There are many people in the United States living with liver disease. Patients with liver disease, in particular those who are awaiting a liver transplant, have a higher risk for being affected by COVID-19. Patients who recently received a liver disease diagnosis are also at higher risk because they take immunosuppressants.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease spoke with Robert Brown Jr, MD, MPH, vice chair of Transitions of Care and Clinical Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College and member of the American Liver Foundation’s National Medical Advisory Committee, about considerations for people living with liver disease, proper social distancing practices, hand hygiene etiquette and ways to treat transplant recipients. – by Monica Jaramillo