William Hutson, MD

Emeritus Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

Professor & Section Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1982

1. Hanish SI, Stein DM, Scalea JR, Essien E, Thurman P, Hutson WR, Bartlett ST, Barth RN, Scalea TM.  Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Effectively Replaces Hepatic Function in Severe Acute Liver Failure. Annals of Surgery 2017; October, 266:677-684.

2.  Posner AD, Sultan ST, Zaghloul NA, Twadell WS, Bruno DA, Hanish SI, Hutson WR, Hebert L, Barth RN, LaMattina JC. Resolution of Donor Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Following Liver Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2017 Sep;31(9). doi: 10.1111/ctr.13032. Epub 2017 Jul 13.

3.  Ahmed SB, Miller M, Hanish S, Bartlett ST, Hutson W, Barth RN, Lamattina JC.     Sequential kidney-liver transplantation from the same living donor for lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) deficiency. Clin Transplant 2016;Aug 4 doi

4. Mindokoglu AL, Dowling TC, Madger LS, Christensen RH, Weir MR, Seliger SL, Hutson WR, Howell CD. Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cirrhosis by using new and conventional filtration markers and dimethylarginines. Clin GastroenterolHepatol 2015;Jun 29

5. Mindokoglu AL, Dowling TC, Wong-You-Cheong JJ, Christensen RH, Magder LS, Hutson WR, Seliger SL, Weir MR.  A pilot study to evaluate renal hemodynamics in cirrhosis by simultaneous glomerular filtration rate, renal plasma flow, renal resistive indices, and biomarkers measurements. Am J Nephrol 2014;39(6)543-52.

6. LaMattina JC, Kelly PJ, Hanish SI, Ottmann SE, Powell JM, Hutson WR, Sivaraman V, Udekwu O, Barth RN. Intraoperative Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration Facilitates Surgery in Liver Transplant Patients with Acute Renal Failure. Transplant Proc. 2015 Jul-Aug;47(6):1901-4.

7. Mindikoglu AL, Dowling TC, Schaub DJ, Hutson WR, Potosky DR, Christenson RH, Barth RN, LaMattina JC, Hanish SI, Weir MR, Raufman JP. Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Intravenous Sildenafil in Two Subjects with Child-Turcotte-Pugh Class C Cirrhosis and Renal Dysfunction. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Nov;60(11);3491-4.

8. Alkhatib AA, Maldonado AQ, Abdel Jalil A, Hutson W.  Physicians’ attitude toward organ donation and transplantation in the USA. (2014) Clin Transplant Feb;28(2):149-51

9. Harrison JD, Selzman CH, Thiesset HF, Box T, Hutson WR, Lu JK, Campsen J, Sorensen JB, Kim RD. Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with orthotopic liver transplantation: report of a case. (2014) Surg Today Mar;44(3):546-9.

10. Lamattina JC, Jason MP, Hanish SI, Ottmann SE, Klassen DK, Potosky D, Hutson WR, Barth RN. Safety of Belatacept Bridging Immunosuppression in Hepatitis C-Positive Liver Transplant Recipients With Renal Dysfunction. (2014) Jan 27;97(2): Transplantation. Jan 27;97(2): 133-7.

11. Schwartz JJ, Pappas L, Thiesset HF, Vargas G, Sorensen JB, Kim RD, Boucher K, Box T,  Hutson WR. (2012). Liver transplantation in septuagenarians receiving meld exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma: The national experience. (2012) Liver Transpl Apr 18(4), 423-33.

12. Deneau M, Adler DG, Schwartz JJ, Hutson W, Sorensen J, Book L, Lowichek A, Guthery S. (2011) Cholangiocarcinoma in a 17 year-old boy with primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr May 52;(5):617-20

13. Gorman DR, Hutson WR. Successful endoscopic removal of metal vascular coils from the biliary tree. (2011). Dig Liver Dis, Dec; 43(12):e27

Honors and Awards

1978  Magna cum Laude, West Virginia University

1981  Medical School Honors in Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology and Orthopedic Surgery. West Virginia University and University of California

1985  Original Research Award. West Virginia University, Charleston Division 1985. Ciba-Geigy Award for Most Outstanding Medical Resident, West Virginia University, Charleston Division

1985  Research Competition Finalist: American College of Physicians Regional Meeting

1990-1991  Annual Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Award for excellence in Teaching, University of Utah chapter

1991-1992  Annual Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Award for excellence in Teaching, University of Utah chapter

2007-2011  Selected by peers for Best Doctors in America

2009-2010  Who's Who of Doctors

2011  Patients Choice Physician Award

2011   America’s Top Gastroenterologists

2012-2013, 2016   Top Doctor’s Award

2014  Fellowship AGA

2017  Shock Trauma Hero’s Award. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center

Professional Society Memberships

American Medical Association, Resident and Physician member, 1985-1990

European Association for the Study of Liver, Physician member, 2014-present

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Physician member, 2000- present 

American Gastroenterology Association, Physician member, 1988-present

American Motility Society, Physician member, 1986-1995

Active Grants

11/2013- present  A double-blind, randomized, stratified, multi-center trial evaluating conventional and high dose oseltamivir in the treatment of immunocompromised patients with influenza Principal Investigator: William R. Hutson, MD

03/2014-present  Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2B Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of OCR-002 (ornithine phenylacetate) in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis and Associated Hyperammonemia with an Episode of Hepatic Encephalopathy STOP-HE Study Principal Investigator: William R. Hutson, MD Ocera Therapeutics

06/2015-present  A Randomized, Global, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Once-daily Oral Avatrombopag for the Treatment of Adults with Thrombocytopenia Associated with Liver Disease Prior to an Elective Procedure Principal Investigator: William R. Hutson, MD Eisai, Inc.

Pending  A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of S-888711 (Lusutrombopag) for the Treatment of Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing Elective Invasive Procedures (L-PLUS 2) Principal Investigator: William R. Hutson, MD Shionogi, Inc.