Personal profile
Research interests
- Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
- Liver Transplantation & Hepatology
- Gastroenterology & Hepatic Medicine
- Medical Leadership & Education
- Military Medicine & Healthcare Administration
Biography
Dr. (COL, ret.) Dawn M. Torres is a graduate of Hood College and the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center her gastroenterology fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center, and her transplant hepatology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University. She served in the US Army in many senior leadership positions including Program Director for the National Capital Consortium gastroenterology fellowship, Consultant to the Surgeon General for gastroenterology, Chief of the Walter Reed gastroenterology division, and product line chair for the National Capital Region. She is a national renowned researcher in the field of metabolic associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). She has won numerous awards for teaching, clinical proficiency, and leadership. She is currently the Transplant Hepatologist for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group covering DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Education/Academic qualification
Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University
2009 → 2010
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
2006 → 2009
Residency, Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium
2001 → 2004
Medical School, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Keywords
- R Medicine (General)
- Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
- Liver Transplantation & Hepatology
- Gastroenterology & Hepatic Medicine
- Medical Leadership & Education
- Military Medicine & Healthcare Administration
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Infliximab-induced autoimmune hepatitis
Jenkins, A., Austin, A., Hughes, K., Sadowski, B. & Torres, D., 24 May 2021, In: BMJ Case Reports. 14, 5, e239944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Wilson’s Disease and Iron Overload: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Implications
Pak, K., Ordway, S., Sadowski, B., Canevari, M. & Torres, D., Feb 2021, In: Clinical Liver Disease. 17, 2, p. 61-66 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access26 Scopus citations -
Effects of Belapectin, an Inhibitor of Galectin-3, in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
The Belapectin (GR-MD-02) Study Investigators, 1 Apr 2020, In: Gastroenterology. 158, 5, p. 1334-1345.e5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access309 Scopus citations -
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Torres, D. M. & Harrison, S. A., 1 Jan 2020, Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease-2 Volume Set, 11th Edition: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. Elsevier, p. 1354-1366.e4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Occult HBV Infection: A Case Series at a Military Treatment Facility
Pak, K., Ordway, S. & Torres, D., 8 Jun 2020, In: Military Medicine. 185, 5-6, p. E795-E798Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
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INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS GRADUATE FROM 'CROWN JEWEL' OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Sean Slaven, Mary Andrews, Dawn Torres, Eric Elster, Benjamin Hoyt, Abhimanyu Chandel, Steven Hong, Jerri Curtis & Jennifer Hepps
16/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Interns, Residents and Fellows Graduate from “Crown Jewel” of Graduate Medical Education
Sean Slaven, Dawn Torres, Eric Elster, Benjamin Hoyt, Mary Andrews, Abhimanyu Chandel, Steven Hong, Jerri Curtis & Jennifer Hepps
15/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
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