Carlos Moctezuma Velazquez, MSc

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

Email: moctezum@ualberta.ca

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Area of Study / Keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma Screening Sarcopenia Frailty Radioembolization

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Carlos Moctezuma-Velazquez, MD, MSc completed medical school at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. He trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. He then pursued advanced training in Hepatology at the University of Alberta under the mentorship of Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza, followed by a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, working under the supervision of Dr. Josep Llovet, Dr. Myron Schwartz, and Dr. Charissa Chang.

He also holds a Master’s in Medical Sciences from UNAM.

In November 2022, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, at the University of Alberta. His clinical practice focuses on advanced liver disease, liver transplantation, and liver cancer.

Research interests include health services and clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma, with a focus on screening, early detection, frailty assessment, and patient related outcomes. He is committed to medical education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and improving equitable access to liver-related care.

Featured Publications

The Impact of Dietary Sugars and Saturated Fats on Body and Liver Fat in a Healthcare Worker Population

Sophia Eugenia Martinez- Vazquez, Ashuin Kammar-García, Carlos Moctezuma-Velazquez, Javier Mancilla-Galindo, Ignacio García-Juárez, Luis Federico Uscanga-Domínguez

Nutrients. 2025 April; 10.3390/nu17081328

Consensus document on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) established by the Mexican Association of Hepatology.

Torre A, Garza LEC, Barradas MC, Navarro-Alvarez N, Sandoval Salas R, Huezo MSG, Hernández JLP, Méndez-Guerrero O, Manríquez JAR, Estrada RT, Galindo FAS

Annals of hepatology. 2023 July; 10.1016/j.aohep.2023.101140

Statins for chronic liver disease and the need for randomized controlled trials.

Abraldes JG, Moctezuma-Velazquez C

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2023 July; 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.07.005

The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of steroid response in patients with severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study.

Rubio-Acosta F, Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Castro-Romero E, Uscanga-Domínguez L, Yamamoto-Furusho K, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas. 2023 April; 10.17235/reed.2022.9006/2022

CD138 immunohistochemistry identifies more plasma cells compared with hematoxylin and eosin staining in autoimmune hepatitis. An observational study.

Romano-Munive AF, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Sauma-Rodríguez J, Ramos-Martínez P, Torre-Delgadillo A

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2023 March; 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2022.08.002

How strong is the evidence to support statins repurposing for the treatment of cirrhosis?

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Abraldes JG

Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas. 2023 March; 10.17235/reed.2022.9281/2022

Preoperative frailty assessment in older patients with colorectal cancer: use of clinical and radiological tool.

Aguilar-Frasco JL, Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Rodríguez-Quintero JH, Castro E, Armillas-Canseco F, Hernández-Gaytán CA, Pastor-Sifuentes FU, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Langenbeck's archives of surgery. 2023 January; 10.1007/s00423-023-02754-2

CD138 immunohistochemistry identifies more plasma cells compared with hematoxylin and eosin staining in autoimmune hepatitis. An observational study,La inmunohistoquímica CD138 identifica más células plasmáticas en comparación con tinción hematoxilina-eosina en hepatitis autoinmune. Un estudio observacional

Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico. 2023 January; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2022.08.004

Outcome of liver cancer patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: An International, Multicentre, Cohort Study.

Muñoz-Martínez S, Sapena V, Forner A, Bruix J, Sanduzzi-Zamparelli M, Ríos J, Bouattour M, El-Kassas M, Leal CRG, Mocan T, Nault JC, Alves RCP, Reig M

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver. 2022 June; 10.1111/liv.15320

Patient stress due to surgery postponement in a tertiary referral centre transformed to a COVID-19 hospital.

Moctezuma-Velázquez P, González-Martínez CA, Buerba GA, Serment M, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

The British journal of surgery. 2022 June; 10.1093/bjs/znac113

The second Mexican consensus on hepatocellular carcinoma. Part II: Treatment.

Cisneros-Garza LE, González-Huezo MS, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Ladrón de Guevara-Cetina L, Vilatobá M, García-Juárez I, Alvarado-Reyes R, Torrecillas-Torres L

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2022 June; 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2022.01.004

Position statement on the use of albumin in liver cirrhosis.

