
Tiffany E Kaiser , PharmD
Research Professor
Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way ML 0595
PO Box 670595, ML 0595
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-558-7200
Fax 513-558-1744
Email tiffany.kaiser@uc.edu
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Ohio State University College of the Arts and Sciences 1994
Doctoral Degree: Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH, 2003 (Doctor of Pharmacy (cum laude))
Residency: University of Illinois, Department of Pharmacy Practice 2004 (Pharmacy Practice, ASHP-Accredited Emphasis in Critical Care )
Residency : University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery - Division of Transplantation 2005 (Transplant Pharmacy )
Research and Practice Interests
Transplant Hepatology.
Positions and Work Experience
2004 -To Present Community Pharmacist, Walgreens Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH
2005 -To Present Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Research Support
Investigators:TE Kaiser "CHEER - A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Rifaxamin 550mg BID for 6 Months in Preventing Hepatic Encephalopathy Role:Co-Investigator
Investigators:TE Kaiser "PROTECT - Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b and Ribavirin After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Efficacy and Safety in Hepatitis C Recurrence Therapy Role:Co-Investigator
Investigators:TE Kaiser FK-MR - A Phase IIIb, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Prograf vs. Modified Release Tacrolimus (MR) with CellCept and Steroid Withdrawal in de novo Liver Transplant Recipients Role:Co-Investigator
Investigators:GW Neff, TE Kaiser 2006 National Institute of Health Management of Sarcopenia in End Stage Liver Disease Role:Co-Investigator
Grant: #NKFO - Kaiser Investigators:Kaiser, Tiffany 07-01-2007 -06-30-2014 National Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Inc. An Appropriate Assessment of Kidney Function in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease-Role of Cystatin C. Role:PI $6,500.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #U01FD004573 Investigators:Alloway, Rita; Kaiser, Tiffany; Sherman, Kenneth; Shields, Adele; Woodle, Ervin Steve 09-15-2012 -09-14-2015 Food and Drug Administration Pharmacokinetic Studies of Tacrolimus in Transplant Patients Role:Collaborator $2,691,189.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #HHSF223201310224C Investigators:Alloway, Rita; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shields, Adele 09-26-2013 -09-25-2016 Food and Drug Administration Evaluation of Clinical and Sfety Outcomes Associated with Conversion from Brand-Name to Generic Tacrolimus products in high risk Transplant Recipients Role:Collaborator $2,250,981.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #TIRN Investigators:Kaiser, Tiffany 07-01-2016 -06-30-2017 American Society of Transplantation Novel Medication Adherence Monitoring Strategies utilizing Technology to Trigger Patient Specific Adaptive Adherence Interventions in Renal Transplant Recipients Role:PI $14,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #2016 ACG Investigators:Anwar, Nadeem; Bari, Khurram; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shah, Shimul; Sherman, Kenneth 07-01-2016 -06-30-2017 American College of Gastroenterology A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Budesonide as an Alternative to Prednisone for Liver Transplant Immune Suppression Role:Collaborator $10,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Eckman, Mark H; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Sherman, Kenneth E (2011. ) The Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, , 52 (11 ) ,1294-306 More Information
Neff, Guy; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Gaddis, Amy; Kemmer, Nyingi (2010. ) Rifaximin for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection after liver transplantation: A case series.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 16 (8 ) ,960-3 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Neff, Guy W (2009. ) Access to liver transplantation in the MELD era: role of ethnicity and insurance.Digestive diseases and sciences, , 54 (8 ) ,1794-7 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W (2008. ) Liver transplantation trends for older recipients: regional and ethnic variations.Transplantation, , 86 (1 ) ,104-7 More Information
Rike, Adele H; Mogilishetty, Gautham; Alloway, Rita R; Succop, Paul; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Cardi, Michael; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Thomas, Mark; Woodle, E Steve Cardiovascular risk, cardiovascular events, and metabolic syndrome in renal transplantation: comparison of early steroid withdrawal and chronic steroids.Clinical transplantation, , 22 (2 ) ,229-35 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria; Secic, Michelle; Neff, Guy W (2007. ) Revisiting posttransplant survival for hepatitis C virus recipients.Transplantation, , 84 (7 ) ,932-3 More Information
