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Dr. ⁨Rodrigo Zapata⁩

Dr. ⁨Rodrigo Zapata⁩Verified memberMD, FAASLD

Professor of Medicine & Hepatologist, Clínica Alemana / Universidad del Desarrollo

Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollosantiago, ChileORCID 0000-0001-6050-0363
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About

Dr. Rodrigo Zapata is a Gastroenterology and Hepatology specialist, Full Professor of Medicine at Clínica Alemana and the Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ( 1995 and 1997) and pursued an advanced clinical fellowship in Clinical Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at the University of Southern California (AASLD Scholarship, 2000-2001 @ USC, USA). His clinical and research interests focus on liver cirrhosis, liver transplantation, and viral and autoimmune hepatitis, and he has authored more than 85 peer-reviewed publications and 18 book chapters, and co-author in Chilean and Latin-American guidelines in liver diseases ( Viral hepatitis C, B, Hepatocarcinoma and MASLD). He has participated in the training of more than 50 Gastroenterology fellows at the University setting. He has served as President of both the Chilean Hepatology Association (2008-2010) and the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology ( SCHGE 2012-2014), and currently co-coordinates the liver transplant interest group of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH 2026-2028), serves a member of the Hepatology committee of the World Gastroenterology Organization ( WGO 2025-2027) and Director of the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology (2025-2027).

Areas of focus

Gastroenterology & HepatologyLiver cirrhosisLiver transplantationViral hepatitis (B and C)Autoimmune hepatitisFatty liver disease / MASLDHepatocellular carcinomaBiliary lithogenesisLiver disease in pregnancy

Experience & education

Full Professor of Medicine; Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist · Clínica Alemana / Universidad del Desarrollo

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Liver Transplant Unit, Santiago, Chile

1997 — Present

Co-Coordinator, Liver Transplant Interest Group · Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH)

Present

Board of Directors Member · Chilean Society of Gastroenterology (SCHGE)

2024 — 2026

Head of Gastroenterology Service · Clínica Alemana

Santiago, Chile

2013 — 2022

Associate Professor of Medicine; Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist · Universidad de Chile / Hospital Salvador

Eastern Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago, Chile

1997 — 2017

President · Chilean Society of Gastroenterology (SCHGE)

2012 — 2014

President · Chilean Hepatology Association (ACCHEP)

2008 — 2010

Clinical Fellowship in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation · University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, CA, USA

2000 — 2001

Fellowship in Gastroenterology · Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1995 — 1997

Residency in Internal Medicine · Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1992 — 1995

MD · Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile

1985 — 1991

Publications

Delphi survey to explore core curriculum for training the next generation of hepatologists.

Xu, Xinyi, Shi, Yu, Tacke, Frank, Wai-Sun Wong, Vincent, Li, Wenhao, Sebastiani, Giada, et al. · JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026Manual

Overcoming barriers to HCV screening in Latin America: From evidence to action.

Crespo, Javier, Calleja, Jose Luis, Ridruejo, Ezequiel, Alonso-Pena, Marta, Cabezas, Joaquin, Castro-Narro, Graciela Elia, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2026PubMed

Latin American association for the study of the liver (ALEH) guidance on preoperative care in liver transplantation: referral criteria, patient assessment, and waiting list management.

Mainardi, Victoria, Pages, Josefina, Menendez, Josemaria, Zapata, Rodrigo, Diaz, Luis Antonio, Marciano, Sebastian, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2025PubMed

Latin American association for the study of the liver (ALEH) guidance on postoperative care after liver transplantation.

Codes, Liana, Zapata, Rodrigo, Mendizabal, Manuel, Junior, Alfeu de Medeiros Fleck, Restrepo, Juan Carlos, Schiavon, Leonardo de Lucca, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2025PubMed

AFP score and metroticket 2.0 perform similarly and could be used in a "within-ALL" clinical decision tool.

Pinero, Federico, Costentin, Charlotte, Degroote, Helena, Notarpaolo, Andrea, Boin, Ilka Fsf, Boudjema, Karim, et al. · JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023Manual

Global multi-stakeholder endorsement of the MAFLD definition.

Mendez-Sanchez, Nahum, Bugianesi, Elisabetta, Gish, Robert G, Lammert, Frank, Tilg, Herbert, Nguyen, Mindie H, et al. · The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022Manual

Performance of pre-transplant criteria in prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma progression and waitlist dropout.

Pinero, Federico, Thompson, Marcos, Boin, Ilka, Chagas, Aline, Quinonez, Emilio, Bermudez, Carla, et al. · Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2022PubMed

Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: Prognostic and predictive factors of survival in a Latin American cohort.

Maccali, Claudia, Chagas, Aline L, Boin, Ilka, Quinonez, Emilio, Marciano, Sebastian, Vilatoba, Mario, et al. · Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2021PubMed

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: impact of expansion criteria in a multicenter cohort study from a high waitlist mortality region.

Pinero, Federico, Anders, Margarita, Boin, Ilka F, Chagas, Aline, Quinonez, Emilio, Marciano, Sebastian, et al. · Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2021PubMed

Direct-Acting Antivirals and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: No Evidence of Higher Wait-List Progression or Posttransplant Recurrence.

Pinero, Federico, Boin, Ilka, Chagas, Aline, Quinonez, Emilio, Marciano, Sebastian, Vilatoba, Mario, et al. · Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2020PubMed

Prioritization for liver transplantation using the MELD score in Chile: Inequities generated by MELD exceptions.: A collaboration between the Chilean Liver Transplant Programs, the Public Health Institute and the National Transplant Coordinator.

Diaz, Luis A, Norero, Blanca, Lara, Barbara, Robles, Camila, Elgueta, Susana, Humeres, Roberto, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2019PubMed

A changing etiologic scenario in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in a multicenter cohort study from Latin America.

Pinero, Federico, Costa, Paulo, Boteon, Yuri Longatto, Duque, Sergio Hoyos, Marciano, Sebastian, Anders, Margarita, et al. · Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology · 2018PubMed

Results of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Multicenter Latin American Cohort Study.

Pinero, Federico, Costa, Paulo, Boteon, Yuri L, Duque, Sergio Hoyos, Marciano, Sebastian, Anders, Margarita, et al. · Annals of hepatology · 2018PubMed

[Comparative evaluation of survival prognosis using MELD or Child-Pugh scores in patients with liver cirrhosis in Chile].

Sanhueza, Edgar, Contreras, Jorge, Zapata, Rodrigo, Sanhueza, Matias, Elgueta, Fabian, Lopez, Constanza, et al. · Revista medica de Chile · 2017Manual

[Comparative evaluation of survival prognosis using MELD or Child-Pugh scores in patients with liver cirrhosis in Chile].

Sanhueza, Edgar, Contreras, Jorge, Zapata, Rodrigo, Sanhueza, Matias, Elgueta, Fabian, Lopez, Constanza, et al. · Revista medica de Chile · 2017PubMed

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