Jessica D. Dahmus

Jessica D. Dahmus, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Health's College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Her research focuses on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), exercise training programs, and liver transplantation outcomes.

• Employed by Penn State Health Gastroenterology
• Academic appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Research Interests: Dr. Dahmus specializes in clinical research linking exercise interventions to clotting risk reduction in liver disease patients and pretransplant functional status as a predictor of post-transplant mortality. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for health equity.

Publications: Recent outputs include randomized controlled trials on exercise programs for NASH patients (2022), cardiorespiratory fitness in advanced liver disease (2023), and clinical chapters on gastrointestinal systems (2022). She has an h-index of 8 based on 13 research outputs (Scopus 2023).

Clinical Affiliations: Carlino Family IBD Center, Penn State Health Endoscopy Center, and Penn State Health Medicine department. Collaborations span institutions like Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and global networks.