Anahita Rabiee, MD, MHS
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Education & Training
- Transplant Hepatology FellowYale University (2023)
- MHSYale University, School of Public Health (2022)
- Gastroenterology Fellow (NIH Research Track)Yale University (2022)
- Fellow Immersion Training Program in Addiction MedicineBoston University (2021)
- ResidentYale University (2019)
- Non Degree ProgramJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Research Coordinator Training Program: Fundamentals of Research Coordination (2015)
- Research Coordinator Training Program: Fundamentals of Research CoordinationJohns Hopkins University (2015)
- MDTehran University of Medical Sciences (2013)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Fārsī (Farsi)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Fellows' Symposium Travel Grant: American Society of Transplantation (2022)
- Academic Debate Winner: American Liver Foundation (2022)
- Emerging Liver Scholar: AASLD (2018)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2019)
Publications
- Thompson R, Taddei T, Kaplan D, Rabiee A. Safety of naltrexone in patients with cirrhosis. JHEP Reports 2024, 6: 101095. PMID: 38961852, PMCID: PMC11220533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101095.
- Rabiee A, Mahmud N, Falker C, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T, Kaplan D. Medications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0093. PMID: 36972386, PMCID: PMC10043587, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000093.
- Rabiee A, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Chan JL, Pons M, Genesca J, Garcia‐Tsao G. Noninvasive predictors of clinically significant portal hypertension in NASH cirrhosis: Validation of ANTICIPATE models and development of a lab‐based model. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 3324-3334. PMID: 36214066, PMCID: PMC9701481, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2091.
- Liang S, Ketwaroo G, Njei B, Ogurick A, Rabiee A, Protiva P. Unusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. ACG Case Reports Journal 2025, 12: e01834. PMID: 40970177, PMCID: PMC12443151, DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001834.
- Chong Lugon N, Rabiee A, Mezzacappa C, Kaplan D, Taddei T, Garcia-Tsao G. Prognostic significance of mild ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2025 PMID: 40607762, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000001452.
- Rabiee A, Rabiee A. Risk of bleeding after percutaneous liver procedures in patients with cirrhosis: Myth or fact? Liver Transplantation 2024, 31: 259-261. PMID: 39526889, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000537.
- Liang S, Ketwaroo G, Njei B, Ogurick A, Rabiee A, Protiva P. S3535 Unusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s2341-s2341. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001043508.94655.75.
- Thompson R, Narayanan P, Mistry P, Taddei T, Rabiee A. Mo1525 HIGH PREVALENCE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ALCOHOL-ASSOCIATED HEPATITIS. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-1679. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)04319-1.
- Rabiee A, Rabiee A. Keep beta-blocking and carry on! Clinical Liver Disease 2024, 23: e0114. PMID: 38304323, PMCID: PMC10833629, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000114.
- Rabiee A, Cornman-Homonoff J, Kunstman J, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T. Interventional Radiology and Surgical Treatment Options for Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. Current Hepatology Reports 2023, 22: 269-275. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-023-00617-4.
- Rabiee A, Girone G, Davis J. Brief overview of immunosuppression and its side effects after liver transplantation. Clinical Liver Disease 2023, 21: 160-164. PMID: 37937047, PMCID: PMC10627593, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000035.
- Rabiee A, Lim J. Simplifying the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis B Infection: One Step for Addressing Deficits in the Care Cascade, One Leap for Elimination. Gastro Hep Advances 2022, 2: 277-278. PMID: 39132614, PMCID: PMC11307652, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2022.12.002.
- Rabiee A, Garcia‐Tsao G, Tapper EB. Nonselective Beta‐Blockers in Portal Hypertension: Why, When, and How? Clinical Liver Disease 2022, 19: 118-123. PMID: 35355838, PMCID: PMC8958249, DOI: 10.1002/cld.1182.
