Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH
Dr. Wattacheril's clinical specialties include all aspects of transplant hepatology, general hepatology and gastroenterology with emphasis on metabolic liver disease and obesity. She specializes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as well as all forms of hepatitis, chronic liver disease, and liver cancer in addition to liver transplantation. Her research interests include hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, gut hormones and metabolic liver disease in adults. Her current research concentrates on the relationship between proteins and lipids that differentiate steatosis from steatohepatitis using an integrated omics approach.
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Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
- Transplant Hepatology
Expertise
Chronic Liver Disease
Hereditary Liver Disease
Liver Disease
Liver Transplant
Liver Transplantation
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Languages
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Attending, New York - Presbyterian Hospital
Director of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Program
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2000 Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation recipient, American Medical Womens Association
- 2003 Alpha Omega Alpha
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
- Attending, New York - Presbyterian Hospital
- Director of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Program
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
- Transplant Hepatology
Languages Spoken
- Spanish