{"id":414,"date":"2025-05-27T15:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:03:29","slug":"andrew-talal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/andrew-talal\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Talal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>Andrew Talal, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/05\/img-1.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Andrew Talal\" class=\"wp-image-255\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/05\/img-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/05\/img-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Andrew Talal, MD, MPH is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years experience in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), especially among substance users. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at SUNY, University at Buffalo where he has been the principal investigator on a 7-year, $8 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study a facilitated telemedicine model-based HCV treatment among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder. The study consists of 12 telemedicine sites across New York State conducting integrated treatment of HCV and opiate use disorder. The study has also been supported by ~$4 million from the Kaleida Health Foundation over the past 8 years. Dr. Talal was also appointed by the New York Governor to a task force to develop a statewide HCV elimination plan and he also serves on the NYS HCV Guidelines committee. He also has active funding from the NIH to study factors leading to HCV elimination, and he is a practicing hepatologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/2025\/05\/CRF-Top-3-Talal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Talal has been honored with a 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum and one of three Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Awards. The awards honor groundbreaking achievements in clinical research from across the nation. The Clinical Research Forum includes the leading academic health centers and medical schools in the country.\u201d \u201cThe high impact study from Dr. Talal was recognized nationally because it has had a direct impact in improving health outcomes,\u201d says Timothy Murphy, SUNY Distinguished Professor. \u201cMy congratulations to Dr. Talal and his research team for their rigorous methods in demonstrating improved health outcomes that can be implemented widely to the benefit of patients nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The complete article can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/ctsi\/ctsi-news.host.html\/content\/shared\/www\/ctsi\/articles\/academic_articles\/btc-research-awards-recognize-ub-and-roswell-park-investigators.detail.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/ctsi\/ctsi-news.host.html\/content\/shared\/www\/ctsi\/articles\/academic_articles\/btc-research-awards-recognize-ub-and-roswell-park-investigators.detail.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_414\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"414\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon large\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/clustllm4cer\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Talal, MD, MPH Andrew Talal, MD, MPH is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years experience in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), especially among substance users. 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