Maarouf A. Hoteit, MD
Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
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About me

  • Director, Liver Tumor Clinic
  • Medical Director, Liver Transplant
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: American University of Beirut
  • Residency: American University of Beirut
  • Residency: Emory University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Emory University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

267 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

October 2025
he was very thorough and caring and gave advice and encouragement.
October 2025
dr hoteit has been encouraging since the beginning of our journey for liver transplant.
September 2025
i am highly satisfied with my doctor appointment this afternoon.
September 2025
puts my mind at ease and works very hard with me for my recovery.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hoteit is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Vujkovic M, Kaplan DE, Ghouse J, Loza BL, Brancale J, Lewis A, Zhang DY, Levin MG, Veatch OJ, Johnson JP, Schneider CV, Verma A, Wangensteen KJ, Scorletti E, Gill D, Konkwo C, Garófalo AM, Guare LA, Schwantes-An TW, Abreu MV, Gellert-Kristensen H, Pedersen OB, Erikstrup C, Bundgaard JS, Sørensen E, Ostrowski SR, Bundgaard H, Lee KM, Shaked A, Olthoff KM, Hoteit MA, Speliotes EK, Chen Y, Oliveri A, Yin L, Valenti LV, Malvestiti F, Marchelli D, Miano L, Anstee QM, Daly AK, Cordell HJ, Darlay R, Verweij N, Hindy G, Locke A, Matsuura K, Asrani SK, Testa G, Lotta LA, Jones MB, Dochtermann DR, Norden-Krichmar TM, Teerlink CC, Devineni P, Pyarajan S, Rader DJ, Tanaka Y, Voight BF, Vilarinho S, Bastarache LA, Stender S, Tsao PS; Penn Medicine Biobank; DBDS Genomic Consortium; BioVU Biobank; Michigan Genomics Initiative; Regeneron Genetics Center; Indiana Biobank; All Of Us Research Program; Milano Biobank; LITMUS Consortium; VA Million Veteran Program; Morgan TR, Lynch JA, Chang KM. Germline Variants Influence Chronic Liver Disease Progression through Distinct Pathways , medRxiv: 2025


Bushara O, Kadakia Y, Krupp K, Friedman J, Hoteit MA, Bittermann T, Araji T, Levine MH. Center Experience Is Associated With Improved Survival in Liver Transplantation for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: A Retrospective Study , Transplant Direct, 11: 2025,e1822


Ferrante ND, Hubbard RA, Weinfurtner K, Mezina AI, Newcomb CW, Furth EE, Bhattacharya D, Njei B, Taddei TH, Singal A, Hoteit MA, Park LS, Kaplan D, Lo Re V 3rd. Validity of Diagnostic Codes and Laboratory Tests to Identify Cholangiocarcinoma and Its Subtypes , Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf: 2025


Kappus MR, Hughes D, Ganger D, Kim Y, Bashir M, Bonn J, Borhani A, Fetzer D, Fischer R, Gabriel H, Guindi M, Hecht E, Hoteit M, Khanna G, Krasuski R, Lewis S, Mavis A, Miller F, Morin C, Schiano T, Schooler G, Shingina A, Sirlin C, Singal A, Taouli B, Tompkins R, Zaidi A, VanWagner L, Yokoo T. A survey of national practice patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance for patients with fontan-associated liver disease: A call to action , Liver Transpl: 2025


Singal AG, Yang JD, Jalal PK, Salgia R, Mehta N, Hoteit MA, Kao K, Daher D, El Dahan KS, Hernandez P, Nayak A, Kim N, Pham S, Gamez J, Troost JP, Parikh ND. Patient-perceived risk of HCC and net benefit of surveillance: A multi-center survey study , Am J Gastroenterol: 2025


Zezulinski D, Hoteit MA, Kaplan DE, Simeone A, Zhan T, Doria C, Ahmed FY, Roberts LR, Block TM, Sayeed A. Detection of Circulating mRNA Variants in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Using Targeted RNAseq , Liver Cancer: 2025


Hoteit MA, Weinfurtner K. Recurrent HCC after liver transplantation: Small steps, while awaiting a breakthrough , Liver Transpl, 31: 2025,421-422


Kim YY, Nyman A, Huang YS, Tomlinson AZ, McRae MP, Everson GT, Vaikunth S, Rosenthal B, Rychik J, Hoteit MA. Alterations in Liver Perfusion in Adults With Fontan Circulation as Assessed by Dual Cholate Clearance , J Am Heart Assoc: 2025


Rosenthal BE, Hoteit MA, Lluri G, Haeffele C, Daugherty T, Krasuski RA, Serfas JD, de Freitas RA, Porlier A, Lubert AM, Wu FM, Valente AM, Krieger EV, Buber Y, Rodriguez FH 3rd, Gaignard S, Saraf A, Hindes M, Earing MG, Lewis MJ, Rosenbaum MS, Zaidi AN, Hopkins K, Bradley EA, Cedars AM, Ko JL, Franklin WJ, Frederickson A, Ginde S, Grewal J, Nyman A, Min J, Schluger C, Rand E, Hilscher M, Rychik J, Kim YY. Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After the Fontan Operation , JACC Adv, 4: 2025,101646


Xu E, Tabrizian P, Gutierrez J, Hoteit M, Ghaziani T, Zhou K, Parikh N, Ajmera V, Aby E, Shui A, Marino R, Martin A, Wong C, Kao K, Dave S, Florman S, Yao F, Mehta N. Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: Results from a national multicenter prospective cohort study , Hepatology: 2025