Faculty

The Division of Division of Division of Liver Disease & Transplant Hepatology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School offers a full range of services which encompasses the entire spectrum of digestive diseases. The following is a listing of each of the physicians in the division. Click on each faculty physician's detail link for further information and special interests of each physician.

Paul J. Gaglio, MD, FACP, AGAF, FAASLD

Division Director, Division of Division of Liver Disease & Transplant Hepatology

Medical Director, Liver Transplantation

Program Director, Hepatology Fellowship Program

Faculty Profile

Paul J. Gaglio, MD FACP, AGAF, FAASLD, Professor of Medicine, is the Division Director of Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. He is the former Director of Hepatology Outreach at NY-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is the former Medical Director of Adult Liver Transplantation at The Montefiore Medical Center, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and The Tulane University Medical Center. Dr. Gaglio has published multiple manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts, and has participated in numerous research trials related to the therapy of hepatitis B and C, liver transplantation, and treatment of liver failure. Dr. Gaglio has lectured nationally and internationally on these topics. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

His research interests include treatment of hepatitis B and C, the natural history of hepatitis C in liver transplant recipients, and metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease. . He is consistently listed in Castle Connolly Top Doctors; NY Metro Area, Marquis Who’s Who in America, and has received several teaching awards. In 2011, he was named Physician of the Year, NY Chapter of the American Liver Foundation.

Background
Medical Specialty: Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology
Medical Interests: Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
MD Degree: UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, NJ
Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
Fellowships:  Digestive Disease/Liver Transplantation fellowship at New Jersey Medical School
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation

Mumtaz Niazi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Faculty Profile

Zaid Tafesh, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Faculty Profile

Dr. Tafesh joined the faculty of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2020. He practices as a Transplant Hepatologist at University Hospital. He also serves as the Assistant Program Director of the Hepatology Fellowship. Dr. Tafesh received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in 2013, graduating with academic honors. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he served as a chief fellow. Additionally, he completed a one-year fellowship in Adult Transplant Hepatology at the Columbia and Weill Cornell campuses of New York Presbyterian Hospital. During his Gastroenterology fellowship, Dr. Tafesh obtained a Masters in Health Policy and Economics from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Tafesh is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. He has received multiple awards and honors including induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. His research and publications focus on health services and outcomes in the fields of hepatology and liver transplantation.