- Alrabadi LS, Dutton A, Rabiee A, Roberts SJ, Deng Y, Cusack L, Silveira MG, Ciarleglio M, Bucala R, Sinha R, Boyer JL, Assis DN. Mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease stress, disease activity, and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis. JHEP Reports 2022, 4: 100450. PMID: 35434588, PMCID: PMC9011026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100450.
- Saffo S, To UK, Santoiemma PP, Laurito M, Haque L, Rabiee A, Verna EC, Angarone MP, Garcia-Tsao G. Changes in Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Cell Count After Antibiotics Are Associated With Mortality in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e1201-e1204. PMID: 34273564, PMCID: PMC11090177, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.07.019.
- Rabiee A, Silveira MG. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Translational Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 6: 29-29. PMID: 33824933, PMCID: PMC7829069, DOI: 10.21037/tgh-20-266.
- Rabiee A, Ximenes R, Nikayin S, Hickner A, Juthani P, Rosen RH, Garcia‐Tsao G. Factors associated with health‐related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review. Liver International 2020, 41: 6-15. PMID: 32998172, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14680.
- Parry SM, Nalamalapu SR, Nunna K, Rabiee A, Friedman LA, Colantuoni E, Needham DM, Dinglas VD. Six-Minute Walk Distance After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2019, 36: 343-351. PMID: 31690160, PMCID: PMC7442114, DOI: 10.1177/0885066619885838.
- Turnbull AE, Hashem MD, Rabiee A, To A, Chessare CM, Needham DM. Evaluation of a strategy for enrolling the families of critically ill patients in research using limited human resources. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177741. PMID: 28542632, PMCID: PMC5444627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177741.
- J. A, Rawat N, Reiter A, Shrock C, Zhan A, Stone A, Rabiee A, Griffin S, Needham DM, Saria S. Measuring Patient Mobility in the ICU Using a Novel Noninvasive Sensor. Critical Care Medicine 2017, 45: 630-636. PMID: 28291092, PMCID: PMC5697716, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002265.
- Robinson KA, Davis WE, Dinglas VD, Mendez-Tellez PA, Rabiee A, Sukrithan V, Yalamanchilli R, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. A systematic review finds limited data on measurement properties of instruments measuring outcomes in adult intensive care unit survivors. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2016, 82: 37-46. PMID: 27865899, PMCID: PMC5325798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.014.
- Rabiee A, Nikayin S, Hashem MD, Huang M, Dinglas VD, Bienvenu OJ, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. Depressive Symptoms After Critical Illness. Critical Care Medicine 2016, 44: 1744-1753. PMID: 27153046, PMCID: PMC7418220, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001811.
- Nikayin S, Rabiee A, Hashem MD, Huang M, Bienvenu OJ, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. Anxiety symptoms in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. General Hospital Psychiatry 2016, 43: 23-29. PMID: 27796253, PMCID: PMC5289740, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.08.005.
- Turnbull AE, Rabiee A, Davis WE, Nasser MF, Venna VR, Lolitha R, Hopkins RO, Bienvenu OJ, Robinson KA, Needham DM. Outcome Measurement in ICU Survivorship Research From 1970 to 2013. Critical Care Medicine 2016, 44: 1267-1277. PMID: 26992067, PMCID: PMC4911315, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001651.
- Rabiee A, Nikayin S, Hashemi SR, Mohaghegh M, Amini M, Rabiee R, Merat S. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A among Students Enrolled in Tehran University of Medical Sciences during 2011. Middle East Journal Of Digestive Diseases 2013, 5: 137-40. PMID: 24829683, PMCID: PMC3990182.
- Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A, Pourjabbar S, Salehi Sadaghiani M, Nikayin S, Rabiee A, Imanzadeh A, Mahmmoodi Gharaei J, Arbabi M, Rezaei N. Psychiatric aspects of primary immunodeficiency diseases: the parental study. Iranian Journal Of Allergy Asthma And Immunology 2013, 12: 176-81. PMID: 23754357.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Education & Training
- Transplant Hepatology FellowYale University (2023)
- MHSYale University, School of Public Health (2022)
- Gastroenterology Fellow (NIH Research Track)Yale University (2022)
- Fellow Immersion Training Program in Addiction MedicineBoston University (2021)
- ResidentYale University (2019)
- Non Degree ProgramJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Research Coordinator Training Program: Fundamentals of Research Coordination (2015)
- Research Coordinator Training Program: Fundamentals of Research CoordinationJohns Hopkins University (2015)
- MDTehran University of Medical Sciences (2013)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Fārsī (Farsi)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Fellows' Symposium Travel Grant: American Society of Transplantation (2022)
- Academic Debate Winner: American Liver Foundation (2022)
- Emerging Liver Scholar: AASLD (2018)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2019)
Publications
- Thompson R, Taddei T, Kaplan D, Rabiee A. Safety of naltrexone in patients with cirrhosis. JHEP Reports 2024, 6: 101095. PMID: 38961852, PMCID: PMC11220533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101095.
- Rabiee A, Mahmud N, Falker C, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T, Kaplan D. Medications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0093. PMID: 36972386, PMCID: PMC10043587, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000093.
- Rabiee A, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Chan JL, Pons M, Genesca J, Garcia‐Tsao G. Noninvasive predictors of clinically significant portal hypertension in NASH cirrhosis: Validation of ANTICIPATE models and development of a lab‐based model. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 3324-3334. PMID: 36214066, PMCID: PMC9701481, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2091.
- Liang S, Ketwaroo G, Njei B, Ogurick A, Rabiee A, Protiva P. Unusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. ACG Case Reports Journal 2025, 12: e01834. PMID: 40970177, PMCID: PMC12443151, DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001834.
- Chong Lugon N, Rabiee A, Mezzacappa C, Kaplan D, Taddei T, Garcia-Tsao G. Prognostic significance of mild ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2025 PMID: 40607762, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000001452.
- Rabiee A, Rabiee A. Risk of bleeding after percutaneous liver procedures in patients with cirrhosis: Myth or fact? Liver Transplantation 2024, 31: 259-261. PMID: 39526889, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000537.
- Liang S, Ketwaroo G, Njei B, Ogurick A, Rabiee A, Protiva P. S3535 Unusual Complication of Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s2341-s2341. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001043508.94655.75.
- Thompson R, Narayanan P, Mistry P, Taddei T, Rabiee A. Mo1525 HIGH PREVALENCE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ALCOHOL-ASSOCIATED HEPATITIS. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-1679. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)04319-1.
- Rabiee A, Rabiee A. Keep beta-blocking and carry on! Clinical Liver Disease 2024, 23: e0114. PMID: 38304323, PMCID: PMC10833629, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000114.
- Rabiee A, Cornman-Homonoff J, Kunstman J, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T. Interventional Radiology and Surgical Treatment Options for Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. Current Hepatology Reports 2023, 22: 269-275. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-023-00617-4.
- Rabiee A, Girone G, Davis J. Brief overview of immunosuppression and its side effects after liver transplantation. Clinical Liver Disease 2023, 21: 160-164. PMID: 37937047, PMCID: PMC10627593, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000035.
- Rabiee A, Lim J. Simplifying the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis B Infection: One Step for Addressing Deficits in the Care Cascade, One Leap for Elimination. Gastro Hep Advances 2022, 2: 277-278. PMID: 39132614, PMCID: PMC11307652, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2022.12.002.
- Rabiee A, Garcia‐Tsao G, Tapper EB. Nonselective Beta‐Blockers in Portal Hypertension: Why, When, and How? Clinical Liver Disease 2022, 19: 118-123. PMID: 35355838, PMCID: PMC8958249, DOI: 10.1002/cld.1182.
