Biography

Arjmand Mufti, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. He specializes in transplant hepatology.

Originally from Srinagar, India, Dr. Mufti earned his bachelor's degree in immunology and his medical degree with honors at United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals in London. He then trained in internal medicine at Kings College Hospital in London. After completing a research fellowship at the University of Michigan, he performed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago, where he also received advanced training through fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology and hepatology, Dr. Mufti joined UT Southwestern in 2013.

Dr. Mufti’s primary area of research is acute chronic liver failure. His investigations have led to more than a dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

Dr. Mufti is a section editor for Current Hepatology Reports; an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Hepatology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology; and on the editorial board of Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.

Dr. Mufti is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Transplantation, the European Association for the Study of the Liver, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Education

Medical School
United Medical Dental Schools of Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals (1998)
Residency
King's College Hospital, United Kingdom (2002), Internal Medicine
Research Fellowship
University of Michigan Hospitals (2007), Gastroenterology
Residency
University of Chicago (2009), Internal Medicine
Fellowship
University of Chicago Medical Center (2012), Gastroenterology
Fellowship
University of Chicago Medical Center (2013), Transplant Hepatology

Research Interest

  • Cirrhosis
  • Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy
  • Fatty Liver
  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver Transplant

Publications

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Rich NE, Oji S, Mufti AR, Browning JD, Parikh ND, Odewole M, Mayo H, Singal AG Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2017 Sep
Novel Application of Extracorporeal Photopheresis as Treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease Following Liver Transplantation.
Brown TJ, Gentry C, Hammer ST, Hwang CS, Vusirikala M, Patel PA, Matevosyan K, Tujios SR, Mufti AR, Collins RH ACG Case Rep J 2017 4 e48
SIMULTANEOUS LIVER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION IN LIVER TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES WITH RENAL DYSFUNCTION: IMPORTANCE OF CREATININE LEVELS, DIALYSIS, AND ORGAN QUALITY IN SURVIVAL.
Tanriover B, MacConmara MP, Parekh J, Arce C, Zhang S, Gao A, Mufti A, Levea SL, Sandikci B, Ayvaci MU, Ariyamuthu VK, Hwang C, Mohan S, Mete M, Vazquez MA, Marrero JA KI Rep 2016 Nov 1 4 221-229
Liver disease in pregnancy.
Mufti AR, Reau N Clin Liver Dis 2012 May 16 2 247-69
XIAP: cell death regulation meets copper homeostasis.
Mufti AR, Burstein E, Duckett CS Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 2007 Jul 463 2 168-74
XIAP Is a copper binding protein deregulated in Wilson's disease and other copper toxicosis disorders.
Mufti AR, Burstein E, Csomos RA, Graf PC, Wilkinson JC, Dick RD, Challa M, Son JK, Bratton SB, Su GL, Brewer GJ, Jakob U, Duckett CS Mol. Cell 2006 Mar 21 6 775-85

Books

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Honors & Awards

  • Best Outgoing Resident
    University of Chicago Medical Center (2009)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
    Member (2008)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (2011)
  • American Gastroenterology Association (2009)
  • American Society of Transplantation (2012)