Saleh Alqahtani, MD

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

saleh.alqahtani@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Hepatology (2008)
FellowshipUniversity of Calgary, Gastroenterology (2007)
ResidencyUniversity of Western Ontario, Internal Medicine (2004)
Medical SchoolKing Abdul Aziz University (1998)

Research Interests

Drug Induced Liver Injury
Fatty Liver disease
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Liver transplantation

Publications

Featured
Statins Are Safe for the Treatment of Hypercholestrolemia in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Alqahtani SA, Sanchez W , Gastroenterology , July 2008;

Liver Transplantation in USA

Alqahtani SA, Larson AM , Current Opinion in Gastroenterology , May 2011; (27(3)):240-7

Selection of patients for Liver transplantation

Alqahtani SA, Watt K. , Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume Three , October 2010; (October 2010, volume 3)

Hemodynamics in the immediate post-transplantation period in alcoholic and viral cirrhosis.

Al-Hamoudi WK, Alqahtani S, Tandon P, Ma M, Lee SS, World journal of gastroenterology : WJG, 2010 Feb; 16 (5):608-12

Assessment of endoscopic training of general surgery residents in a North American health region.

Asfaha S, Alqahtani S, Hilsden RJ, MacLean AR, Beck PL, Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2008 Dec; 68 (6):1056-62

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.

Alqahtani SA, Fouad TR, Lee SS, Seminars in liver disease, 2008 Feb; 28 (1):59-69

A case of valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy: look beyond the liver.

Alqahtani S, Federico P, Myers RP, CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2007 Sep; 177 (6):568-9

Hepatic portal venous gas: a report of two cases and a review of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and approach to management.

Alqahtani S, Coffin CS, Burak K, Chen F, MacGregor J, Beck P, Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 2007 May; 21 (5):309-13

A retrospective Comparison of Percutaneous Endoscopic and Radiologic Gastrostomy Tube Feeding.

Alqahtani SA, Shaffer EA, American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007; 102 (9):S543

Methotrexate Hepatotoxicity in Psoriasis: Canadian Journal of Gastro, February 2007, Volume 21, Supplement SA

Alqahtani SA, Alhamoudi W, Shaheen AZ, Urbanski SJ Swain MG, Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007; 21 (SA)

Honors/Awards

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Research Award

(2011)

Canadian Association For the Study of the Liver (CASL) travel fund award

(2006)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) Travel fund award.

(2005)

Chief Resident Award

(2004)

USC Teaching Honour Roll

Univ of Western Ontario award to most outstanding teachers on campus (2003)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

European Association for Study of Liver Diseases

(2005)

American Association for the study of Liver Diseases

(2004)

American College of Gastroenterology

(2004)