Alyssa Goldberg, MD

Research Interests

My research interests are focused on investigating the role of lymphatics in chronic liver diseases. I am currently studying the role of lymphatics in Biliary Atresia and how it contributes to immune dysfunction.

Publications

• Shay RL, Goldberg A, Sundaram SS, Browne LP, Wright CJ, Annam A. Neonatal Presentation of Congenital Portosystemic Shunt. J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;241:261-262. PubMed PMID: 34687689
• 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
• Griffis CA, Crabb Breen E, Compton P, Goldberg A, Witarama T, Kotlerman J, Irwin MR. Acute painful stress and inflammatory mediator production. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2013;20(3):127-33. PubMed PMID: 23407214
• Goldberg A, Parolini M, Chin BY, Czismadia E, Otterbein LE, Bach FH, Wang H. Toll-like receptor 4 suppression leads to islet allograft survival. FASEB J. 2007 Sep;21(11):2840-8. PubMed PMID: 17475921
• Goldberg A, Mack CL. Inherited Cholestatic Diseases in the Era of Personalized Medicine. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2020 Mar;15(3):105-109. PubMed PMID: 32257121
• Goldberg AR, Ferguson M, Pal S, Cohen R, Orlicky DJ, McCullough RL, Rutkowski JM, Burchill MA, Tamburini BAJ. Oxidized low density lipoprotein in the liver causes decreased permeability of liver lymphatic- but not liver sinusoidal-endothelial cells via VEGFR-3 regulation of VE-Cadherin. Front Physiol. 2022;13:1021038. PubMed PMID: 36338478
• Burchill MA, Goldberg AR, Tamburini BAJ. Emerging Roles for Lymphatics in Chronic Liver Disease. Front Physiol. 2019;10:1579. PubMed PMID: 31992991
• Carroll JE, Esquivel S, Goldberg A, Seeman TE, Effros RB, Dock J, Olmstead R, Breen EC, Irwin MR. Insomnia and Telomere Length in Older Adults. Sleep. 2016 Mar 1;39(3):559-64. PubMed PMID: 26715231

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Board Certification
• Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

Conditions & Treatments

• Digestive System - Abnormal liver enzymes
• Digestive System
• Digestive System - Acute Liver Failure
• Digestive System - Alagille Syndrome
• Digestive System - Autoimmune hepatitis
• Digestive System - Benign Liver Tumors
• Digestive System - Biliary Atresia
• Digestive System - Choledochal Cysts
• Digestive System - Cirrhosis
• Digestive System - Cirrhosis and its complications including ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatocellular carcinoma
• Digestive System - End-stage Liver Failure
• Digestive System - Fatty Liver Disease
• Digestive System - Gastroenterology (Stomach, Bowel, General GI Problems)
• Digestive System - Hemochromatosis
• Digestive System - Hepatitis C
• Digestive System - Hepatology (Liver Disorders)
• Digestive System - Liver Cysts
• Digestive System - Liver transplant evaluations
• Digestive System - Long-term follow-up of liver transplant recipients
• Digestive System - Primary sclerosing cholangitis
• Digestive System - Toxic Hepatitis
• Digestive System - Viral hepatitis
• Digestive System - Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond
• Digestive System - Wilson Disease