Gastroenterology
Mary Rinella, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Metabolic and Fatty Liver Program; Director of Clinical Trials
Dr. Mary E. Rinella is a board-certified transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist with over 20 years of clinical experience treating complex liver disease. She is Director of the Metabolic and Fatty Liver Program at University of Chicago, specializing in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Her clinical expertise extends to autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (P
30+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology (ABIM)
- Transplant Hepatology (ABIM)
Education & Training
- University of Illinois College of Medicine — M.D., Class of 1996
- University of Chicago — Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996–1999
- Northwestern University — Fellowship, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2000–2002
Peer Recognition
2019-2025 (7 years)
2021-2022, 2024-2025 (4 years)
- Exceptional Women In Medicine — Exceptional Women In Medicine
2019-2025 (7 years)
2019-2025 (7 years)
2023
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UChicago Medicine - University of Chicago Medical Center
- UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Languages
English
Experience
30+ years in practice