Dr. Katie Czepiel is an Instructor in Pediatric Transplant Hepatology at Stanford University. She focuses on improving health outcomes for children with liver diseases through patient-oriented clinical research. Her specific interests include identifying biomarkers of nutritional status and functional health in pediatric patients to enhance waiting list stratification and long-term outcomes. Dr. Czepiel earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed fellowships in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology at Stanford University. In addition to clinical research, Dr. Czepiel is dedicated to quality improvement efforts to expand access to living donor liver transplantation through the creation of educational videos that empower patients and families.