Aly T. Strauss, MD, MIE
Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Aly T. Strauss
Professional Titles
Co-Director, Clinical and Translational Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Alexandra (Aly) Strauss is a transplant hepatologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She treats patients with acute and chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Dr. Strauss completed medical school at the University of South Florida (USF). She continued at USF for Internal Medicine residency, where she also served as Chief Resident. She then went to Johns Hopkins University for fellowship training in Gastroenterology followed by a fellowship in Transplant Hepatology.
Her research training began when she completed a Master's degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering at USF. Later, at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Investigation. Currently, Dr. Strauss’s focus is on the use of systems engineering and data science to improve health equity for patients with liver disease. She is a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare and the Center for Data Science in Emergency Medicine.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
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What Does AI Mean for GI, What does AI mean for GI? - American Gastroenterological Association (07/03/2023)
Selected Publications
- Vong, Tyrus, Nicholas Rizer, Vedant Jain, Valerie L. Thompson, Mark Dredze, Eili Y. Klein, Jeremiah S. Hinson, et al. “Automated Identification of Incidental Hepatic Steatosis on Emergency Department Imaging Using Large Language Models.” Hepatology Communications 9, no. 3 (March 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000638.
- Mankowski, Michal A., Sunjae Bae, Alexandra T. Strauss, Bonnie E. Lonze, Babak J. Orandi, Darren Stewart, Allan B. Massie, et al. “Generalizability of Kidney Transplant Data in Electronic Health Records - The Epic Cosmos Database vs the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.” American Journal of Transplantation: Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, November 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2024.11.008.
- Xu, Jingzhi, Michal Mankowski, Karen B. Vanterpool, Alexandra T. Strauss, Bonnie E. Lonze, Babak J. Orandi, Darren Stewart, et al. “Trials and Tribulations: Responses of ChatGPT to Patient Questions about Kidney Transplantation.” Transplantation 109, no. 3 (March 1, 2025): 399–402. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005261.
- Strauss AT, Morgan C, El Khuri C, Slogeris B, Smith AG, Klein E, Toerper M, Peterson S, Gurses AP, DeAngelo A, Debraine, A, Levin S, Hinson J. Human-centered design and usability evaluation of LOOP, a patient outcomes-driven feedback platform for emergency medicine clinicians. JMIR Human Factors. 2022;9(1):e30130; *corresponding author.
- Strauss AT, Yeh J, Martinez D, Yanokyan G, Yoder J, Nehra R, Feller T, Bull-Henry K, Stein E, Hsu L, Al-Grain H, Zabko C, Fain C. A patient-centered framework for health systems engineering in gastroenterology: improving inpatient colonoscopy bowel preparation. BMC Gastroenterol. 2021;21(1):89;
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-933-7495
- fax: 443-287-9359
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2022Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2021Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Graduate School, Health Policy and Management, 2020USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2017University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Graduate School, MIE, 2014University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2014Board Certifications
Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)