About
MD: Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 2003.
PhD: Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.
Residency: Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2010.
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Certification: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2013.
Fellowship: Advanced/Transplant Hepatology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Certification: Advanced/Transplant Hepatology.
Interests
Pediatric hepatology; pediatric transplant hepatology
Interests
Pediatric hepatology; genetic and molecular mechanism of liver development and pathophysiology
Additional Languages
Japanese
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Publications
The Outcome of Patients With Cystic Biliary Atresia With Intact Proximal Hepatic Ducts Following Hepatic-Cyst-Jejunostomy. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:131-137.
Human iPSC-derived hepatocyte system models cholestasis with tight junction protein 2 deficiency. JHEP Reports. 2022; 4:100446.
Biliary Atresia and Other Disorders of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. Liver Disease in Children. : Cambridge University Press (CUP); Cambridge University Press (CUP); 2021.
Modeling Human Bile Acid Transport and Synthesis in Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes with a Patient-Specific Mutation. Stem Cell Reports. 2021; 16:309-323.
Pathogenesis of biliary atresia: defining biology to understand clinical phenotypes. Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015; 12:342-352.
Deriving Human Intestinal Organoids with Functional Tissue-Resident Macrophages All From Pluripotent Stem Cells. CMGH Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2025; 19:101444.
Portal vein hypoplasia is present in patients with biliary atresia at the time of diagnosis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 79:818-825.
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) modeling validates reduced GBE1 enzyme activity due to a novel variant, p.Ile694Asn, found in a patient with suspected glycogen storage disease IV. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 2024; 39:101069.
Rapid in vivo evaluation system for cholestasis-related genes in mice with humanized bile acid profiles. Hepatology Communications. 2024; 8:e0382.
Neonatal cholestasis in children with Alpha-1-AT deficiency is a risk for earlier severe liver disease with male predominance. Hepatology Communications. 2023; 7:e0345.
From the Blog
Cincinnati Children’s Launches Research Center for Rare Liver Diseases
Akihiro Asai, MD, PhD, William F. Balistreri, MD ...12/6/2021
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