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Romelia Barba Bernal, MD
Internal Medicine

Romelia Barba Bernal, MD

Gastroenterology Fellow

800 Stanton L. Young Blvd.
ATT 7400
Oklahoma City, OK  73104

405-271-5585

Romelia-Barbabernal@ou.edu

Academic Section(s):

Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Education:

2007-2014  MD, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Peru

Residency:

2023–2026  Department of  Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health
                      Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas

Select Publications:

  1. Songtanin, B; Flores, J; Barba, R; Saba, J; Nugent, K. Occult hepatitis C virus infection: a narrative review. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 32(8):e70051, August 2025. DOI: 10.1111/jvh.70051
  2. Saowapa, S; Polpichai, N; Danpanichkul, P; Barba Bernal, R; Siladech, P; Tijani, L; Ng, K; Wong, YJ; Choudhury, A; Saokaew, S; Liangpunsakul, S; Kaewdech, A. Comparative efficacy and safety of first-line treatment with atezolizumab–bevacizumab versus sorafenib (and/or lenvatinib) in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. Published online July 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2025.07.006
  3. Alsaqa, M; Sierra, L; Marenco-Flores, A; Parraga, X; Barba, R; Goyes, D; Ozturk, N. B; Curry, MP; Bonder, A; Saberi, B. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease correlates with higher lower graft survival in liver transplant recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 37(4):p 497-504, April 2025. DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002914
  4. Kahan T, Marenco-Flores A, Amaris NR, Barba R, Goyes D, Medina-Morales E, Sierra L, Patwardhan VR, Bonder A. Performance of the Mayo Risk Score in Predicting Transplant and Mortality in a Single-Center U.S. Cohort of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Journal of Clinical Medicine.March 2025; 14(6):2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14062098
  5. Ronca V, De Vincentis A, Terracciani F, et al. Barba Bernal R, Bonder A, Villamil A, et al. Fibrate-Oca (FI-OCA) Study—a global snapshot of PBC practice around the globe. Dig Liver Dis. 2025;57(Suppl 1):S35-S36. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2025.01.069.
  6. Danpanichkul P, Duangsonk K, Tham EKJ, Tothanarungroj P, Auttapracha T, Prasitsumrit V, Sim B, Tung D, Barba R, Wong RJ, Leggio L, Yang JD, Chen VL, Noureddin M, Díaz LA, Arab JP, Wijarnpreecha K, Liangpunsakul S. Increased mortality from alcohol use disorder, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver cancer from alcohol among older adults in the United States: 2000 to 2021. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Feb;49(2):368-378. doi: 10.1111/acer.15516. Epub 2024 Dec 19. PMID: 39701596; PMCID: PMC11828968.
  7. Danpanichkul P, Suparan K, Tothanarungroj P, Dejvajara D, Rakwong K, Pang Y, Barba R, Thongpiya J, Fallon MB, Harnois D, Lui RN, Wallace MB, Yang JD, Roberts LR, Wijarnpreecha K. Epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Gut, 2024, Nov; 74(1), 26-34. PMID: 39597786. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2024-333227
  8. Amaris NR, Marenco-Flores A, Barba R, Rubio-Cruz D, Medina-Morales E, Goyes D, et al. Acute liver failure etiology determines long-term outcomes in patients undergoing liver transplantation: An analysis of the UNOS database. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 Nov 5;13(22):6642. PMID: 39597786. doi:10.3390/jcm13226642.