Michael Kriss, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Gastroenterology

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Associate Program Director, Transplant Hepatology fellowship
• UCHealth Transplant Physician Informaticist Champion

Recognition & Awards

• Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Award, AASLD (2015)

Research Interests

Publications

• Kriss M. Access and outcomes in liver transplant candidates: How and when we measure is as important as what we measure. Liver Transpl. 2023 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37772885
• Harding-Theobald E, Kriss M. Evaluation and management of abnormal liver enzymes in the liver transplant recipient: When, why, and what now?. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2023 Jun;21(6):178-186. PubMed PMID: 37361257
• Hernaez R, Karvellas CJ, Liu Y, Sacleux SC, Khemichian S, Stein LL, Shetty K, Lindenmeyer CC, Boike JR, Simonetto DA, Rahimi RS, Jalal PK, Izzy M, Kriss MS, Im GY, Lin MV, Jou JH, Fortune BE, Cholankeril G, Kuo A, Mahmud N, Kanwal F, Saliba F, Sundaram V, Artzner T, Jalan R. The novel SALT-M score predicts 1-year post-transplant mortality in patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure. J Hepatol. 2023 Sep;79(3):717-727. PubMed PMID: 37315809
• Winters AC, Aby ES, Pourmand K, Barman P, Kriss M, Pillai A. Many transplant hepatology graduates feel unprepared for first job search: Results from a national employment survey of early career hepatologists. Liver Transpl. 2023 Dec 1;29(12):1332-1336. PubMed PMID: 37309214
• Meyers MH, Rodriguez L, Kriss MS. A Practical Approach to the Management of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Sep 1;118(9):1532-1535. PubMed PMID: 37040555
• Jackson WE, Kaplan A, Saben JL, Kriss MS, Cisek J, Samstein B, Liapakis A, Pillai AA, Brown RS Jr, Pomfret EA. Practice patterns of the medical evaluation of living liver donors in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2023 Feb 1;29(2):164-171. PubMed PMID: 36111606
• Mowry C, Kohli R, Bhat C, Truesdale A, Menard-Katcher P, Scallon A, Kriss M. Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade Simulation Training with 3D Printed Model Improves Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Apr;68(4):1187-1194. PubMed PMID: 35989387
• Sundaram V, Lindenmeyer CC, Shetty K, Rahimi RS, Al-Attar A, Flocco G, Fortune BE, Gong C, Challa S, Maddur H, Jou JH, Kriss M, Stein LL, Xiao AH, Vyhmeister RH, Green EW, Campbell B, Piscitello AJ, Cranford W, Levitsky J, Karvellas CJ. Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Have Greater Healthcare Resource Utilization After Liver Transplantation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Mar;21(3):704-712.e3. PubMed PMID: 35337982
• Jackson WE, Kaplan A, Saben JL, Kriss MS, Cisek J, Samstein B, Liapakis A, Pillai AA, Brown RS Jr, Pomfret EA. Practice patterns of the medical evaluation of living liver donors in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2022 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36111606
• Mowry C, Kohli R, Bhat C, Truesdale A, Menard-Katcher P, Scallon A, Kriss M. Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade Simulation Training with 3D Printed Model Improves Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35989387
• Lim N, Kwong AJ, Jafri SM, Jesse MT, Kriss M, Nair K, Pillai A, Shingina A, Tang Q, Desai AP. Heterogeneity in Center Practices in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in the United States. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Sep 1;117(9):1530-1535. PubMed PMID: 35916539
• Izzy M, Fortune BE, Serper M, Bhave N, deLemos A, Gallegos-Orozco JF, Guerrero-Miranda C, Hall S, Harinstein ME, Karas MG, Kriss M, Lim N, Palardy M, Sawinski D, Schonfeld E, Seetharam A, Sharma P, Tallaj J, Dadhania DM, VanWagner LB. Management of cardiac diseases in liver transplant recipients: Comprehensive review and multidisciplinary practice-based recommendations. Am J Transplant. 2022 Dec;22(12):2740-2758. PubMed PMID: 35359027
