James "Jay" R. Burton, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Education
- Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; 1993-97
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY; 1997-2000
- Fellowship:
- Hepatology, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY; 2000-2001
- Gastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; 2001-2004
- Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Honors and Awards
- AASLD/Schering Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Award, 2003-04
- Raphael Dolin Resident Research Award, Dedication to Patient Care, Critical Scholarship and Teaching, June 2000
Faculty Appointments
- 2005-present - Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
- 2004-05 - Assistant Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Research Interests
Dr. Burton’s research includes retransplantation for recurrent hepatitis C infection and understanding how the immune system responds to hepatitis C virus infection with antiviral therapy and after liver transplantation.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Burton’s clinical interests include management of complications of end-stage liver disease (variceal bleeding, ascites and liver cancer) and liver transplantation.
Representative Publications
- Arjal RR, Burton JR, Villamil, Rosen HR. Review article: the treatment of hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2007;26:127-40.
- Burton JR, Rosen HR. Liver retransplantation for hepatitis C virus recurrence: A survey of liver transplant programs in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005;3:700-704.
- Burton JR, Rosen HR. Retransplantation for hepatitis C: What do we really know? Liver Transpl 2004;10:1504-1506. (download PDF)
- Burton JR, Sonnenberg, Rosen HR. Retransplantation for recurrent HCV in the MELD Era: Maximizing utility. Liver Transpl 2004 (suppl 2);10:S59-S64. (download PDF)
- Burton JR, Shaw-Stiffel TA. Use of Anti-HBc positive donors in recipients without evidence of hepatitis B infection: A survey of current practice at liver transplant programs in the United States. Liver Transpl 2003;9:837-842. (download PDF)
- Burton JR, Ryan C, Shaw-Stiffel TA. Liver transplantation in mushroom poisoning: Case report and review of literature. J Clin Gastroenterol 2002; 35:276-80. (download PDF)