While she has experience in treating all types of liver disease, in addition to NAFLD, Dr. Rinella also has extensive interest and experience in the treatment of autoimmune and biliary liver diseases, such as autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
As part of her approach to care for liver disease patients, Dr. Rinella is passionate about using research to advance medicine. She has investigated a broad range of topics within NAFLD, including the use of non-invasive measures to minimize the use of liver biopsy, NAFLD before and after liver transplantation and the study of new therapies to treat NAFLD, since there is still no FDA approved treatment. Dr. Rinella has published nearly 150 peer-review articles in prestigious journals, such as Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), The Lancet and more.
Along with her clinical expertise and research accolades, Dr. Rinella is also dedicated to teaching residents and fellows, providing guidance and mentorship throughout their medical careers.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Liver Diseases
- Liver Tumors (Benign & Malignant)
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Autoimmune Liver Disorders
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis PSC
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis PBC
Board Certifications
- Transplant Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
Memberships & Medical Societies
- European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Mexican Hepatology Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- International Liver Transplantation Society
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American College of Gastroenterology
Practicing Since
- 2002
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
- French
Medical Education
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
Internship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- Northwestern University Hospital
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- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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