• Sundaram V, Lindenmeyer CC, Shetty K, Rahimi RS, Al-Attar A, Flocco G, Fortune BE, Gong C, Challa S, Maddur H, Jou JH, Kriss M, Stein LL, Xiao AH, Vyhmeister RH, Green EW, Campbell B, Piscitello AJ, Cranford W, Levitsky J, Karvellas CJ. Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Have Greater Healthcare Resource Utilization After Liver Transplantation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35337982
• Pillai AA, Kriss M, Al-Adra DP, Chadha RM, Cushing MM, Farsad K, Fortune BE, Hess AS, Lewandowski R, Nadim MK, Nydam T, Sharma P, Karvellas CJ, Intagliata N. Coagulopathy and hemostasis management in patients undergoing liver transplantation: Defining a dynamic spectrum across phases of care. Liver Transpl. 2022 Oct;28(10):1651-1663. PubMed PMID: 35253365
• Sundaram V, Patel S, Shetty K, Lindenmeyer CC, Rahimi RS, Flocco G, Al-Attar A, Karvellas CJ, Challa S, Maddur H, Jou JH, Kriss M, Stein LL, Xiao AH, Vyhmeister RH, Green EW, Campbell B, Cranford W, Mahmud N, Fortune BE. Risk Factors for Posttransplantation Mortality in Recipients With Grade 3 Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Analysis of a North American Consortium. Liver Transpl. 2022 Jun;28(6):1078-1089. PubMed PMID: 35020260
• Rao SS, Jensen AM, Kriss MS, Morgan RL, Ho PM, Ryu RK, Trivedi PS. Racial Differences in the Use of Endoscopy and Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for Treatment of Acute Variceal Bleeding in the United States. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 Apr;33(4):465-468.e1. PubMed PMID: 34929343
• Pourmand K, Schiano TD, Motwani Y, Kriss M, Keefer L, Patel A. Burnout Among Transplant Hepatologists in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2022 May;28(5):867-875. PubMed PMID: 34826182
• Kriss M, Biggins SW. Evaluation and selection of the liver transplant candidate: updates on a dynamic and evolving process. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2021 Feb 1;26(1):52-61. PubMed PMID: 33278150
• Jackson WE, Kriss MS, Burton JR Jr, Nydam TL, Conzen KD, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA. Reply to "Living liver donation in previous kidney donors: A single-center experience". Am J Transplant. 2021 Jan;21(1):435-437. PubMed PMID: 32558135
• Attwell A, Han S, Kriss M. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and liver biopsy in the evaluation of elevated liver function tests after liver transplantation. World J Hepatol. 2021 Jan 27;13(1):132-143. PubMed PMID: 33584992
• Kriss M, Te HS, Verna EC, VanWagner LB, Scott FI, Lai JC. National Early Career Transplant Hepatologist Survey: Compensation, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction. Hepatol Commun. 2021 Apr;5(4):701-712. PubMed PMID: 33860127
• Pourmand K, Schiano TD, Motwani Y, Kriss M, Keefer L, Patel A. Burnout among Transplant Hepatologists in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2021 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34826182
• Trivedi PS, Jensen AM, Brown MA, Morgan RL, Lindrooth RC, Ryu RK, Ho PM, Kriss MS. High Prevalence of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Without Prior Endoscopy During Acute Variceal Bleeding Hospitalization in the United States. Hepatol Commun. 2021 Oct;5(10):1784-1790. PubMed PMID: 34558832
• Aby ES, Kriss M, Rubin DT, Pillai A. How to Navigate National Societal Organizations for Leadership Development and Academic Promotion: A Guide for Trainees and Young Faculty. Gastroenterology. 2021 Nov;161(5):1361-1365. PubMed PMID: 34464630
• Yoeli D, Jackson WE, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Sundaram SS, Sater A, Cisek JR, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Pomposelli JJ, Conzen KD, Kriss MS, Burton JR Jr, Pomfret EA. Challenging the Traditional Paradigm of Supply and Demand in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Through Nondirected Living Donation: A Case Series. Liver Transpl. 2021 Oct;27(10):1392-1400. PubMed PMID: 34048131
