Presenter: Sirish Kumar Palle, MBBS, MD
Overview:
An Overview and Insight into Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Dr. Sirish Palle received his medical degree in India before completing his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology at Emory University, Atlanta, GA in 2016. Following his fellowship, he joined Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center as an assistant professor, where he now serves as the director of pediatric hepatology. Dr. Palle is the primary pediatric liver transplant physician for the OU transplant program, designated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). In addition to his expertise in pediatric hepatology, Dr. Palle has a strong interest in gastrointestinal and liver disorders related to Cystic Fibrosis (CF). He collaborates closely with pulmonologists in CF centers to provide specialized care for CF children with gastrointestinal needs in Oklahoma. He secured funding through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Developing Innovative Gastroenterology Specialty Training (DIGEST) program for three years, aiming to enhance gastroenterology care for CF patients, with a focus on CF-related liver disease in children. Dr. Palle has been invited to present his research on emerging liver diseases in CF children at national conferences and has contributed to discussions on Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease in reputable journals. In 2022, he was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and has received NIH sub-awards and intra-mural funds to study metabolomics and biomarkers in Metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). He has also been named as a co-investigator on an NIH-R01 grant to study the metabolic pathology of pediatric obesity and MASLD. Dr. Palle’s contributions extend to chairing sessions at national CF meetings, highlighting his commitment to advancing research and care in pediatric liver diseases.
Financial Disclosures: Sirish Palle, MBBS, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator.
Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)
Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.
Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.