Scott W. Biggins, MD, MAS
Research Interests
My research efforts focus on exploring evidence-based improvements in recipient selection and organ allocation systems for liver transplantation. I conduct investigations of the manifestations and natural history of end stage liver disease, outcomes measures of liver transplantation, and medical ethics of organ transplantation.
Selected Publications
- Biggins SW, Rodriguez HJ, Bacchetti P, Bass NM, Roberts JP, Terrault NA. Serum sodium predicts mortality in patients listed for liver transplantation. Hepatology. 41: 32-9, Jan/2005.
- Biggins SW, Kim WR, Terrault NA, Saab S, Balan V, Schiano T, Benson J, Therneau T, Kremers W, Wiesner R, Kamath P, Klintmalm G. Evidence-Based Incorporation of Serum Sodium Concentration Into MELD. Gastroenterology. 130: 1652-1660, Jun/2006.
- Biggins SW, Colquhoun S, Gish RG, Runyon B.A.. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception for ascites. Liver Transpl, Dec/2006;12 Suppl 3:S88-90.
- Biggins SW, Feng S. In a MELD-based economy, how can we fight off inflation? Liver Transpl, Jan/2007;13(1):2-4.
- Biggins SW. Beyond the numbers: Rational and ethical application of outcome models for organ allocation in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl, Jul/30/2007;13(8):1080-1083.
- Bambha KM, Biggins SW. Inequities of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease: An examination of current components and future additions Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2008;13:227-233.
- Assistant Professor
- Medicine/Gastroenterology
Research Theme
- Liver Injury and Repair
Contact Information
- Scott.Biggins@
ucsf.edu - Phone: (415) 502-5259
- Fax: (415) 476-0659
- 513 Parnassus Ave Box 0538
- San Francisco, CA 94143-0538
Other UCSF Affiliations
- GI Health, Outcomes, Policy and Economics (HOPE) Center