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Nyingi M. Kemmer,
M.D.

Office Address: University of Cincinnati
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases
231 Albert Sabin Way ML 0595
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0595

Phone: 513-558-5244
Fax: 513-558-1744

Schools and Degrees
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) 1991
University of Sokoto, Nigeria

Postgraduate Training
Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Internship, 1995-1996

Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Residency, 1996-1998

Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Fellowship, 1998-2001

Transplant Hepatology,
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA
Fellowship, 2001-2002

Previous Position
Staff Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
October 2002 through November 2004

Currently held Position
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases
December, 2004 - present

Professional Memberships
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP)
American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Board Certifications
2001- Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine
Subspecialty of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

1998- Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards
July 2001- AASLD Advanced Hepatology Award
June 1998- Cook County Hospital Humanitarian Award
June 1996- Cook County Hospital Intern of the Year

Presentations
A distinctive histologic pattern of live injury in HIV-positive patients on HAART:
A possible hepatotoxic effect of protease inhibitors

Presented at the parallel session XXIV: Drugs and the liver at the 51st American Association of the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) in Dallas on October 20th, 2000

High prevalence of NASH among Mexican American Females with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Presented at the NASH clinical forum at the 102nd Annual meeting of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) in Atlanta on May 27, 2001

Publications

  1. Kemmer NM, Waxman I. Biliary Tract Carcinoma. Current Opinions in
    Gastroenterology 2000; Vol. 3: 113-119
  2. Wu J, Kemmer NM, Soloway RDS. Pigmented Gallstones. In Afhdhal NH (ed): Diseases of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract. New York, Marcel Dekker Publishers; 2000:147-164
  3. Kemmer NM, Miskovsky EP. Hepatitis A. Infectious Disease clinic North AM 2000 Sep; 14(3): 605-15
  4. Kemmer NM, Soloway RDS. Gallbladder and Biliary tract motility disorders. In DiBaise JK (ed): Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Pearls of Wisdom. Boston Medical Publishers, 2000: 129-146
  5. Weinman SA, Kemmer NM. Cholestasis. Textbook of Gastroenterology. Yamada T (ed) Fourth edition. Lippincort Williams & Wilkins. (in press)
  6. Nath S, Shresha S, Kemmer NM et al. A rare presentation of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Gastric outlet obstruction. Practice Management Conference Workbook 2001: 95

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