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Curriculum Vitae
Date Prepared: 1/26/24
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Name: Jennifer Wells |
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Office Address: 4500 S Lancaster Rd Dallas TX 75216
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Work Phone: 214-857-1603 |
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Work E-Mail: [email protected] & [email protected] |
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Education
Year | Degree (Honors) | Field of Study (Thesis advisor for PhDs) | Institution |
1992-97 | BA | Biology | Baylor University |
1998-2002 | MD | Doctor of Medicne | Texas Tech HSC |
Postdoctoral Training [Include residency/fellowship]
Year(s) | Titles | Specialty/Discipline (Lab PI for postdoc fellows) | Institution |
2002-05 | Resident | Internal Medicine | University of Wisconsin |
2005-08 | GI Fellow | Gastroenterology | University of Wisconsin |
2008-09 | TX Hep Fellow | Transplant Hepatology | University of Wisconsin |
Professional Development Training
Year(s) | Course or Program, Degree if any | Institution |
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Faculty Academic Appointments
Year(s) | Academic Title | Department | Academic Institution |
2023-current | Assistant Professor | Internal Medicine | UT Southwestern |
2023-current | Transplant Hepatologist | Internal Medicine | Dallas VA |
2015-2021 | Assistance Professor | Internal Medicine | UT San Antonio |
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
Other Professional Positions [Industry, foundation, private practice]
Year(s) | Position Title | Institution |
2015-2021 | Transplant Hepatologist | Texas Liver Institute |
2009-2015 | Transplant Hepatologist | Liver Consultants of TX (BUMC) |
Current Licensure and Certification
Licensure [Do not include license number]
Year(s) | State |
2009 to current | Texas |
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Board and Other Certification
Year(s) | Specialty | Certifying Organization |
2005, 2015 | Internal Medicine | ABIM |
2008, 2018 | Gastroenterology | ABIM |
2010, 2020 | TX Hepatology | ABIM |
Honors and Awards
Year | Name of Honor/Award | Awarding Organization |
1993 | Phi Beta Kappa |
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2008-09 | Foundation Fellow Scholar & Grant | AASLD |
Major Administrative/Leadership Positions
Year(s) | Position Title | Institution |
2011-2014 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma Working Group, Co Chair | BUMC |
2014 | Baylor Executive Committee: Gastroenterology | BUMC |
2017-19 | Founding Member of Dell Med Business Society | Dell Med School |
Committee Service (Member, unless noted otherwise)
Year(s) | Name of Committee | Institution/Organization |
Hospital | ||
2013-2015 | Volunteer in Medicine Society Member | BUMC |
2014-2015 | GI Procedure / Lab Working Group | BUMC |
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Professional Societies
Dates | Society Name, member |
2003- present | AASLD |
2013- present | Texas Club of Internists |
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2009-2010 | AASLD: Training and Clinical Policy Committee |
2017-2021 | AASLD: Associate Editor of Chronic Liver Disease online journal |
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Community Engagement
Year(s) | Role, brief description | Organization or institution |
2013 & 2014 | Physician volunteer for 10d medical trip to Guatemala | HELPS International |
2017 | Hurricane Harvey Sanitation Clean-up, South Texas | Samaritan Purse |
2021 | Austin Sanitation Clean-up | Samaritan Purse |
2023 | Mission Trip to Honduras: Building & Lecturer to MDs | Serve Hope & One World Health |
2022-2023 | Weekly volunteer in Children’s Department | Austin Ridge Bible Church |
Educational Activities
1. Direct Teaching
Date | Course Name, Rotation or Session Topic | Role | Numb of Instr hrs | Primary Learner Audience (number) | Department or Organization | |
Medical and Graduate School (UME) Course Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Clinical Supervision | ||||||
2005-08 | Medical Student | Small group: Liver curric | 10 hrs/yr | Medical students | University of WI | |
2009-15 | Gi/Hep Fellow | Lecturer | 2 hrs / yr | Fellowship | BUMC | |
2015-22 | Gi Fellow/Hep Fellow | Lecturer | 4 hrs / yr | Fellowship | UT SA | |
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Course Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Clinical Supervision | ||||||
2005-08 | Nurse Practitioner/PA | Lecturer: Liver curric | 3 hrs / yr | NP / PA students | University of WI | |
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2. Curriculum Development
Date | Course Name or Curriculum Product | Role | Purpose | Primary Learner Audience | Organization or Institution |
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3. Mentoring and Advising
Date | Mentee Name | Mentee Level/ Program and Institution | Role | Mentee Outcomes, Current Position |
2011-2012 | Asha White | NP TCU | Mentor | PhD for NP |
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4. Learner Assessment Activities or Tool Development
Date | Course Name or Session Topic | Role | Number of Evaluation Hours | Primary Learner Audience | Organization or Institution |
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5. Educational Administration and Leadership