Neff, Guy W; Kemmer, Nyingi; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Zacharias, Victoria C; Alonzo, Michele; Thomas, Mark; Buell, Joseph (2007. ) Combination therapy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B virus without hepatitis B immune globulin.Digestive diseases and sciences, , 52 (10 ) ,2497-500 More Information
Kemmer, N; Kaiser, T; Zacharias, V; Neff, G W (2008. ) Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: outcomes after liver transplantation.Transplantation proceedings, , 40 (5 ) ,1492-4 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Neff, Guy; Secic, Michelle; Zacharias, Victoria; Kaiser, Tiffany; Buell, Joseph (2008. ) Ethnic differences in hepatocellular carcinoma: implications for liver transplantation.Digestive diseases and sciences, , 53 (2 ) ,551-5 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Safdar, Kamran; Kaiser, Tiffany; Zacharias, Victoria; Neff, Guy W (2008. ) Impact of geographic location on access to liver transplantation among ethnic minorities.Transplantation, , 85 (2 ) ,166-70 More Information
Neff, G W; Kemmer, N; Kaiser, T; Zacharias, V; Majoras, N; Safdar, K (2007. ) Outcomes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation among various ethnic groups.Transplantation proceedings, , 39 (10 ) ,3204-6 More Information
Kemmer, N; Secic, M; Zacharias, V; Kaiser, T; Neff, G W (2007. ) Long-term analysis of primary nonfunction in liver transplant recipients.Transplantation proceedings, , 39 (5 ) ,1477-80 More Information
Neff, G W; Kemmer, N; Zacharias, V C; Kaiser, T; Duncan, C; McHenry, R; Jonas, M; Novick, D; Williamson, C; Hess, K; Thomas, M; Buell, J (2006. ) Analysis of hospitalizations comparing rifaximin versus lactulose in the management of hepatic encephalopathy.Transplantation proceedings, , 38 (10 ) ,3552-5 More Information
Kemmer, Nyingi; Neff, Guy; Kaiser, Tiffany; Zacharias, Victoria; Thomas, Mark; Tevar, Amit; Satwah, Supriya; Shukla, Rakesh; Buell, Joseph (2006. ) An analysis of the UNOS liver transplant registry: high serum alpha-fetoprotein does not justify an increase in MELD points for suspected hepatocellular carcinoma.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 12 (10 ) ,1519-22 More Information
Diwan, Tayyab S; Lichvar, Alicia B; Leino, Abbie D; Vinks, Alexander A; Christians, Uwe; Shields, Adele R; Cardi, Michael A; Fukuda, Tsuyoshi; Mizuno, Tomoyuki; Kaiser, Tiffany; Woodle, E Steve; Alloway, Rita R (2017. ) Pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic analysis of immunosuppressive agents after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.Clinical transplantation, , More Information
Ertel, Audrey E; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A (2016. ) Use of video-based education and tele-health home monitoring after liver transplantation: Results of a novel pilot study.Surgery, , 160 (4 ) ,869-76 More Information
Tremblay, Simon; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita R; Woodle, E Steve; Diwan, Tayyab S (2016. ) Absence of the Effect of Pretransplant Body Mass Index on Post Kidney Transplant Outcomes.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), , 26 (2 ) ,183-90 More Information
Taber, D J; Pilch, N A; Trofe-Clark, J; Kaiser, T E (2015. ) A National Survey Assessing the Current Workforce of Transplant Pharmacists Across Accredited U.S. Solid Organ Transplant Programs.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, , 15 (10 ) ,2683-90 More Information
Ertel, Audrey E; Kaiser, Tiffany; Shah, Shimul A (2015. ) Using Telehealth to Enable Patient-Centered Care for Liver Transplantation.JAMA surgery, , 150 (7 ) ,674-5 More Information
Singhal, Ashish; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, R Cutler; Cuffy, Madison; Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Paterno, Flavio; Diwan, Tayyab S; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A (2015. ) Impact of recipient morbid obesity on outcomes after liver transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, , 28 (2 ) ,148-55 More Information
Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita R (2015. ) Complications in Transplantation: Medication Nonadherence. Clinical transplants, , 31 ,275-284
Paterno, Flavio; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, Ralph C; Abbott, Daniel E; Cuffy, Madison C; Diwan, Tayyab S; Kaiser, Tiffany; Woodle, E Steve; Shah, Shimul A (2014. ) Hospital utilization and consequences of readmissions after liver transplantation.Surgery, , 156 (4 ) ,871-8 More Information
Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Schoech, Michael; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Silski, Latifa; Quillin, Ralph C; Safdar, Kamran; Shah, Shimul A (2020. ) Use of Hepatitis C NAT Positive Liver Allografts in Hepatitis C Virus Seronegative Recipients.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , More Information
Morris, Mackenzie C; Jung, Andrew D; Kim, Young; Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Thompson, Jonathan R; Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A; Cohen, Robert M; Schauer, Daniel P; Smith, Eric P; Diwan, Tayyab S (2019. ) Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5-Year Experience.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 25 (11 ) ,1673-1681 More Information
Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Luckett, Keith; Wima, Koffi; Winer, Leah K; Morris, Mackenzie C; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Safdar, Kamran; Bari, Khurram; Anwar, Nadeem; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A (2019. ) Use, Safety, and Effectiveness of Viremic Hepatitis B Virus Donor Livers: A Potential Opportunity to Expand the Donor Pool.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , 25 (10 ) ,1581-1584 More Information
Lee, Tiffany C; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Alloway, Rita; Woodle, Ervin Steve; Edwards, Michael J; Shah, Shimul A (2019. ) Telemedicine Based Remote Home Monitoring After Liver Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Prospective Trial.Annals of surgery, , 270 (3 ) ,564-572 More Information
Dao, Ann; Cuffy, Madison; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Loethen, Ashley; Cafardi, John; Luckett, Keith; Rike, Adele Helen; Cardi, Michael; Alloway, Rita R; Govil, Amit; Diwan, Tayyab; Sherman, Kenneth E; Shah, Shimul A; Woodle, Ervin Steve (2019. ) Use of HCV Ab+/NAT- donors in HCV naïve renal transplant recipients to expand the kidney donor pool.Clinical transplantation, , 33 (7 ) ,e13598 More Information
Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Safdar, Kamran; Schoech, Michael R; Apewokin, Senu; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A (2019. ) Use of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Donor Livers in Hepatitis C Nonviremic Liver Transplant Recipients.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, , 228 (4 ) ,560-567 More Information
Maldonado, Angela Q; West-Thielke, Patricia; Dew, Mary Amanda; Peipert, John Devin; Heldenbrand, Seth; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Chisholm-Burns, Marie; Potter, Lisa M (2018. ) Meeting report: Consensus recommendations for a research agenda to address immunosuppressant nonadherence in organ transplantation.Clinical transplantation, , 32 (9 ) ,e13362 More Information
Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany; Diwan, Tayyab; Cuffy, Madison; Schoech, Michael R; Safdar, Kamran; Blackard, Jason T; Apewokin, Senu; Paterno, Flavio; Sherman, Kenneth E; Zucker, Stephen D; Anwar, Nadeem; Shah, Shimul A (2018. ) Hepatitis C transmission from seropositive, nonviremic donors to non-hepatitis C liver transplant recipients.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), , 67 (5 ) ,1673-1682 More Information
Levitsky, J; Formica, R N; Bloom, R D; Charlton, M; Curry, M; Friedewald, J; Friedman, J; Goldberg, D; Hall, S; Ison, M; Kaiser, T; Klassen, D; Klintmalm, G; Kobashigawa, J; Liapakis, A; O'Conner, K; Reese, P; Stewart, D; Terrault, N; Theodoropoulos, N; Trotter, J; Verna, E; Volk, M (2017. ) The American Society of Transplantation Consensus Conference on the Use of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in Solid Organ Transplantation.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, , 17 (11 ) ,2790-2802 More Information
Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Cohen, Robert M; Anwar, Nadeem; Kleesattel, David; Sherman, Kenneth E (2020. ) Safety and Efficacy of Budesonide for Liver Transplant Immune Suppression: Results of a Pilot Phase 2a trial.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , More Information
Lee, Tiffany C; Bittel, Lacey; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, R Cutler; Jones, Courtney; Shah, Shimul A (2020. ) Opioid Minimization after Liver Transplantation: Results of a Novel Pilot Study.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, , More Information
Jorgenson, Margaret R; Descourouez, Jillian L; Brady, Bethany L; Bowman, Lyndsey; Hammad, Sara; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Laub, Melissa R; Melaragno, Jennifer I; Park, Jeong M; Chandran, Mary M (2020. ) Alternatives to immediate release tacrolimus in solid organ transplant recipients: When the gold standard is in short supply.Clinical transplantation, , e13903 More Information
