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Bubu Banini, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
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Additional Titles

Translational Research Director of the Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program, Digestive Diseases

Contact Info

bubu.banini@yale.edu
203.737.6063

Yale School of Medicine

Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), P.O. Box 208019

New Haven, CT 06520-8019

United States

About

Titles

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)

Translational Research Director of the Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program, Digestive Diseases

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University (2020)
Clinical Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University (2019)
Research Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University (2017)
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
Mayo Clinic (2015)
Chief Residency
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (Sound Shore Medical Center), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2013)
Residency
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (Sound Shore Medical Center), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2012)
Internship
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2010)
MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson Medical College), Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
PhD
College of Graduate Studies, Thomas Jefferson University, Genetics and Molecular Biology (2009)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson Medical College), Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College of Graduate Studies, Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
BA
Swarthmore College, Biology Major; Chemistry Minor (2002)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Clinical Trials as Topic; Fatty Liver, Alcoholic; Health Disparate, Minority and Vulnerable Populations; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Obesity

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Bubu Banini's published research.

Publications

2025

2024

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Clinical Liver Disease

    Journal ServiceEditorial Board Member
  • activity

    Connecticut State Medical Society Committee on Advancement of Women in Medicine

    Professional OrganizationsCo-Chair
  • activity

    Women's Health Education Champion (Digestive Diseases)

    CommitteesLead
  • activity

    Research Operations Committee, Digestive Health North Haven Facility

    CommitteesChair
  • activity

    American Association for Study of the Liver

    Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsCommittee Member
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Clinical Care

Overview

Bubu Banini, MD, PhD, specializes in digestive diseases, treating various liver conditions, such as hepatitis A, B, and E, alcoholic cirrhosis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

As the Translational Research Director of the Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program, Dr. Banini's research interests include NAFLD, decompensated cirrhosis and hepatic hydrothorax, liver cancer, portal hypertension and transient elastography, and the role of genes in alcoholic hepatitis.

Dr. Banini has received various awards, including the Young Scientist Travel Award, the Fellow Travel Awards for AASLD, DDW, ACG, and EASL, and the Early Investigator Career Enhancement Program Award.

Dr. Banini is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Hepatology; Obesity Medicine

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Board Certifications

  • Obesity Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Obesity Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2021

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Yale School of Medicine

Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), P.O. Box 208019

New Haven, CT 06520-8019

United States

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