liver Transplantation.
      Giard JM, Dodge JL, Terrault NA| | PubMed
    4. Gaps in Viral Hepatitis Awareness in the United States in a Population-based Study.
      Zhou K, Terrault NA| | PubMed
    5. Alcohol use in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver: a tangled web of causality.
      Brandman D, Terrault NA| | PubMed
    6. Outcomes of liver transplantation for acute fatty liver disease of pregnancy.
      Kushner T, Tholey D, Dodge J, Saberi B, Schiano T, Terrault N| | PubMed
    7. Age, race and viral genotype are associated with the prevalence of hepatitis B e antigen in children and adults with chronic hepatitis B.
      Di Bisceglie AM, King WC, Lisker-Melman M, Khalili M, Belle SH, Feld JJ, Ghany MG, Janssen HLA, Lau D, Lee WM, Ling SC, Cooper S, Rosenthal P, Schwarz KB, Sterling RK, Teckman JH, Terrault N, Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN)| | PubMed
    8. Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Levels in Young Men Are Associated With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Midlife.
      Sarkar M, VanWagner LB, Terry JG, Carr JJ, Rinella M, Schreiner PJ, Lewis CE, Terrault N, Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Cohort| | PubMed
    9. Distinct phenotype and function of circulating Vδ1+ and Vδ2+ γδT-cells in acute and chronic hepatitis B.
      Chang KM, Traum D, Park JJ, Ho S, Ojiro K, Wong DK, Wahed AS, Terrault NA, Khalili M, Sterling RK, Janssen HLA, Shuhart MC, Lau DT, Roberts LR, Johnson GS, Kaplan DE, Betts MR, Lee WM, Lok ASF, Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN)| | PubMed
    10. Model to Calculate Harms and Benefits of Early vs Delayed Liver Transplantation for Patients With Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis.
      Lee BP, Samur S, Dalgic OO, Bethea ED, Lucey MR, Weinberg E, Hsu C, Rinella ME, Im GY, Fix OK, Therapondos G, Han H, Victor DW, Voigt MD, Eswaran S, Terrault NA, Chhatwal J| | PubMed