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Tinsay Woreta

Tinsay Woreta, MD, MPH

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Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17
  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Tinsay Woreta

Professional Titles

  • Program Director, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology Fellowships
  • Associate Program Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Osler Medical Residency

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

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Background

Dr. Woreta joins Johns Hopkins from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she was the interim chief of the division of gastroenterology. Specializing in acute and chronic liver diseases, she sees patients with viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and those in need of cirrhosis liver transplantation.

Dr. Woreta has authored several publications and chapters.

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Research Interests

Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Transplantation Outcomes

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Tinsay Woreta

  • The Woreta Lab does clinical and translational research on Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Liver Transplantation Outcomes; Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Selected Publications

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    • Kim B, Woreta T, Chen PH, Limketkai B, Singer A, Dagher N, Cameron A, Lin MT, Kamel I, Gurakar A. Donor-Transmitted Malignancy in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Dig Dis Sci. 2012: Epub ahead of print.
    • Woreta TA, SutcliffeCG, MehtaSH, BrownTT, HigginsY, ThomasDL, TorbensonMS, MooreRD, SulkowskiMS. Incidence and risk factors for steatosis progression in adults coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus. Gastroenterology. 2011; 140: 809-817.
    • Woreta TA, Feldman LS, Stewart RW. Exotic Origin, Familiar Culprit. Am J Med. 2010; 123(3): 220-2.
    • Woreta TA, Munoz BE, Gower EW, Alemayehu W, West SK. Effect of trichiasis surgery on visual acuity outcomes in Ethiopia. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009; 127(11): 1505-10.
    • Rybak EA, Polotsky AJ, Woreta T, Hailpern SM, Bristow RE. Explained Compared with Unexplained Fever in Postoperative Myomectomy and Hysterectomy Patients. Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 111(5): 1137-42.
    • Syin D, Woreta TA, Chang DC, Cameron JL, Pronovost PJ, Makary MA. Publication Bias in Surgery: Implications for Informed Consent. J Surg Res. 2007; 143(1): 88-93.
    • Poliquin K, Ershov YV, Cunningham FX Jr., Woreta TA, Gantt RR, Gantt E. Inactivation of sll1556 in Synechocystis Strain PCC 6803 Impairs Isoprenoid Biosynthesis from Pentose Phosphate Cycle Substrates In Vitro. J Bacteriol. 2004; 186(14): 4685-93.

     Book chapters:

    • Woreta, T.A. & Hamilton, J.P. (2012). Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Etiology and Natural History. In Reau, N. & Poordad, F.F. (Ed.). Primary Liver Cancer (pp. 1-16). New York: Humana Press.
    • Woreta, T.A. (2010). New-onset Jaundice. In Garabaldi, B.T. (Ed.), Patient Encounters: The Internal Medicine Work-Up (pp. 274-280). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
    • Woreta, T.A. & Makary, M.A. (2008). Patient Safety. In Makary, M.A. (Ed.), General Surgery Review, 2nd edition (pp. 553-556). Washington DC: Ladner-Drysdale.

    Edited Book Chapter:

    • Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary chapters in First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, 6th edition. Tao Le and Vikas Bhushan. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2007.

    Oral/Poster Presentations:

    •  Woreta, T.A., Khashab, M.A., Victor, D.W. A Diagnostic Dilemma: The Case of a Highly Aggressive Vascular Lesion Involving the GI Tract. Presented as a poster presentation at: ACG 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting; Las Vegas, NV.
    • Woreta, T., Sutcliffe, C., Mehta, S., Brown, T., Sulkowski, M. (2010, May). The Natural History of Hepatic Steatosis Among HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected Adults with Paired Liver Biopsy. Poster Presentation at: Digestive Disease Week 2010; New Orleans, LA.
    • Woreta, T., Feldman, L., Stewart, R. (2009, May). An Airtight Case: An Ethiopian with Abdominal Pain and Pneumoperitoneum. Poster Presentation presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine 32nd Annual Meeting; Miami, FL.
    • Woreta, T., Munoz, B., Gower, E., Alemayehu, W., West, S. (2007, May). The Impact of Trichiasis Surgery on Visual Outcomes in Ethiopian Patients. Oral Presentation presented at: The Wilmer Residents Association Clinical Meeting; Baltimore, MD.
    • Woreta, T., Cameron, J,, Chang, D., Syin, D., Makary, M. (2007, February). Measuring Publication Bias in Surgery: Implications for Informed Consent. Poster Presentation presented at: 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress; Phoenix, AZ.

Honors

  • The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology 2007 Student Award
  • Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society
  • Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
  • Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowship Award
  • Banneker/Key Scholarship
  • Gemstone Honors Program
  • University Honors Program
  • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Departmental Honors Program
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Fellowship Award
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology, 2013
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine, 2010
  • Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, 2007
  • Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 2007

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2023
  • Transplant Hepatology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
  • Gastroenterology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2013

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)