• Trivedi PS, Jensen AM, Kriss MS, Brown MA, Morgan RL, Lindrooth RC, Ho PM, Ryu RK. Ethnoracial Disparity in Hospital Survival following Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for Acute Variceal Bleeding in the United States. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Jul;32(7):941-949.e3. PubMed PMID: 33901695
• Kriss M, Te HS, Verna EC, VanWagner LB, Scott FI, Lai JC. National Early Career Transplant Hepatologist Survey: Compensation, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction. Hepatol Commun. 2021 Apr;5(4):701-712. PubMed PMID: 33860127
• Attwell A, Han S, Kriss M. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and liver biopsy in the evaluation of elevated liver function tests after liver transplantation. World J Hepatol. 2021 Jan 27;13(1):132-143. PubMed PMID: 33584992
• Kriss M, Biggins SW. Evaluation and selection of the liver transplant candidate: updates on a dynamic and evolving process. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2021 Feb 1;26(1):52-61. PubMed PMID: 33278150
• Burchill MA, Finlon JM, Goldberg AR, Gillen AE, Dahms PA, McMahan RH, Tye A, Winter AB, Reisz JA, Bohrnsen E, Schafer JB, D'Alessandro A, Orlicky DJ, Kriss MS, Rosen HR, McCullough RL, Jirón Tamburini BA. Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Drives Dysfunction of the Liver Lymphatic System. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021;11(2):573-595. PubMed PMID: 32961356
• Jackson WE, Kriss MS, Burton JR Jr, Nydam TL, Conzen KD, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA. Reply to "Living liver donation in previous kidney donors: A single-center experience". Am J Transplant. 2021 Jan;21(1):435-437. PubMed PMID: 32558135
• Rao SS, Jensen AM, Kriss MS, Morgan RL, Ho PM, Ryu RK, Trivedi PS. Racial differences in use of endoscopy and Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt creation for treatment of acute variceal bleeding in the United States. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34929343
• Burchill MA, Finlon JM, Goldberg AR, Gillen AE, Dahms PA, McMahan RH, Tye A, Winter AB, Reisz JA, Bohrnsen E, Schafer JB, D'Alessandro A, Orlicky DJ, Kriss MS, Rosen HR, McCullough RL, Jirón Tamburini BA. Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Drives Dysfunction of the Liver Lymphatic System. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32961356
• Hughes DL, Rice JD, Burton JR, Jin Y, Peterson RA, Ambardekar AV, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Kriss MS. Presence of any degree of coronary artery disease among liver transplant candidates is associated with increased rate of post-transplant major adverse cardiac events. Clin Transplant. 2020 Nov;34(11):e14077. PubMed PMID: 32939833
• Sherman CB, Said A, Kriss M, Potluri VS, Levitsky J, Reese PP, Shea JA, Serper M. In-Person Outreach and Telemedicine in Liver and Intestinal Transplant: A Survey of National Practices, Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019, and Areas of Opportunity. Liver Transpl. 2020 Oct;26(10):1354-1358. PubMed PMID: 32772459
• Kriss M, Golden-Mason L, Kaplan J, Mirshahi F, Setiawan VW, Sanyal AJ, Rosen HR. Increased hepatic and circulating chemokine and osteopontin expression occurs early in human NAFLD development. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0236353. PubMed PMID: 32730345
• Sundaram V, Mahmud N, Perricone G, Katarey D, Wong RJ, Karvellas CJ, Fortune BE, Rahimi RS, Maddur H, Jou JH, Kriss M, Stein LL, Lee M, Jalan R. Longterm Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. Liver Transpl. 2020 Dec;26(12):1594-1602. PubMed PMID: 32574423
• Kolb JM, Conzen K, Wachs M, Crossno J Jr, McMahon B, Abidi MZ, Pomfret EA, Kriss M. Liver Transplantation for Decompensated Cirrhosis Secondary to Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Mutation. Hepatology. 2020 Jul;72(1):356-358. PubMed PMID: 31943309
• Turkeltaub J, Kriss M. Management of Portal and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis. Dig Dis Interv. June 2020;2(4):122-133.
• Rice J, Hughes D, Burton JR Jr, Pomfret, EA, Pomposelli JJ, Ambardekar AV, Kriss M. Impact of Pre-liver Transplant Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Standardization on Resource Utilization and Recipient Selection. Poster presentation, American Transplant Congress, 5/30/2020.
