Dr. ⁨Fakhar Ali Arisar⁩MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (London), FACP, FCPS (Pak)

Consultant Transplant Hepatologist / Assistant Professor

King Abdulaziz Medical City / King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesRiyadhORCID 0000-0002-0238-5421

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About

Dr. Fakhar Ali Arisar is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist with training from one of North America's largest multi-organ transplant programs at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network. He currently serves as Consultant Transplant Hepatologist at King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital / King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh and holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. His clinical and research interests encompass liver transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma, portal hypertension, and the application of artificial intelligence and radiomics in hepatology.

Areas of focus

Liver TransplantLiver transplantationHepatocellular carcinomaPortal hypertensionNon-alcoholic steatohepatitis / MASHRadiomics and AI in hepatologyChronic liver disease and cirrhosisClinical research

Experience & education

Assistant Professor - Hepatology · King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Riyadh, KSA (Joint Appointment)

2025 — Present

Consultant Transplant Hepatology · King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital / King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

Riyadh, KSA

2023 — Present

Assistant Professor (Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Liver Transplant) · Dow International Medical College / Dow University of Health Sciences

Karachi, Pakistan

2021 — 2023

Consultant Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist · Memon Medical Institute Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

2021 — 2023

Clinical Fellow (Transplant Hepatology) · Toronto General Hospital / University Health Network

Toronto, ON, Canada

2019 — 2021

Assistant Professor (Gastroenterology/Hepatology) · Dow International Medical College / Dow University of Health Sciences

Karachi, Pakistan

2018 — 2019

Consultant (Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist) · The Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

2018 — 2019

Instructor (Gastroenterology/Hepatology) · The Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

2017 — 2017

Residency in Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Aga Khan University

Karachi, Pakistan

2014 — 2016

Residency in Internal Medicine · Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

Karachi, Pakistan

2011 — 2013

Intern/House Officer · Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

Karachi, Pakistan

2009 — 2010

MBBS · Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

Jamshoro, Pakistan

2002 — 2008

Publications

Idiopathic Fulminant Graft Failure Rescued by Urgent ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation.

Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Uchila, Raj, Limkemann, Ashley, Galvin, Zita, Monajemzadeh, Maryam, Cattral, Mark, et al. · Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) · 2021PubMed

Autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome: Clinical presentation, treatment response, and disease evolution: Tertiary centre experience.

Al Alwan, Abduljaleel, Altraif, Ibrahim, Alghamdi, Hamdan, Aljumah, Abdulrahman, Amer, Mohammed Omar, Binjabal, Dua O, et al. · Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2026PubMed

One-year functional and neuropsychological outcomes of liver transplant recipients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Bhat, Mamatha, Wozniak, Hannah, Dong, Victor, Dragoi, Laura, Misra, Shruti, Rozenberg, Dmitry, et al. · Canadian liver journal · 2026PubMed

Screening and care of patients with graft cirrhosis following liver transplantation.

Zheng, Katina, Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Chen, Shiyi, Xu, Wei, Lilly, Leslie, Selzner, Markus, et al. · Canadian liver journal · 2026PubMed

Long-Term Survival of Canadian Liver Transplant Recipients Remains Stagnant- A Cohort Study on the Evolution of Cause-Specific Mortality.

Zhao, Xun, Xu, Chaoqun, Bera, Chinmay, Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Naghibzadeh, Maryam, Azhie, Amirhossein, et al. · Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025PubMed

Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon-alpha-2a in Chronic Hepatitis Delta: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi.

Butt, Nazish, Usmani, Muhammad T, Hussain, Riaz, Mughal, Saba, Arisar, Fakhar A Qazi · Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology · 2024PubMed

Availability of living donor optimizes timing of liver transplant in high-risk waitlisted cirrhosis patients.

Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Chen, Shiyi, Chen, Catherine, Shaikh, Noorulsaba, Karnam, Ravikiran Sindhuvalada, Xu, Wei, et al. · Aging · 2023PubMed

Predictors of patient survival following liver transplant in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Minich, Adam, Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Shaikh, Noor-Ul Saba, Herman, Leanne, Azhie, Amirhossein, Orchanian-Cheff, Ani, et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 2022PubMed

Distinctive clinical and genetic features of lean vs overweight fatty liver disease using the UK Biobank.

Chahal, Daljeet, Sharma, Divya, Keshavarzi, Sareh, Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Patel, Keyur, Xu, Wei, et al. · Hepatology international · 2022PubMed

Findings from a large Asian chronic hepatitis C real-life study.

Lim, Seng Gee, Phyo, Wah Wah, Shah, Samir R, Win, Khin Maung, Hamid, Saeed, Piratvisuth, Teerha, et al. · Journal of viral hepatitis · 2018PubMed

Abdominal Cocoon: Primary Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis.

Abid, Shahab, Arisar, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Memon, Wasim Ahmed · The American journal of gastroenterology · 2016PubMed

Risk factors and outcomes of peptic ulcer bleed in a Pakistani population: A single-center observational study.

Butt, Nazish, Usmani, Muhammad Tayyab, Mehak, Nimrah, Mughal, Saba, Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Mohiuddin, Ghulam, et al. · World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024PubMed

Metabolic puzzle: Exploring liver fibrosis differences in Asian metabolic-associated fatty liver disease subtypes.

Shaikh, Sabhita Shabir, Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Nafay, Saba, Zaheer, Sidra, Shaikh, Hafeezullah, Azam, Zahid · World journal of hepatology · 2024PubMed

Trajectories of patients relisted for liver transplantation.

Qazi Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Varghese, Rhea, Chen, Shiyi, Xu, Wei, Selzner, Markus, McGilvray, Ian, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2024PubMed

Development of a Radiomics-Based Model to Predict Graft Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study.

Qazi Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Salinas-Miranda, Emmanuel, Ale Ali, Hamideh, Lajkosz, Katherine, Chen, Catherine, Azhie, Amirhossein, et al. · Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023PubMed

A deep learning framework for personalised dynamic diagnosis of graft fibrosis after liver transplantation: a retrospective, single Canadian centre, longitudinal study.

Azhie, Amirhossein, Sharma, Divya, Sheth, Priya, Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Zaya, Rita, Naghibzadeh, Maryam, et al. · The Lancet. Digital health · 2023PubMed

Divergent trajectories of lean vs obese non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients from listing to post-transplant: A retrospective cohort study.

Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Uchila, Raj, Chen, Catherine, Yang, Cathy, Chen, Shi-Yi, Karnam, Ravikiran Sindhuvalada, et al. · World journal of gastroenterology · 2022PubMed

Long-term mortality risk stratification of liver transplant recipients: real-time application of deep learning algorithms on longitudinal data.

Nitski, Osvald, Azhie, Amirhossein, Qazi-Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Wang, Xueqi, Ma, Shihao, Lilly, Leslie, et al. · The Lancet. Digital health · 2021PubMed

Impact of sepsis and non-communicable diseases on prognostic models to predict the outcome of hospitalized chronic liver disease patients.

Qazi Arisar, Fakhar Ali, Abid, Shahab, Shaikh, Preet Ayoub, Awan, Safia · World journal of hepatology · 2018PubMed

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