Marina Serper, MD, MS

Liver disease/transplant. HSR/Epi. Telehealth, behavioral nudges, QI; cognition, aging, @penngihep @PennMedicine, @PennCHIBE, @PennLDI. Wife, mom, academic.

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

The PAL-Liver Trial is out in JAMA Internal Medicine

Headline: Palliative care provided by hepatologists is equivalent to PC specialists
Method: cluster RCT of 935 patients with cirrhosis
Heartbreak: neither arm improved QOL.

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[Marina Serper, MD, MS @serperm]

@geneyim Thanks for hosting. It was a great meeting!

[Gene Im @geneyim]

Aaaaand it’s a wrap on ALD-ALLY 2026. Great speakers, interactive sessions with attendees and all around good vibes in community and work towards advancing the field of ALD! See you next year!

[Penn LDI @PennLDI]

Congratulations to LDI Fellow Marina Serper (@serperm) whose study on strategies for managing cirrhosis pain without drugs has been approved for research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (@PCORI).

[Natalia Salinas, MD @NSalinasMD]

So incredibly delighted to be joining the @penngihep family for GI fellowship!!! Wouldn’t be here without my amazing family, friends, and mentors. A dream come true to continue to grow and learn from the greats! @PennMedicine

[Marina Serper, MD, MS @serperm]

@geneyim @LizzieAbyMD @penngihep @AASLDtweets Thank you so much! Was a whirlwind and I forgot all about social media. (What not to do).

[Lizzie Aby, MD @LizzieAbyMD]

Absolutely fantastic Starzl lecture by Dr. Marina Serper of @penngihep at #TLM2025!

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

Award for poster I love hate the most

1. Great epidemiology
2. Too much #cirrhosis in this world

#tlm25 @nadimmahmud

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

Albumin after paracentesis for ascites in cirrhosis is good

One of the few remaining indications

Congratulate Dr Schechter when you see him
#tlm25

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

A dream come true

The LiveSMART trial was able to significantly, substantially reduce falls for patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

With thanks to Marina Serper, the team, and the patients who inspired us (and co-designed the trial)

#tlm25

[Marina Serper, MD, MS @serperm]

@OchoaAllemantMD @RosenthalBenjam My mentees are the best part of this academic career! Thank you for the privilege.

[Pedro Ochoa-Allemant @OchoaAllemantMD]

The best @SerperM ❤️

@RosenthalBenjam

[Ben Rosenthal, MD @RosenthalBenjam]

Inspiring morning hearing @serperm deliver the @AASLDtweets Starzl Transplant Surgery State of the Art lecture, followed by the @penngihep fellow/faculty brunch catching up with some of her mentees

[Pierre Gholam @pgholam]

@ebtapper @serperm et al. w/ #TLM25 LB innovative LIVE-SMART program to prevent falls.

Therapeutic interventions: lactulose & tele tai-chi (need WiFi)

NNT for rx sequence 5

Falls matter and we don’t take enough ownership of the problem.

#livertwitter

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

On the way home, The Tappers listened to Nik Mazumder, Juan Carlos Velez, and THE @serperm on this episode of @COREIMpodcast on hepatorenal syndrome

https://t.co/E9sV31h3h2

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

@pgholam @AASLDtweets @serperm @SeragHashem I think this would be a great session. If not at TLM then elsewhere

In all seriousness, there is a lot of weird stuff that gets done in the name of hepatology.

[Pierre Gholam @pgholam]

@GI_Pearls @AASLDtweets @ebtapper @serperm @SeragHashem I meant:

-“Correcting” coagulopathy
- Albumin for days for undifferentiated AKI
- Midodrine in a normotensive HRS-AKI pt
- Quinolones in low protein ascites. Never SBP
- UDCA for “treatment” of itching or cholestasis

And yes…steroids for severe AAH chasing trivial benefit

[Tom Marjot @tom_marjot]

🏠New concept: Hepatology@Home

Delivering expert care to complex patients in the community: Ascitic taps, LVP, antibiotics, diuretics.
✅Feasible ✅Safe ✅Avoids admission

It's been v inspiring to watch @TamCarg grow this service from nothing👏

@ebtapper @serperm @NnekaUfereMD

[Pedro Ochoa-Allemant @OchoaAllemantMD]

Thank you @AASLDFoundation and #AnnaLok for supporting my transition from fellowship to faculty. This award will be essential in my journey to become a physician-scientist!