• Rosenblatt R, Kriss MS, Patel Y, Seetharam AB, Izzy M, Kapila N, Lopez CR, Nguyen V, Li N, Pereira M, Verna EV. MULTICENTER CONSORTIUM TO INVESTIGATE RISK FACTORS OF INFECTIONS WITH MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Poster Presentation, Young Investigators Award, The Liver Meeting Digital, November 2020.
• Li N, Rosenblatt R, Patel Y, Kapila N, Izzy M, Lopez CR, Verna EC, Pereira M, Ison M, Angarone M, Seetharam AB, Nguyn V, Kriss MS. MULTICENTER CONSORTIUM TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND IMPACT OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM INFECTION (MDROI) IN LIVING VERSUS DECEASED DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS (LTR). Poster presentation, The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, November 2020.
• Kapila N, Izzy M, Kriss MS, Li N, Lopez CR, Nguyen V, Pereira M, Seetharam Ab, Verna EC, Rosenblatt R, Patel Y. THE IMPACT OF PRE-LIVER TRANSPLANT MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM INFECTIONS ON POST-TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES: ANALYSIS FROM THE AMERICAN LIVER TRANSPLANT RESISTANT ORGANISM CONSORTIUM. Poster presentation, The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, November 2020.
• Pourmand K, Patel AA, Kriss MS, Schiano TD, Keefer L. BURNOUT AMONG TRANSPLANT HEPATOLOGISTS: A NATIONAL SURVEY. Presidential Poster of Distinction, Oral Presentation, The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, November 2020.
• Kalra A, Kriss M, Francis P, Norvell JP. CON: Patients of Advanced Age Should Not Routinely Undergo Liver Transplantation. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2019 Aug;14(2):70-73. PubMed PMID: 31508224
• Tamburini BAJ, Finlon JM, Gillen AE, Kriss MS, Riemondy KA, Fu R, Schuyler RP, Hesselberth JR, Rosen HR, Burchill MA. Chronic Liver Disease in Humans Causes Expansion and Differentiation of Liver Lymphatic Endothelial Cells. Front Immunol. 2019;10:1036. PubMed PMID: 31156626
• Kriss M, Verna EC, Rosen HR, Lozupone CA. Functional Microbiomics in Liver Transplantation: Identifying Novel Targets for Improving Allograft Outcomes. Transplantation. 2019 Apr;103(4):668-678. PubMed PMID: 30507741
• Kriss M, Burchill M. HCV and nonhepatic malignancy: Is pre-emptive direct-acting antiviral therapy indicated prior to treatment?. Hepatology. 2018 Jan;67(1):4-6. PubMed PMID: 28768054
• Kriss M, Verna EC, Rosen HR, Lozupone CA. Functional Microbiomics in Liver Transplantation: Identifying Novel Targets for Improving Allograft Outcomes. Transplantation. 2018 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30507741
• Kriss M, Hazleton KZ, Nusbacher NM, Martin CG, Lozupone CA. Low diversity gut microbiota dysbiosis: drivers, functional implications and recovery. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2018 Aug;44:34-40. PubMed PMID: 30036705
• Golden-Mason L, McMahan RH, Kriss MS, Kilgore AL, Cheng L, Dran RJ, Wieland A, Rosen HR. Early and late changes in natural killer cells in response to ledipasvir/sofosbuvir treatment. Hepatol Commun. 2018 Apr;2(4):364-375. PubMed PMID: 29619416
• Burchill MA, Roby JA, Crochet N, Wind-Rotolo M, Stone AE, Edwards MG, Dran RJ, Kriss MS, Gale M Jr, Rosen HR. Rapid reversal of innate immune dysregulation in blood of patients and livers of humanized mice with HCV following DAA therapy. PLoS One. 2017;12(10):e0186213. PubMed PMID: 29040318
• Kriss M, Wachs M, Attwell A. An Unusual Cause of Right Upper Quadrant Pain in a Patient With Prior Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Gastroenterology. 2016 Mar;150(3):e7-9. PubMed PMID: 26827800
• Attwell A, Han S, Kriss M. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and liver biopsy in the evaluation of elevated liver function tests after liver transplantation. World J Hep. Accepted 12/4/2020. In press.

Professional Memberships

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Member
• American Society of Transplantation (AST), Member