Date | Title | Responsibilities | Time (FTE or hours) | Organization and Program Scope | Outcomes |
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Grant Review Activities
Year(s) | Name of Review Committee | Organization |
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Editorial Activities
Year(s) | Journal Name |
Editor/Associate Editor | |
2017 - 2021 | Clinical Liver Disease (online journal for AASLD) |
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Grant Support [Include Educational Grants]
Clinical Trials Activities
Present | Grantor: River 2 Renal Corp |
| Title of Project: River 2 Renal: Single-blind Phase 2, Multi-center, Randomized Study |
| Role (Principal Investigator, Site PI, Sub investigator): Sub investigator |
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Past | Grantor: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals |
| Title of Project: Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study |
| Role (Principal Investigator, Site PI, Sub investigator): Sub-investigator |
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Invited Lectures
Year(s) | Title | Location |
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2009 | HCC talk at Baylor Symposium | BUMC, Dallas TX |
2011 | Grand Rounds: General Hepatology | UT Tyler, TX |
2012 | Guest Lecturer GI Grand Rounds | Scott & White, Temple TX |
2016 | Co Chair: Obesity & Malignancy Symposium | TLI Austin, TX |
2017 | Grand Rounds: St David’s Hospital | Austin, TX |
2018-2020 | South TX Liver Club talks 2x/year | Austin, San Antonio TX |
Technological and Other Scientific Innovations
Bibliography
Peer-Reviewed Publications [List in chronological order with complete pagination. Authors should be listed in the same order as they appear in the published article.]
Original Research Articles
Loo N, Lawitz E, Alkhouri N, Wells JT, Landaverde C, Coste A, Salcido R, Scott M, Poordad F. Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir +/- ribavirin in real world hepatitis C patients. World J Gastroenterol. 2019 May 14;25(18):2229-2239.
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Lawitz E, Poordad F, Wells JT, Hyland RH, Yang Y, Dvory-Sobol H, Stamm LM, Brainard DM, McHutchison JG, Landaverde C, Gutierrez J. Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir-voxilaprevir with or without ribavirin in direct-acting antiviral-experienced patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus. Hepatology. 2017 Jun;65(6):1803-1809.
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Lawitz E, Poordad F, Gutierrez JA, Wells JT, Landaverde C, Evans B, Howe A, Huang HC, Li JJ, Hwang P, Dutko FJ, Robertson M, Wahl J, Barr E, Haber B. Short-duration treatment with elbasvir/grazoprevir and sofosbuvir for hepatitis C: A randomized trial. Hepatology. 2017 Feb;65(2):439-450. doi: 10.1002/hep.28877. Epub 2016 Dec 19.
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Wells JT, Agni R, Said A, Dureja P, Tome S, Lucey MR. The Impact of Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis in the Explanted Recipient Liver on Outcome after Liver Transplantation. Transplantation Dec 2007.
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Tome, Santiago, Wells, JT, Said, Adnan, Lucey, ML. Quality of life after liver transplantation. A systematic review. Journal of Hepatology. April 2008.
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Reviews, Book Chapters, Monographs and Editorials
Wells JT, Lucey MR, Said A. Hepatitis C in Transplant Recipients of Solid Organs, Other than Liver. Clinics and Liver Disease. 2006 Nov 10(4):901-17.
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Said A, Safdar N, Wells JT, Lucey MR. Liver Disease in Renal Transplant Patients. Book Chapter. Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practices. 6th Edition. Editor Sir Peter J Morris, Stuart Knechtle.
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Wells JT, Lucey MR. Transplant Medicine. Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine. Elsevier.
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Wells JT, Runo JR, Lucey ML. Portopulmonary Hypertension in Liver Transplant Recipients. Editorial. Hepatology 2008.
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Said A, Wells JT. Management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Minerva Med. 2009 Feb;100(1):51-68.
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Wells JT, Lucey MR. Alcoholic Liver Disease. Book chapter for 2nd edition of the Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Perrillo, R, Wells JT. Hepatitis B. Sleisenger & Fordtran,10th edition. | |
Landaverde C, Wells J, Gutierrez J et al. Treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 3: Where are we now? Clinical Liver Disease. 2015 Oct 28. Online publication
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Wells,JT, Landaverde C, Gutierrez J et al. Management of patients with hepatitis C virus resistance-associated variants to NS5A inhibitors: Where are we now? Clinical Liver Disease. 2015 Oct 28. Online publication
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Landaverde C, Wells JT, Hamner R. Dual therapy of grazoprevir and elbasvir for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Apr: 10 (4). |
Financial relationships
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:07/22/2024Date updated:07/09/2025
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