Karen F. Murray, MD

She completed a clinical and research fellowship in gastroenterology and nutrition in the combined program at Children’s Hospital Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Murray is certified in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology, and chairs the Gastroenterology Sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics. In addition to clinical care in gastroenterology and transplantation, she has an active clinical research program in hepatology. Her main focus is in the treatment and pathophysiology of childhood liver disease, with focus on the treatment of hepatitis B and C viral infections, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cholestatic liver diseases in childhood. Murray is past-president of Seattle Children’s medical staff. She is on the steering committees of three National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases clinical research networks related to her research. She mentors pediatrics residents and speaks at Seattle Children’s noon conferences.