Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsBasile Njei, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCP
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
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2025
AI-Based Models for Risk Prediction in MASLD: A Systematic Review.
Njei B, Al-Ajlouni YA, Lemos SY, Ugwendum D, Njei N, Al Ta'ani O, Ameyaw P, Njei LP, Boateng S. AI-Based Models for Risk Prediction in MASLD: A Systematic Review. Dig Dis Sci 2025 PMID: 41231418, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-025-09499-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer disparities in lean vs. non-lean MASH: insight from a national inpatient sample.
Ezeani C, Omaliko C, Protiva P, Al-Ajlouni YA, Ketwaroo G, Njei B. Cancer disparities in lean vs. non-lean MASH: insight from a national inpatient sample. BMC Gastroenterol 2025, 25: 659. PMID: 41013214, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-025-04187-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnother commentary on Our Article, "Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean MASLD Patients: A Nationwide Analysis".
Ameyaw PA, Boateng S, Issaka Y, Ackah ES, Kasar AA, Al-Ajlouni YA, Njei B. Another commentary on Our Article, "Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean MASLD Patients: A Nationwide Analysis". Dig Dis Sci 2025 PMID: 40996602, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-025-09406-z.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersArtificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiography for risk prediction in chronic liver disease: A systematic review
Dimala C, Al-Ajlouni Y, Nso N, Njei B. Artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiography for risk prediction in chronic liver disease: A systematic review. International Journal Of Cardiology 2025, 443: 133926. PMID: 40997956, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic liver diseaseLearning algorithmsLiver diseaseEsophageal varicesRisk stratificationConvolutional neural networkClinical utilityDeep learning algorithmsMachine learning algorithmsDetection of cirrhosisMELD-Na scoreRisk predictionPrediction of cirrhosisSubclinical disease detectionRoutine clinical useSystematic reviewComprehensive literature searchNeural networkECG modelPlatelet countClinical parametersCirrhosis severityECG abnormalitiesLiver cirrhosisClinical useCommentary on Our Article, “Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean MASLD Patients: A Nationwide Analysis
Ameyaw P, Boateng S, Issaka Y, Ackah E, Kasar A, Al-Ajlouni Y, Njei B. Commentary on Our Article, “Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean MASLD Patients: A Nationwide Analysis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2025, 1-2. PMID: 40973896, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-025-09404-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
Liang S, Ketwaroo G, Njei B, Ogurick A, Rabiee A, Protiva P. Unusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. ACG Case Reports Journal 2025, 12: e01834. PMID: 40970177, PMCID: PMC12443151, DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term nutritional supportPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertionGastric outlet obstructionComplete gastric outlet obstructionGastrostomy tube insertionPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeOutlet obstructionEsophageal cancerNutritional supportTube insertionGastrostomy tubeCritical illnessNeurological conditionsRisk of Nephrolithiasis in Cirrhosis: A Comparison between MASLD Cirrhosis and Cirrhosis Due to Other Etiologies.
Boateng S, Hoteit M, Ameyaw P, Joshi S, Plato A, Johnkennedy R, Ko D, Patel A, Mejia F, Tai CH, Njei B, Buller G. Risk of Nephrolithiasis in Cirrhosis: A Comparison between MASLD Cirrhosis and Cirrhosis Due to Other Etiologies. South Med J 2025, 118: 606-613. PMID: 41032271, DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of Nephrolithiasis in Cirrhosis: A Comparison between MASLD Cirrhosis and Cirrhosis Due to Other Etiologies
Boateng S, Hoteit M, Ameyaw, Joshi S, Plato A, Johnkennedy R, Ko D, Patel A, Mejia F, Tai C, Njei B, Buller G. Risk of Nephrolithiasis in Cirrhosis: A Comparison between MASLD Cirrhosis and Cirrhosis Due to Other Etiologies. Southern Medical Journal 2025, 118: 606-613. DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of nephrolithiasisOdds ratioAlcohol-related causesCirrhosis etiologyLiver diseaseMultivariate logistic regression modelViral hepatitis-related cirrhosisHigh riskUS National Inpatient SampleHigher risk of nephrolithiasisAge of patientsAlcohol-related cirrhosisLogistic regression modelsHepatitis-related cirrhosisDiagnosis of nephrolithiasisDiagnosis of cirrhosisNational Inpatient SampleRetrospective cohort studyHospital characteristicsPropensity score matchingCohort studyNephrolithiasis riskInpatient SamplePrimary outcomeMatched CohortOutcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Patients: A Nationwide Analysis
Ameyaw P, Boateng S, Issaka Y, Ackah E, Kasar A, Al-Ajlouni Y, Njei B. Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in Lean Versus Non-lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Patients: A Nationwide Analysis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40715691, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-025-09245-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcome of acute pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisClinical outcomesLiver diseaseSteatotic liver diseaseClinical outcomes of APOutcome of APSecondary diagnosisInflation-adjusted hospital chargesNational Inpatient SampleAdult patientsOrgan failureHospitalized patientsPatientsInpatient SampleHospital chargesHospital factorsNon-leanPancreatitisHealthcare utilizationNationwide analysisAnnual admissionsOutcomesDiseaseLinear regression modelsInsulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, and advanced liver fibrosis in lean US adults: a population-based study
Njei B, Abdu M, Al-Ajlouni Y, Mohamed M, Deng Y, Osta E, Kanmounye U, Vilarinho S, Dranoff J, Lim J, Md, Echouffo Tcheugui J. Insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, and advanced liver fibrosis in lean US adults: a population-based study. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2025, 38: 637-645. PMID: 40821486, PMCID: PMC12351751, DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2025.2524199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantitative insulin sensitivity check indexAdvanced liver fibrosisHomeostasis model assessmentHOMA-IRLiver fibrosisAge-adjusted prevalenceHOMA-BInsulin resistanceAssociated with advanced liver fibrosisLean adultsLiver diseaseLean individualsHigh riskSteatotic liver diseaseModel assessmentNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyHuman immunodeficiency virusAssociated with HOMA-IRUS National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyInsulin sensitivity check indexB cell functionVisceral adiposity indexControlled attenuation parameterNutrition Examination Survey
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- October 15, 2025
Welcome New Faculty and Postgrads in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine (October 2025)
- March 06, 2025
Meet Yale Internal Medicine: Basile Njei, MD, PhD, MPH
- December 03, 2024Source: MEDPAGETODAY
Lean MASH Patients Face Higher Mortality and Worse Outcomes
- October 27, 2024Source: HCPLive American College of Gastroenterology
Basile Njei, MD, MPH, PhD: Increasing Lean MASLD Awareness, Improving Screening
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