Thomas M Leventhal

Thomas M Leventhal is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Gastro, Hepatology, and Nutrition. His research focuses on liver diseases, organ donation, and critical care interventions.

• Institutional Affiliation: University of Minnesota, Medicine School
• Research Themes: Liver transplantation, acute liver failure, gastrostomy tube complications, hepatic encephalopathy management

Recent work emphasizes organ donation optimization through donor care units and medical device development for liver support. He investigates disease-specific complications in vulnerable populations like dementia patients and health disparities in restraint use for hepatic encephalopathy.

His publications span hepatology (acute liver failure, immune markers in COVID-19) and gastroenterology (gastrostomy tubes, hepatic encephalopathy). Trends include clinical guidelines for donor care units and device trials for ascites management.

Leventhal leads two major grants: (1) a Phase 1 study of Miromatrix's liver assist device for acute liver failure (2024-2033); and (2) an implantable device trial for liver ascites with Sequana Medical (2023-2027).