K. Rajender Reddy, MD

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Director, Hepatology
  • Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
  • Founder's Professor in Hepatology
  • Professor of Medicine in Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: Osmania Medical College
  • Residency: Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Fellowship: University of Tennessee Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Miami Hospital and Clinic

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

294 reviews

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Anonymous
June 2026
dr. reddy is a seasoned & experienced physician who is very knowledgeable & yet down to earth
Anonymous
June 2026
great caring provider
Anonymous
June 2026
dr reddy is amazing and has been my doctor for more than 20 years
Anonymous
June 2026
exceptionally knowledgeable

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Reddy is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Wong F, Adebayo D, George J, Idilman R, Hayes PC, Alvares-da-Silva MR, Torre A, Mekonnen HD, Seto WK, Sarin SK, Cao Z, Rajoriya N, Nagral A, Fisseha H, Kulkarni AV, Zhu C, Debzi N, Farias AQ, Su M, Goel A, Marciano S, Livingstone R, Dhiman RK, Gao Y, Malé-Velázquez R, Demitars CO, Bera C, Jiang YF, Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA, Tan HK, Zhao C, Huezo MSG, Asrani SK, Wang L, Lu M, Michalczuk MT, Barutcu S, Cordova-Gallardo J, Gofton C, Gounder M, Shaw J, Albhaisi S, Zheng X, Aravinthan A, Rajaram RB, Jothimani D, Thanapirom K, Benitez C, Dincer D, Saraya A, Xu B, Lin M, Wu X, Liu C, Reddy KR, et al. Chronic kidney disease in cirrhosis: a study of inpatients from a global perspective. , Gut: 2026


Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, Tandon P, Lai JC, O'Leary JG, Wong F, et al. Salivary microbiome and serum metabolomics add to clinical biomarkers to predict 6-month hospitalizations in a multicenter cirrhosis outpatient cohort. , Hepatology, 83(6): 2026,1483-1494


Premkumar M, Kajal K, Roy A, Izzy M, Divyaveer S, Kulkarni AV, Artru F, Sharma P, Sandhu A, Sihag BK, Bahl A, De A, Verma N, Taneja S, Duseja AK, Pal A, Bhujade H, Reddy KR. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)-guided volume management and the effect of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy on acute kidney injury outcomes in cirrhosis. , Hepatology, 83(6): 2026,1495-1514


Lai J, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Vargas HE, Thacker LR, Bush BJ, Silvey S, Reddy KR, et al. Frailty Increases Hospitalization Rates in an Ambulatory Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis: The North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease 3 Prospective Cohort. , Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol: 2026


Malicote D, Im G, Weinberg E, Kwong A, Shasthry SM, Rastogi A, Tondon R, Verma N, Valsan A, Kwo P, Reddy KR, et al. Ahead, a Novel Validated Machine Learning Model for Clinical Diagnosis of Alcohol Associated Hepatitis. , Res Sq: 2026


Kulkarni AV, Venishetty S, Prasanna S, Iyengar S, Sarada SV, Premkumar M, Sharma M, Alla M, Rao PN, Reddy DN, Reddy KR Midodrine versus placebo in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure with ascites-A randomized trial (MIDAS trial) , Hepatol Commun. , 10(6): 2026


10., Silvey S, Choudhury AK, Kamath PS, Xie Q, Wong F, Hayes PC, Seto WK, Arora U, Singhal G, Jothimani D, Asrani S, Gadano A, Dincer D, Farias AQ, Adebayo D, Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA, Doyle A, Kulkarni AV, Debzi N, Shaw J, Barutcu S, Desalgn H, Bettinger D, Regis Lah PC, Duarte-Rojo A, Turan D, Wang L, Velazquez RM, Zheng X, Aghayaeva S, Karasu Z, Demirtas C, Liu C, Cordova-Gallardo J, Xu B, Nagral A, Gao H, Elangovan H, Fung J, Rajorya N, Wang X, Katchmann H, Praharaj D, Mahadeva S, Jiang Y, Zheng K, Thanapirom K, Eapen CE, Dhiman RK, Lu M, Arrese M, Su M, Hueso SG, Zhu C, Aberra H, Fisseha H, Tan HK, Zhao C, Zhang N, Taneja S, Aravinthan AD, Sonavane A, Saraya A, Gofton C, MacQuillan G, Pereira G, Reddy KR, et al. Machine Learning Models Using Hospital Admission Characteristics Do Not Optimally Predict Nosocomial Infection Development in a Global Cirrhosis Cohort , Am J Gastroenterol: 2026


Roy A, Jajodia S, Chakraborty S, Keyal S, Tewari A, Sonthalia N, Roy S, Khandelwal R, Kulkarni A, Ghoshal UC, Reddy KR, et al. Blood-based non-invasive tests show comparable accuracy in MetALD and MASLD for MRE-defined advanced fibrosis. , BMC Gastroenterol. , 26(1): 2026,329


McCullough AA, Mahmud N, Reddy KR, Bittermann T. Delisting for clinical improvement as a proxy for recompensated cirrhosis on the U.S. liver transplant waitlist: A retrospective cohort study. , Liver Transpl. : 2026


9., Sánchez-Torrijos Y, Torres-Domínguez A, Carmona I, Ibáñez-Samaniego L, Román E, Casado M, García-Cortés M, Jimeno C, Rosales-Zabal JM, Fernández-Álvarez P, Sendra C, López-Garrido Á, Ballester MP, Rodríguez-Perálvarez M, Estévez M, García-García A, Jiménez-Pérez M, Del Pino P, Santamaría G, Sánchez J, Zamora J, Rodríguez M, Castillo L, Aguilera V, Romero G, Reddy KR, et al. REACT Score, a Novel Scoring System, Improves the Prediction of Non-Elective Readmissions in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis. , Liver Int. , 46(5): 2026


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