Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS
Transplant Hepatology
- Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10461-2401
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Brett E. Fortune, MD, MSc, is Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program, and Associate Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on providing care for patients with advanced liver disease and those who need or have received liver transplantation.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences in 1999 from North Carolina State University, Dr. Fortune earned his Doctor of Medicine from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2004. He then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at The Ohio State University Medical Center in 2007. After this, he participated in a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Colorado Denver, where he also earned his Master of Science in clinical sciences, completing both in 2011. Dr. Fortune remained there for another year to participate in a transplant hepatology fellowship, which he completed in 2012.
Dr. Fortune’s research focuses on clinical outcomes related to cirrhosis and portal hypertension complications as well as quality improvement in the care of patients with cirrhosis or those who have received a liver transplant. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals or books. He is currently Associate Editor for Liver Transplantation and Liver Section Editor for Digestive Disease Interventions, and has sat on the editorial board for Hepatology.
Dr. Fortune is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of many professional organizations, such as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) and the American Liver Foundation. Dr. Fortune won the Kushlan Junior Faculty Award, Section of Digestive Diseases in 2015 and the Howard M. Spiro Digestive Disease Fellowship Teaching Award in 2016 from Yale School of Medicine.
Gender: Male
Credentials
Titles and Positions
- Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Education and Training
- Medical Education Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Fellowship University of Colorado
- Residency Ohio State University Medical Center
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore Medical Center
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Additional Locations
Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Family Care Center (CFCC)
1621 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2301
888-795-4837
Research
Publications
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Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Resolution and Associated Clinical Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with CirrhosisClara Tow; Brett E. FortuneNov 2024Yazan Abboud; Anjana Rajan; Russell E. Rosenblatt; Clara Tow; Arun Jesudian; Brett E. Fortune; Kaveh Hajifathalian
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Financial toxicity in living donor liver transplantation: A call to action for financial neutralityK. Chacko; D. von Ahrens; B. FortuneOct 2024Alyson Kaplan; Elizabeth S. Aby; Sonia Scott; Christopher Sonnenday; Alyson Fox; Amit Mathur; Kim Olthoff; Julie Heimbach; Keren Ladin; Juliet Emamaullee; G. Testa; A. Gupta; S. Lee; Z. Fricker; K. Hashimoto; D. Kwon; J. Emond; A. Fox; B. Samstein; R. Brown; R. Rosenblatt; A. Kubal; R. Gilroy; E. King; J. Heimbach; T. Taner; K. Watt; K. Chacko; D. von Ahrens; B. Fortune; S. Florman; T. Schiano; A. Liapakis; A. Griesemer; B. Orandi; J. Caicedo; Z. Dietch; D. Ganger; A. Duarte; K. Ravindra; M. Kappus; M. Melcher; I. Bhan; D. Tholey; A. Kaplan; B. Anderson; N. Selzner; J. P. Roberts; A. Pillai; D. DiSabato
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Introducing the new Controversies in Liver Transplantation CornerBrett E. FortuneJul 2024Marina Serper; Brett E. Fortune; Andres Cardenas; Robert S. Brown
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Introduction: Approaches to improve the quality of care for people with cirrhosisBrett FortuneJun 2024Shari Rogal; Brett Fortune
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The Impact of Metabolic Health and Obesity on Liver Transplant Candidates and RecipientsAlexander S. Vogel; Rebecca Roediger; Dagny von Ahrens; Brett E. Fortune; Jonathan M. Schwartz; Shalom Frager; Kristina R. Chacko; Clara Y. TowJun 2024Alexander S. Vogel; Rebecca Roediger; Dagny von Ahrens; Brett E. Fortune; Jonathan M. Schwartz; Shalom Frager; Kristina R. Chacko; Clara Y. Tow
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