Uri Avissar, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Uri Avissar
617.638.8206
uravissa@bu.edu
85 E. Concord St
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Biography

I have trained and am board certified in transplant hepatology. I have an interest in medical education and formulation and standardization of trainee evaluations

Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University

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Education

  • University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD
  • Yale University, BS

Publications

  • Published on 9/17/2015

    Zucker SD, Vogel ME, Kindel TL, Smith DL, Idelman G, Avissar U, Kakarlapudi G, Masnovi ME. Bilirubin prevents acute DSS-induced colitis by inhibiting leukocyte infiltration and suppressing upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2015 Nov 15; 309(10):G841-54. PMID: 26381705.

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  • Published on 3/1/2010

    Smith DL, Keshavan P, Avissar U, Ahmed K, Zucker SD. Sodium taurocholate inhibits intestinal adenoma formation in APCMin/+ mice, potentially through activation of the farnesoid X receptor. Carcinogenesis. 2010 Jun; 31(6):1100-9. PMID: 20194350.

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  • Published on 3/1/2010

    Barry CT, Avissar U, Asebrook M, Sostok MA, Sherman KE, Zucker SD. Use of a standardized patient exercise to assess core competencies during fellowship training. J Grad Med Educ. 2010 Mar; 2(1):111-7. PMID: 21975896.

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