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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

    2024

    2023

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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

    • Transplant Hepatology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Latest Certification Date
      2022
      Original Certification Date
      2022

    • Obesity Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Obesity Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2021

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    Mailing Address

    Yale School of Medicine

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

    New Haven, CT 06520-8019

    United States

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    Events

    Dec 202413Friday
    • Everyone
      Joseph Lim, MD - Michael H Nathanson, MD, PhD - Matthew McConnell, MD - Anahita Rabiee, MD, MHS - Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc - Mengfei Liu - Lamia Y. K. Haque, MD, MPH - Michael Schilsky, MD - Jonathan Dranoff, MD - Basile Njei, MD, MPH, PhD - Kristine Drozd, MSN, NP-C - Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, FRCP - David N. Assis, MD - Marina Silveira, MD - Bubu Banini, MD, PhD - James Lorenzen Boyer, MD, FACEP, FAASLD - Tamar Taddei, MD - Simona Jakab, MD - Uyen To, MD - Mario Strazzabosco, MD, PhD - Rima Fawaz, MD

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