Biography
Salim is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and has been lecturing at the UNSW School of Clinical Medicine for over 5 years. I am currently completing a PhD into the gut-liver axis; in particular the relationship between diet-related changes to the gut microbiome and its downstream impact on progression of liver disease and development of liver cancer.
My Qualifications
Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
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Salim is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and has been lecturing at the UNSW School of Clinical Medicine for over 5 years. I am currently completing a PhD into the gut-liver axis; in particular the relationship between diet-related changes to the gut microbiome and its downstream impact on progression of liver disease and development of liver cancer.
My Qualifications
Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Gastrointestinal Endoscopist
Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
University of Sydney
McMaster University, Hamilton Canada
My Research Activities
Maher S, Kabir A, Behary J, Conway DP et al. New South Wales data linkage study reveals a shift in HCC mortality risk: Time for broader strategies. Cancer Epidemiol. 2024 Dec;93:102690. PMID: 39486273.
Maher S, Rajakapakse J, El-Omar E, Zekry A. Role of the Gut Microbiome in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Semin Liver Dis. 2024 Nov;44(4):457-473. PMID: 393389571.
Prince D, Hoque S, Kim C, Maher S et al. Cirrhosis in primary practice: many patients remain potentially undiagnosed and are not receiving liver cancer surveillance. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Oct 24. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39444308.
Prince D, Hoque S, Kim C, Maher S et al. Screening patients in general practice for advanced chronic liver disease using an innovative IT solution: The Liver Toolkit. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Jun 27;8(7):e0482. PMID: 38934697
Maher S, Kabir A, Behary J, et al. IDDF2023-ABS-0020 Shifting patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma mortality risk: the impact of socioeconomic status and ethnicity in NSW, Australia. Gut 2023;72:A21-A22
Maher S, Thilakanathan C, Behary J, Zekry A. Contribution of non-viral aetiologies of liver disease to the growing burden of hepatocellular carcinoma in New South Wales. Poster Abstracts. Hepatology 74():p 157-1288, October 2021.
Maher S, Rolls S, Pavendranathan G, Akon C et al. Virtual clinic for positive faecal occult blood tests enhances early access to bowel cancer screening and is well received by patients. Intern Med J. 2022 Sep;52(9):1525-1530. PMID: 34219337.
Maher S, Dowdell L, Zhang L, Zekry A. Community screening identifies undiagnosed chronic liver disease in high-risk populations. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Aug;36(8):2255-2260. PMID: 33638251.