Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology

Luis S. Marsano, M.D. Professor of Medicine Director of Hepatology Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky 40292 502 852-5251 502 852-8927 Fax luis.marsano@louisville.edu

Educational Background

1971-1973    Science and Philosophy
                   Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,
                   School of Science and Philosophy
1973-1979    Bachelor of Medicine
                   Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,
                   School of Medicine
1978-1979    Rotating Internship
                   Universidad Peruana Cayetano
                   Heredia affiliated Hospitals
1979-1980    Medical Social Service; Degree:  Physician & Surgeon
                   Peruvian Government & Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
1981-1984    Medicine Straight Internship and Internal Medicine Residency
                   University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals, Florida
1984-1985    Fellowship in Hepatology
                   University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals
                   (Jackson Memorial - Miami VAH), FL
1985-1987    Fellowship in Gastroenterology
                   Washington University Affiliated Hospitals
                   (Barnes-Jewish-J. Cochran VA)
1987-1988    Clinical Scholar in Medicine (Gastroenterology and Nutrition)
                   University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals
                   (A.B. Chandler and Lexington VAH)

Research Interests:

• Treatment of hepatitis C
• Treatment of hepatitis B
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Nutrition in liver disease
• Hepatic encephalopathy

Clinical Interests:

• Acute hepatitis
• Chronic hepatitis
• Cirrhosis
• Liver transplantation
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Diarrhea

Recent Publications:

• Morgan TR, Weiss DG, Nemchausky B, Schiff ER, Anand B, Simon F, Kidao J, Cecil B, Mendenhall CL, Nelson D, Lieber C, Pedrosa M, Jeffers L, Bloor J, Lumeng L, Marsano L, McClain C, Mishra G, Myers B, Leo M, Ponomarenko Y, Taylor D, Chedid A, French S, Kanel G, Murray N, Pinto P, Fong TL, Sather MR.  Colchicine treatment of alcoholic cirrhosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of patient survival. Gastroenterology 128(4):882-890, 2005.
• Mendez CM, McClain CJ, Marsano LS. Albumin therapy in clinical practice. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 20(3):314-20, 2005.
• Barve A, Khan R, Marsano L, Ravindra KV, McClain C. Treatment of alcoholic liver disease. Annals of Hepatology 7(1):5-15, 2008.