Campara, Maya; Lourenco, Laura M; Melaragno, Jennifer I; Kaiser, Tiffany E (2020. ) Implications for Body Weight Extremes in Solid Organ Transplantation.Pharmacotherapy, , More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Noriega, Nicolas; Whitrock, Jenna N; Carter, Michela M; Moore, Allison N; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Lemon, Kristina H; Luckett, Keith; Schoech, Michael; Bari, Khurram; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2026. ) Follow up and safety of use of hepatitis C virus discordant liver transplants.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, , 28 (4 ) ,524-533 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Noriega, Nicolas; Delman, Aaron M; Moore, Allison N; Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, Ralph C; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A (2025. ) Friend or Foe? Safety and Efficacy of Hepatitis B Viremic Solid Organ Allograft into Seronegative Recipients.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, , 240 (4 ) ,449-459 More Information
Leino, Abbie D; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Khalil, Karen; Mansell, Holly; Taber, David J (2024. ) Electronic health record-enabled routine assessment of medication adherence after solid organ transplantation: the time is now.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, , 24 (5 ) ,711-715 More Information
Chandran, Mary Moss; Cohen, Elizabeth; Doligalski, Christina Teeter; Bowman, Lyndsey J; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Taber, David J (2024. ) The measure of impact: Proposal of quality metrics for solid organ transplant pharmacy practice.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, , 24 (2 ) ,164-176 More Information
Snyder, Heather S; Wiegel, Joshua J; Khalil, Karen; Summers, Bryant B; Tan, Teresa; Jonchhe, Srijana; Kaiser, Tiffany E (2022. ) A systematic review of direct acting antiviral therapies in hepatitis C virus-negative liver transplant recipients of hepatitis C-viremic donors.Pharmacotherapy, , 42 (12 ) ,905-920 More Information
Szczepanik, Amanda; Choi, David; Brady, Beth; Chandran, Mary Moss; Diamond, Adam; Do, Vincent; Fredrick, Stacy; Kaiser, Tiffany; Khalil, Karen; Laub, Melissa R; Leino, Abbie; Park, Jeong M; Pierce, Dana; Rendulic, TrisAnn; Wiegel, Joshua J; Fose, Jillian; Jorgenson, Margaret R (2022. ) The use of non-transplant biologics in solid organ transplant recipients: A practical review for the frontline clinician.Clinical transplantation, , 36 (7 ) ,e14743 More Information
Nair, Amit; Coromina Hernandez, Laia; Shah, Shimul; Zervos, Xaralambos; Zimmerman, Michael; Sasaki, Kazunari; Diago, Teresa; Hashimoto, Koji; Fujiki, Masato; Aucejo, Federico; Bollinger, Jessica; Kaiser, Tiffany L; Miller, Charles M; Quintini, Cristiano; Fung, John J; Eghtesad, Bijan (2022. ) Induction Therapy With Antithymocyte Globulin and Delayed Calcineurin Inhibitor Initiation for Renal Protection in Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Phase II-B Trial.Transplantation, , 106 (5 ) ,997-1003 More Information
Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Safdar, Kamran; Anwar, Nadeem; Silski, Latifa S; Lee, Tiffany C; Luckett, Keith; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Schoech, Michael; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Govil, Amit; Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A (2021. ) Expanding the Donor Pool: First Use of Hepatitis B Virus Nat Positive Solid Organ Allografts Into Seronegative Recipients.Annals of surgery, , 274 (4 ) ,556-564 More Information
Alloway, R R; Dupuis, R; Gabardi, S; Kaiser, T E; Taber, D J; Tichy, E M; Weimert-Pilch, N A (2011. ) Evolution of the role of the transplant pharmacist on the multidisciplinary transplant team.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, , 11 (8 ) ,1576-83 More Information
Honors and Awards
2005 Poster of Distinction World Transplant Congress
2003 The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Faculty Award
2003 The Stephen W. Birdwell Honorary Award
1999 -2002 Dean's List
2000 -2003 Phi Lambda Sigma
2002 Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Scholarship Award
2002 Claude Altenburg Scholarship Award
2002 Foster Scholarship Award
2000 -2002 Plough Pharmacy Scholarship Award
2000 -2002 Orr Pharmacy Scholarship Award
1999 -2002 Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Scholarship Award
1999 Marks Pharmacy Scholarship
Keywords
hepatology, liver disease, transplant
Contact Information
Academic - Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way ML 0595
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-7200
Fax: 513-558-1744
tiffany.kaiser@uc.edu