- Alrabadi LS, Dutton A, Rabiee A, Roberts SJ, Deng Y, Cusack L, Silveira MG, Ciarleglio M, Bucala R, Sinha R, Boyer JL, Assis DN. Mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease stress, disease activity, and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis. JHEP Reports 2022, 4: 100450. PMID: 35434588, PMCID: PMC9011026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100450.
- Saffo S, To UK, Santoiemma PP, Laurito M, Haque L, Rabiee A, Verna EC, Angarone MP, Garcia-Tsao G. Changes in Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Cell Count After Antibiotics Are Associated With Mortality in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e1201-e1204. PMID: 34273564, PMCID: PMC11090177, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.07.019.
- Rabiee A, Silveira MG. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Translational Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 6: 29-29. PMID: 33824933, PMCID: PMC7829069, DOI: 10.21037/tgh-20-266.
- Rabiee A, Ximenes R, Nikayin S, Hickner A, Juthani P, Rosen RH, Garcia‐Tsao G. Factors associated with health‐related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review. Liver International 2020, 41: 6-15. PMID: 32998172, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14680.
- Parry SM, Nalamalapu SR, Nunna K, Rabiee A, Friedman LA, Colantuoni E, Needham DM, Dinglas VD. Six-Minute Walk Distance After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2019, 36: 343-351. PMID: 31690160, PMCID: PMC7442114, DOI: 10.1177/0885066619885838.
- Turnbull AE, Hashem MD, Rabiee A, To A, Chessare CM, Needham DM. Evaluation of a strategy for enrolling the families of critically ill patients in research using limited human resources. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177741. PMID: 28542632, PMCID: PMC5444627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177741.
- J. A, Rawat N, Reiter A, Shrock C, Zhan A, Stone A, Rabiee A, Griffin S, Needham DM, Saria S. Measuring Patient Mobility in the ICU Using a Novel Noninvasive Sensor. Critical Care Medicine 2017, 45: 630-636. PMID: 28291092, PMCID: PMC5697716, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002265.
- Robinson KA, Davis WE, Dinglas VD, Mendez-Tellez PA, Rabiee A, Sukrithan V, Yalamanchilli R, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. A systematic review finds limited data on measurement properties of instruments measuring outcomes in adult intensive care unit survivors. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2016, 82: 37-46. PMID: 27865899, PMCID: PMC5325798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.014.
- Rabiee A, Nikayin S, Hashem MD, Huang M, Dinglas VD, Bienvenu OJ, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. Depressive Symptoms After Critical Illness. Critical Care Medicine 2016, 44: 1744-1753. PMID: 27153046, PMCID: PMC7418220, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001811.
- Nikayin S, Rabiee A, Hashem MD, Huang M, Bienvenu OJ, Turnbull AE, Needham DM. Anxiety symptoms in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. General Hospital Psychiatry 2016, 43: 23-29. PMID: 27796253, PMCID: PMC5289740, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.08.005.
- Turnbull AE, Rabiee A, Davis WE, Nasser MF, Venna VR, Lolitha R, Hopkins RO, Bienvenu OJ, Robinson KA, Needham DM. Outcome Measurement in ICU Survivorship Research From 1970 to 2013. Critical Care Medicine 2016, 44: 1267-1277. PMID: 26992067, PMCID: PMC4911315, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001651.
- Rabiee A, Nikayin S, Hashemi SR, Mohaghegh M, Amini M, Rabiee R, Merat S. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A among Students Enrolled in Tehran University of Medical Sciences during 2011. Middle East Journal Of Digestive Diseases 2013, 5: 137-40. PMID: 24829683, PMCID: PMC3990182.
- Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A, Pourjabbar S, Salehi Sadaghiani M, Nikayin S, Rabiee A, Imanzadeh A, Mahmmoodi Gharaei J, Arbabi M, Rezaei N. Psychiatric aspects of primary immunodeficiency diseases: the parental study. Iranian Journal Of Allergy Asthma And Immunology 2013, 12: 176-81. PMID: 23754357.
Departments and Programs