Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
Research Interests The investigation of the pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy and the complications associated with it; and to determine the effects of certain treatment strategies. Investigation of the Complications of Portal ypertension and effects of Liver Transplantation. Primary Clinical Interests Chronic liver diseases; cirrhosis; portal hypertension; liver transplantation. Education Hepatology and Liver transplant fellowship at Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University 1996 - 1998 Fellowship: Georgetown University/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Residency: Internal Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center Internship: Internal Medicine THomas Jefferson University Hospital M.D. Tufts University School of Medicine B.S. Pharmacy St John's University Board Certification Transplant Hepatology; Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine Selected Publications
Stewart CA, Reivich M, Lucey MR, Gores GJ. Neuroimaging in hepatic encephalopathy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Mar; 3(3):197-207
Stewart CA, Cerhan J. Hepatic encephalopathy: A dynamic or static condition. Metabolic Brain Disease. 2005 Sep; 20(3):193-204.
Nyberg SL, Baskin-Bey ES, Mitchell MM, Bida JP, Schneider NK, Smith GE, Rosenthal TJ, Stewart CA. Early experience with HEADS: Hepatic Encephalopathy Assessment Driving Simulator. Advances in Transportation Studies-An International Journal. 2006(Special Issue):5-15.
Stewart CA, Malinchoc M, Kim WR, Kamath PS. Hepatic encephalopathy as a predictor of survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. Liver Transpl. 2007 May 22.
Stewart CA, Smith GE. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Nature Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2007; 4(12):677-85.
Baskin-Bey ES, Stewart CA, Mitchell MM, Bida JP, Rosenthal TJ, Nyberg SL. Preliminary report of the Hepatic Encephalopathy Driving Simulator (HEADS) score. Ethn Dis 2008; 18:357-64.
Safdar K, Atiq M, Stewart CA, Freeman M. Biliary Tract Complications After Liver Transplantation. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hep. 2009; 3:183-95. | 
