Daniela Goyes

Daniela Goyes, MD, is a Research Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellow in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine. She focuses on addressing health disparities and improving outcomes in liver transplantation. Her work spans clinical and research domains, with a particular emphasis on autoimmune liver diseases and transplant equity.

Education includes a medical degree from Universidad Central del Ecuador (2016), residency at Loyola MacNeal Hospital (2023), and research training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research investigates waitlist mortality, HCC exception points, and policy impacts on transplant access.

Key achievements include the 2022 Emerging Liver Scholar Award from the AASLD Foundation and recognition at Digestive Disease Week for her work on disparities in liver transplant outcomes. Her publications address prognostic models in acute-on-chronic liver failure and racial equity in simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation.

Dr. Goyes is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and contributes to translational research initiatives within the Section of Digestive Diseases. Her work bridges clinical practice and population-level health equity, with a focus on optimizing liver transplant policies to reduce disparities.