Norman Leslie Sussman

Sussman

Norman Leslie Sussman, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery

(832) 355-1400

Email

normans@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery: Margaret M and Albert B Alkek Department of Medicine
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director, Project ECHO: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Faculty Senator: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Program Director, Hepatology Fellowship Program: Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Abdominal Transplant & Liver Disease (Clinic): Baylor Clinic
Suite 1450
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT - (832) 355-1400

Education

Residency in Internal Medicine from St. Louis University Hospital: 01/1981 - St. Louis, MO, United States

M.B.B.Ch. from University Of Witwatersrand: 01/1976 - Johannesburg, ., South Africa

Fellowship in Gastroenterology from Washington University School of Medicine: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Certifications

Transplant Hepatology: American Board of Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology: American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

Transplant Hepatology
Cirrhosis
Hepatitis
Liver disease
Liver cancer
Artificial liver support

Professional Statement

Dr. Norman L. Sussman is an active member of Baylor St. Luke’s Liver Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. His clinical interests cover all aspects of liver disease, and his research interests include assessment and management of acute liver failure, artificial liver support, and methods to improve community healthcare through video mentorship.

Websites

Dr. Sussman's Care Centers

Abdominal Transplant and Liver Disease Clinic

Project ECHO

Dr Sussman's Research

VIICTR Research Database

Expanding ECHO to More Corners of the Country

Dr. Sussman Receives Funding to Develop Artificial Livers

Selected Publications

Sussman NL, Kochar R, Fallon MB. " Pulmonary complications in cirrhosis. " Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2011 Jun ; 16 (3) : 281-8.
Pubmed PMID: 21543981.
Remien CH, Adler FR, Waddoups L, Box TD, Sussman NL. " Mathematical modeling of liver injury and dysfunction after acetaminophen overdose: Early discrimination between survival and death. " Hepatology. 2012 Aug ; 56 (2) : 727-34.
Pubmed PMID: 22331703.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Artificial liver support. " Clin Invest Med. 1996 Oct ; 19 (5) : 393-9.
Pubmed PMID: 8889280.
Wood RP, Katz SM, Ozaki CF, Monsour HP, Gislason GT, Kelly JH, Sussman NL. " Extracorporeal liver assist device (ELAD): a preliminary report. " Transplant. Proc.. 1993 Aug ; 25 (4) : 53-4.
Pubmed PMID: 8351720.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Extracorporeal liver assist in the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure. " Blood Purif.. 1993 ; 11 (3) : 170-4.
Pubmed PMID: 8280439.
Sussman NL, McGuire BM, Kelly JH. " Hepatic assist devices: will they ever be successful? " Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2009 Feb ; 11 (1) : 64-8.
Pubmed PMID: 19166661.
Sussman N, Kaza V, Barshes N, Stribling R, Goss J, O'Mahony C, Zhang E, Vierling J, Frost A. " Successful liver transplantation following medical management of portopulmonary hypertension: a single-center series. " Am. J. Transplant.. 2006 Sep ; 6 (9) : 2177-82.
Pubmed PMID: 16796721.
Stribling R, Sussman N, Vierling JM. " Treatment of hepatitis C infection. " Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am.. 2006 Jun ; 35 (2) : 463-86.
Pubmed PMID: 16880075.
Kelly JH, Koussayer T, He DE, Chong MG, Shang TA, Whisennand HH, Sussman NL. " An improved model of acetaminophen-induced fulminant hepatic failure in dogs. " Hepatology. 1992 Feb ; 15 (2) : 329-35.
Pubmed PMID: 1735538.
Sussman NL, Finegold MJ, Barish JP, Kelly JH. " A case of syncytial giant-cell hepatitis treated with an extracorporeal liver assist device. " Am. J. Gastroenterol.. 1994 Jul ; 89 (7) : 1077-82.
Pubmed PMID: 7517100.
Kelly JH, Sussman NL. " A fluorescent cell-based assay for cytochrome P-450 isozyme 1A2 induction and inhibition. " J Biomol Screen. 2000 Aug ; 5 (4) : 249-54.
Pubmed PMID: 10992045.
Gislason GT, Lobdell DD, Kelly JH, Sussman NL. " A treatment system for implementing an extracorporeal liver assist device. " Artif Organs. 1994 May ; 18 (5) : 385-9.
Pubmed PMID: 8037613.
Agha A, Sussman N. " Acute hepatic dysfunction with abdominal pain and ascites. " MedGenMed. 2007 ; 9 (2) : 31.
