Laura Alba, MD
- Transplant Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
- Hedrick Medical Center
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke's North Hospital
- Saint Luke's South Hospital
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Locations
Saint Luke's Hospital Abdominal Transplant & Multi-Specialty Clinic (Liver)
About Laura Alba, MD
Dr. Alba is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology. She is associate medical director for Saint Luke's Liver Transplant Program and serves as the assistant program director for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program.
Her areas of expertise include women's digestive health, liver disease and liver transplantation. Dr. Alba is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Publications
Transfusion related acute hepatic enzyme elevation: a new disease entity? Nachnani JS, Hamid F, Pandya P, Clarkston W, Alba LM. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Mar 22(3).
Predictors of hematological abnormalities in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon and ribavirin. Nachnani JS, Rao GA, Bulchandani D, Pandya PK, Alba LM Ann Hematol 2010 Feb 89(2) 121-5.
Biochemical and histological effects of exendin-4 (exenatide) on the rat pancreas. Nachnani JS, Bulchandani DG, Nookala A, Herndon B, Molteni A, Pandya P, Taylor R, Quinn T Weide L, Alba LM Diabetologica 2010, Jan 53(1) 153-9.
Clinicopathological predictors to predict sustained viral response rates in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection Nachnani JS, Gidwani R, Sadeddin E, Clarkston WK, Fiorella R, Alba LM Indian J Gastroenterol 2007 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 279-82
Leptin, insulin resistance, and liver fibrosis in human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Angulo P, Alba LM, Petrovic LM, Adams LA, Lindor KD, Jensen MD. J Hepatol. 2004 Dec; 41(6):943-9.
Pill-induced esophagitis complicated by multiple esophageal septa. McCullough RW, Afzal ZA, Saifuddin TN, Alba LM, Khan AH. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Jan; 59(1):150-2.
Review articles:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Alba LM, Lindor K. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Apr; 17(8):977-86. Review.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Alba LM, Angulo P, Lindor KD.. Minerve Gastroent Dietol. 2002 Jun 48(2) 99-113.
Rectus muscle abscess associated with endoscopic tattooing of the colon with India ink. Alba LM, Pandya PK, Clarkston WK. Gastrointest Endosc. 2000 Oct;52(4):557-8. No abstract available.
Education & Credentials
Training & Education
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Fellowship
Mayo School of Graduate Medical EducationUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City
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Medical School
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi
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Residency
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
Academic Titles
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS II Local (excluding National General STM plan, I-35 Preferred Plan, and HCA, Advent Health, and NKC Hospital employee plans)
- Aetna Elect Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice
- Aetna Medicare Assure (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Core Value HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier Preferred HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier and Premier Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)
- Aetna UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO)
- Aetna Workers Comp
Blue Cross
- BCBS of Kansas
- BCBS of Kansas Blue Choice Preferred Care Blue PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Blue Select Plus (UCMO and City of KCMO)
- BCBS of Kansas City Federal PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network Select PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care Blue
- BCBS of Kansas City Traditional
- BCBS of Kansas Federal
- BCBS of Kansas Traditional
- BCBS of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna OAP
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare
Corvel
- Corvel
First Health Network
- First Health Network
Home State
- Home State Health Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
Humana
- Humana Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO SNP - Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold PPO
MHNet
- Healthy Blue MO Medicaid
- MH Net Behavioral Health
Medicare
- American Health Advantage-Missouri Medicare Advantage
- Devoted Health Medicare Advantage (Core and Giveback)
- Kansas Health Advantage/Kansas Superior Select, Inc (KSSI) Medicare Advantage
- Medicare
MultiPlan
- MultiPlan
Orscheln Industries
- HealthSCOPE Benefits (Orsheln Industries)
Other
- BeechStreet
- Century Health Solutions (PPO)
- CompResults/CompAlliance (WC) PPO
- Health Choice of Northwest Missouri (PPO)
- Integrated Health Plan PPO
- Medica Connect
- Medica Select
- OHA Networks (WC)
- OHARA Managed Care (WC)
- Occupational Health Management PPO (WC)
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- ProviDRs Care Network PPO (formerly WPPA)
- Provider Partners Health Plan
- Sunflower State Health Plan Kansas Medicaid
Other Medicaid
- Healthy Blue KS Medicare Advantage DSNP
- Healthy Blue Kansas Medicaid
TriWest
- TriWest
United Healthcare
- UHC Medicare Erickson Advantage plans-KC
- United HealthCare Choice
- United HealthCare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
- United HealthCare Navigate
- United HealthCare Select
- United HealthCare Select Plus
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Choice Plans
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot
- United Healthcare - All Savers Insurance
- United Healthcare - Community Plan (Kansas Medicaid)
- United Healthcare - Core and Core Essential
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Reimbursement Account POS
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Savings Account POS
- United Healthcare - Golden Rule HMO (HMO & PPO)
- United Healthcare - Options PPO
- United Healthcare - United Health One
- United Healthcare Individual Exchange Benefit Plan (IEX) MO and KS Plans
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete Choice
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Dual Complete SNP PPO (MO and KS)
- UnitedHealthcare - Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Gold SNP
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Silver SNP
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