About
Dr. Kushner is a hepatologist whose clinical practice encompasses the full spectrum of liver disease, with a focus on liver disease in women — including pregnancy-related liver conditions and reproductive health as it pertains to liver disease — and viral hepatitis B, C, and D.
She leads the women's liver health program at Weill Cornell, including the Gastrointestinal and Liver Women's Wellness (GAL-WELL) Program, caring for women with viral hepatitis, MASLD (fatty liver disease), autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases, cirrhosis, and liver conditions complicating pregnancy such as intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, HELLP syndrome, and acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
She joined Weill Cornell in 2024 from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she was Associate Professor in the Division of Liver Diseases and founded the Women's Liver Clinic. Her research program examines how chronic liver disease influences pregnancy outcomes, improves detection and management of liver disease during pregnancy, and works to optimize screening and treatment of viral hepatitis — including hepatitis delta. She is the Chair of the AASLD Women's Initiative Committee. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology.
Areas of Expertise
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Cholestasis of pregnancy, HELLP syndrome, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, and pre-existing liver disease in pregnancy and postpartum.
Viral Hepatitis B, C & D
Diagnosis and treatment, including hepatitis B & C cure and evaluating treatments for hepatitis delta (HDV).
MASLD / Fatty Liver Disease
Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, including its evaluation and implications before, during, and after pregnancy.
Autoimmune & Cholestatic Liver Disease
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC, PSC, and cirrhosis, with attention to reproductive health and family planning.
Research & Funding
Dr. Kushner is an NIH-funded principal investigator studying liver disease in pregnancy and viral hepatitis.
- NIH / NIDDK R01 Research Project Grant — R01DK139189, Principal Investigator
- NIH / NHLBI K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award — K23HL163486, Principal Investigator
- AASLD Foundation Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Award in Liver Disease — 2018
Selected Publications
- Physician Perspectives on Hepatitis C Treatment During Pregnancy: A Multinational Multispecialty Survey Liver International, 2026
- Gaps in the Hepatitis C Prenatal and Postpartum Care Cascade: Rationale for Treatment in Pregnancy Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2026
- Evaluating the 2023 EASL Guidelines for Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: Risk Stratification and Outcomes in Over 4,000 U.S. Patients American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2025
- AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Hepatitis Delta: Commentary Gastroenterology, 2025
- Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Pregnancy Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025
- Treatment of Women With Hepatitis C Diagnosed in Pregnancy: A Co-Located Treatment Approach Gastroenterology, 2022
Full bibliography: PubMed · Weill Cornell VIVO
Talks & Media
Hepatitis C in Pregnancy: Strategies to Improve Linkage to Care and Treatment
- Liver Lineup: HDV Diagnosis, Bulevirtide, and the Delta Pipeline — HCPLive, 2026
- Hepatitis and Women's Health: A Q&A with Dr. Tatyana Kushner — HepVu, 2025
Location & Appointments
Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the David H. Koch Center
Weill Cornell Medicine / NewYork-Presbyterian
1283 York Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
Scheduling
New and existing patients can book online through Weill Cornell Medicine, or call the office directly.
Education & Training
- 2016–2017Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology — University of California, San Francisco
- 2014–2016Fellowship, Gastroenterology — University of Pennsylvania
- 2014–2016MSCE, Clinical Epidemiology — University of Pennsylvania
- 2010–2013Residency, Internal Medicine — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2006–2010MD — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2001–2005BS, Human Biology, Health and Society — Cornell University, with academic distinction
Board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. Languages: English, Russian, Spanish.