Pubmed PMID: 17955086.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Artificial liver: a forthcoming attraction. " Hepatology. 1993 Jun ; 17 (6) : 1163-4.
Pubmed PMID: 8514267.
Kelly JH, Koussayer T, He D, Chong MG, Shang TA, Whisennand HH, Sussman NL. " Assessment of an extracorporeal liver assist device in anhepatic dogs. " Artif Organs. 1992 Aug ; 16 (4) : 418-22.
Pubmed PMID: 10078286.
Lake JR, Sussman NL. " Determining prognosis in patients with fulminant hepatic failure: when you absolutely, positively have to know the answer. " Hepatology. 1995 Mar ; 21 (3) : 879-82.
Pubmed PMID: 7875687.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Extracorporeal liver support: cell-based therapy for the failing liver. " Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 1997 Nov ; 30 (5) : S66-71.
Pubmed PMID: 9372981.
Sussman NL, Gislason GT, Kelly JH. " Extracorporeal liver support. Application to fulminant hepatic failure. " J. Clin. Gastroenterol.. 1994 Jun ; 18 (4) : 320-4.
Pubmed PMID: 8071519.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Improved liver function following treatment with an extracorporeal liver assist device. " Artif Organs. 1993 Jan ; 17 (1) : 27-30.
Pubmed PMID: 8422230.
Sussman NL, Eliakim R, Rubin D, Perlmutter DH, DeSchryver-Kecskemeti K, Alpers DH. " Intestinal alkaline phosphatase is secreted bidirectionally from villous enterocytes. " Am. J. Physiol.. 1989 Jul ; 257 (1) : G14-23.
Pubmed PMID: 2546440.
Woofter A, Sussman N. " Jaundice in a traveler returning from India. " MedGenMed. 2006 ; 8 (1) : 48.
Pubmed PMID: 16915178.
Clark RD, Wolohan PR, Hodgkin EE, Kelly JH, Sussman NL. " Modelling in vitro hepatotoxicity using molecular interaction fields and SIMCA. " J. Mol. Graph. Model.. 2004 Jul ; 22 (6) : 487-97.
Pubmed PMID: 15182808.
Sussman NL, Kelly JH. " Liver assist devices (LADs) will not be used to treat fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), but its consequences, namely hepatic encephalopathy (HE) " Artif Organs. 1993 Jan ; 17 (1) : 43-5.
Pubmed PMID: 8422234.
Safdar Z, Bartolome S, Sussman N. " Portopulmonary hypertension: An update. " Liver Transpl.. 2012 Aug ; 18 (8) : 881-91.
Pubmed PMID: 22674534.
Ellis AJ, Hughes RD, Wendon JA, Dunne J, Langley PG, Kelly JH, Gislason GT, Sussman NL, Williams R. " Pilot-controlled trial of the extracorporeal liver assist device in acute liver failure. " Hepatology. 1996 Dec ; 24 (6) : 1446-51.
Pubmed PMID: 8938179.
Sussman NL, Lee PL, Dries AM, Schwartz MR, Barton JC. " Multi-organ iron overload in an African-American man with ALAS2 R452S and SLC40A1 R561G. " Acta Haematol.. 2008 ; 120 (3) : 168-73.
Pubmed PMID: 19066423.
Remien CH, Adler FR, Box TD, Waddoups L, Sussman NL. " Reply:. " Hepatology. 2012 Dec ; 56 (6) : 2428-9.
Pubmed PMID: 22806412.
Sussman NL, Chong MG, Koussayer T, He DE, Shang TA, Whisennand HH, Kelly JH. " Reversal of fulminant hepatic failure using an extracorporeal liver assist device. " Hepatology. 1992 Jul ; 16 (1) : 60-5.
Pubmed PMID: 1618484.
Salek J, Byrne J, Box T, Longo N, Sussman N. " Recurrent liver failure in a 25-year-old female. " Liver Transpl.. 2010 Sep ; 16 (9) : 1049-53.
Pubmed PMID: 20818742.
Go MF, Schonfeld G, Pfleger B, Cole TG, Sussman NL, Alpers DH. " Regulation of intestinal and hepatic apoprotein synthesis after chronic fat and cholesterol feeding. " J. Clin. Invest.. 1988 May ; 81 (5) : 1615-20.
Pubmed PMID: 3130399.
Kelly JH, Sussman NL. " The hepatix extracorporeal liver assist device in the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure. " ASAIO J.. ; 40 (1) : 83-5.
Pubmed PMID: 7514459.
Seetharam S, Sussman NL, Komoda T, Alpers DH. " The mechanism of elevated alkaline phosphatase activity after bile duct ligation in the rat. " Hepatology. ; 6 (3) : 374-80.
Pubmed PMID: 3710426.
Sussman NL, Seetharam S, Blaufuss MC, Alpers DH. " Translation of rat intestinal RNA yields two alkaline phosphatases. " Biochem. J.. 1986 Mar 15; 234 (3) : 563-8.
Pubmed PMID: 2424431.
Sussman NL, Gislason GT, Conlin CA, Kelly JH. " The Hepatix extracorporeal liver assist device: initial clinical experience. " Artif Organs. 1994 May ; 18 (5) : 390-6.
Pubmed PMID: 8037614.
Sussman NL, Lake JR. " Treatment of hepatic failure--1996: current concepts and progress toward liver dialysis. " Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 1996 May ; 27 (5) : 605-21.
Pubmed PMID: 8629619.

Memberships

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: Fellow

American Gastroenterological Association

American Society of Transplant Physicians

American Society of Transplantation

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