Posts by Jay Luther, MD
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Substance Use Disorder Increases Liver Disease Risk in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Alcohol Liver Center found that substance use disorder, especially opioid use disorder, is a key modifiable risk factor for alcohol-associated liver disease in patients with alcohol use disorder.
Biography
Jay Luther, MD, attended Cornell University for undergraduate studies and SUNY at Syracuse for medical school. He then attended the University of Michigan for Internal Medicine Residency, during which time he was awarded an NIH research fellowship. Jay also completed his gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Jay grew up in Buffalo, NY and remains an avid Sabres and Bills fan.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.