Shari S. Rogal, MD, MPH

  • Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery
  • Co-Director, Implementation Core - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion - VAPHS
  • Staff Physician, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  • Co-Director, Dissemination and Implementation Science Collaborative - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
  • Co-Director, IMPACT and Implementation Lab Cores - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Academic Interests

Dr. Rogal is an implementation scientist and health services researcher focused on improving the equity and quality of care for people with liver diseases and other complex, chronic conditions.

    Education & Training

  • BS, Yale University, 2001
  • MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 2006
  • MPH, Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health, 2006
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2009
  • Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
  • Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
Recent Publications

Rogal, S.S., Landsittel, D., Surman, O., Chung, R., Rutherford, A. Pretransplant Depression, Antidepressant Use, and Outcomes of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 2011; 17(3): 251-60.

Rogal, S.S., Pinsky, P.F., Schoen, R.E. Relationship between Detection of Adenomas by Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Interval Distal Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013; 11(1): 73-8.

Rogal, S.S., Dew, M.A., Fontes, P., DiMartini, A.F. Early Treatment of Depressive Symptoms and Long-Term Survival after Liver Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 2013; 13(4): 928-35.

Rogal, S.S., Winger, D., Bielefeldt, K., Szigethy, E. Pain and Opioid Use in Chronic Liver Disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2013; 58(10): 2976-85.

Rogal, S.S., Winger, D., Bielefeldt, K., Rollman, B.F., Szigethy, E. Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Liver Disease: the Role of Pain and Opioid Use. Liver International. 2013; 33(10): 1497-503.

Rogal, S.S., Wasan, A., Bielefeldt, K., Lotrich, F., Zickmund, S., Szigethy, E., DiMartini, A. Inflammation, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Opioid Use are Associated with Pain and Disability in Patients with Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015; 13(5): 1009-16.

Butt, A.A., Yan, P., Bonilla, H., Abou-Samra, A.B., Shaikh, O.S., Simon, T.G., Chung, R.T., Rogal, S.S. Effect of the Addition of Statins to Antiviral Therapy in HCV Infected Persons: Results of ERCHIVES. Hepatology. 2015; 62(2): 365-74.

Rogal, S.S., Yan, P., Rimland, D., Lo Re, V., Al-Rowais, H., Fried, L., Butt, A.A. Incidence and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease After Hepatitis C Seroconversion: Results from ERCHIVES. Incidence and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease After Hepatitis C Seroconversion. 2015

Chidi, A., Rogal, S.S., Bryce, C.L., Fine, M.J., Good, C.B., Myaskovsky, L., Rustgi, V., Tsung, A., Smith, K.J. Cost-Effectiveness of New Antiviral Regimens for Treatment-Naive US Veterans with Hepatitis C. Hepatology. 2016; 63(2): 428-36.

Rogal, S.S., Arnold, R.A., Chapko, M.K., Hanusa, B.V., Youk, A., Switzer, G.E., Sevick, M.A., Bayliss, N.K., Zook, C.L., Chidi, A., Obrosky, D.S., Zickmund, S.L. The Patient-Provider Relationship is Associated with Hepatitis C Treatment Eligibility: A Prospective Mixed-Methods Cohort Study. PlosOne. 2016