Castro-Narro G, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Male-Velázquez R, Trejo-Estrada R, Bosques FJ, Moreno-Alcántar R, Rodríguez-Hernández H, Bautista-Santos A, Torre A

Annals of hepatology. 2022 May; 10.1016/j.aohep.2022.100708

The second Mexican consensus on hepatocellular carcinoma. Part I: Epidemiology and diagnosis.

Cisneros-Garza LE, González-Huezo MS, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Ladrón de Guevara-Cetina L, Vilatobá M, García-Juárez I, Alvarado-Reyes R, Torrecillas-Torres L

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2022 April; 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2021.10.009

Global multi-stakeholder endorsement of the MAFLD definition.

Méndez-Sánchez N, Bugianesi E, Gish RG, Lammert F, Tilg H, Nguyen MH, Sarin SK, Fabrellas N, Zelber-Sagi S, Fan JG, Shiha G, Targher G, Zheng MH, Global multi-stakeholder consensus on the redefinition of fatty liver disease

The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 2022 March; 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00062-0

NAFLD determined by Dallas Steatosis Index is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia: a cohort study.

Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Miranda-Zazueta G, Ortiz-Brizuela E, Garay-Mora JA, González-Lara MF, Tamez-Torres KM, Román-Montes CM, Díaz-Mejía BA, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Internal and emergency medicine. 2022 February; 10.1007/s11739-022-02933-x

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses in moderate and severe COVID-19 inpatients: A cross-sectional study at a referral center in Mexico.

Jiménez-Mendoza JC, Rivera-López FE, González-Lara MF, Valdez-Echeverría RD, Castro-Narro GE, Tore A, Uscanga-Domínguez LF, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Annals of hepatology. 2022 February; 10.1016/j.aohep.2022.100684

The second Mexican consensus on hepatocellular carcinoma. Part II: Treatment,II Consenso mexicano de carcinoma hepatocelular. Parte II: tratamiento

Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2022.01.006

The second Mexican consensus on hepatocellular carcinoma. Part I: Epidemiology and diagnosis,II Consenso Mexicano de Carcinoma Hepatocelular. Parte I: Epidemiología y diagnóstico

Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2021.10.002

Approach to the patient with cholestasis and jaundice syndrome. Joint AMH, AMG, and AMEG scientific position statement,Abordaje del paciente con colestasis y síndrome ictérico. Posicionamiento científico conjunto AMH, AMG, AMEG

Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2021.04.006

The Frailty Based on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Frailty Index for Prediction of Surgical Outcome in Advance Epithelial Ovarian Cancer-Experience of a Single Center in Mexico.

Aguilar-Frasco JL, Armillas-Canseco F, Rivera-Sánchez F, Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Castro E, Pastor-Sifuentes FU, Medina-Franco H

Indian journal of surgical oncology. 2022 January; 10.1007/s13193-022-01499-6

Economic evaluation of long-term albumin use in cirrhosis patients from the Mexican healthcare system perspective.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Castro-Narro G, Simó P, Viayna E, Aceituno S, Soler M, Torre A

Annals of hepatology. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.aohep.2022.100673

Approach to the patient with cholestasis and jaundice syndrome. Joint AMH, AMG, and AMEG scientific position statement.

Contreras-Omaña R, Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA, Castro-Narro GE, Trujillo-Benavides O, Zamarripa-Dorsey F, Reyes-Dorantes AA, Muñoz-Espinosa L, Rodríguez-Hernández H

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2021 December; 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2021.04.003

Influence of Muscle Mass Area and Visceral Obesity on 30-day Mortality After Colorectal Surgery with Primary Anastomosis.

Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Vergara-Fernández O, Salgado-Nesme N, Aguilar-Frasco JL, Sainz-Hernández JC, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2021 November; 10.24875/ric.21000108

Statins and Liver Cancer in Cirrhosis: The Most Relevant Questions Are Still Unanswered.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Abraldes JG

The American journal of gastroenterology. 2021 November; 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001385

Non-invasive imaging criteria for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Lewis S, Lee K, Amodeo S, Llovet JM, Schwartz M, Abraldes JG, Villanueva A

JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology. 2021 September; 10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100364

The Educational Quality of Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Videos on YouTube.

Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Santes O, Sainz-Hernández JC, Álvarez-Bautista FE, Bravo HE, Salgado-Nesme N, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Surgical innovation. 2021 July; 10.1177/15533506211034657

Low Thoracic Skeletal Muscle Area Is Not Associated With Negative Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19.

Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Miranda-Zazueta G, Ortiz-Brizuela E, González-Lara MF, Tamez-Torres KM, Román-Montes CM, Díaz-Mejía BA, Pérez-García E, Moctezuma-Velázquez C

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2021 May; 10.1097/phm.0000000000001716

Frailty index as a predictive preoperative tool in the elder population undergoing major abdominal surgery: a prospective analysis of clinical utility.

Aguilar-Frasco JL, Rodríguez-Quintero JH, Moctezuma-Velázquez P, Morales-Maza J, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Pastor-Sifuentes F, Medina-Franco H

Langenbeck's archives of surgery. 2021 March; 10.1007/s00423-021-02128-6

Can topical epinephrine application to the papilla prevent pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography? Results from a double blind, multicentre, placebo controlled, randomised clinical trial.

Romano-Munive AF, García-Correa JJ, García-Contreras LF, Ramírez-García J, Uscanga L, Barbero-Becerra VJ, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Ochoa-Rubí JA, Tellez-Avila F

BMJ open gastroenterology. 2021 February; 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000562

Hepamet Fibrosis Score in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients in Mexico: Lower than Expected Positive Predictive Value.

Higuera-de-la-Tijera F, Córdova-Gallardo J, Buganza-Torio E, Barranco-Fragoso B, Torre A, Parraguirre-Martínez S, Rojano-Rodríguez ME, Moctezuma-Velazquez C

Digestive diseases and sciences. 2021 January; 10.1007/s10620-020-06821-2

Plasma ccl16 chemokine secretion and expression in liver tissue of patients with autoimmune hepatitis: A pilot study,Secreción de quimioquina ccl16 en plasma y expresión en el tejido hepático en pacientes con hepatitis autoinmune: Un estudio piloto

Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana. 2021 January; 10.52787/mmne5431

Editorial comment on hepatocellular carcinoma in the noncirrhotic liver: Clinical characteristics and results in Veracruz, Mexico.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2020 November; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2020.05.003

Increased incidence of and microbiologic changes in pyogenic liver abscesses in the Mexican population.

Pérez-Escobar J, Ramirez-Quesada W, Calle-Rodas DA, Chi-Cervera LA, Navarro-Alvarez N, Aquino-Matus J, Ramírez-Hinojosa JP, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Torre A

World journal of hepatology. 2020 October; 10.4254/wjh.v12.i10.816

Pharmacologic management of patients with hepatic and pancreatic diseases that involve immunosuppressive therapies. Position statement within the framework of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Miranda-Zazueta G, González-Regueiro JA, García-Juárez I, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, López-Díaz FJ, Pérez-González B, Uscanga-Domínguez LF, Peláez-Luna M

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2020 June; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2020.06.001

Selective Internal Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Across the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stages.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Montano-Loza AJ, Meza-Junco J, Burak K, Ma M, Bain VG, Kneteman N, Sarlieve P, Owen RJ

Digestive diseases and sciences. 2020 April; 10.1007/s10620-020-06245-y

Reliable Measures of Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis. Comment on: “The Relationship of Obesity, Nutritional Status and Muscle Wasting in Patients Assessed for Liver Transplantation, Nutrients 2019, 11, 2097”

Maryam Ebadi, Carlos Moctezuma-Velazquez, Rahima A. Bhanji, Aldo J. Montano-Loza

Nutrients. 2020 March; 10.3390/nu12030875

Visceral Adipose Tissue Radiodensity Is Linked to Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy.

Ebadi M, Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Meza-Junco J, Baracos VE, DunichandHoedl AR, Ghosh S, Sarlieve P, Owen RJ, Kneteman N, Montano-Loza AJ

Cancers. 2020 February; 10.3390/cancers12020356

Pharmacologic management of patients with hepatic and pancreatic diseases that involve immunosuppressive therapies. Positioning within the framework of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic☆ Manejo farmacológico de pacientes con enfermedades hepáticas y pancreáticas que involucran terapias inmunosupresoras. Posicionamiento en el marco de la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Miranda-Zazueta G, González-Regueiro J, García-Juárez I, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, López-Díaz F, Pérez-González B, Uscanga-Domínguez L, Peláez-Luna M

Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition). 2020 January;

Increased incidence of and microbiologic changes in pyogenic liver abscesses in the Mexican population

World Journal of Hepatology. 2020 January; 10.4254/wjh.vl2.il0.816

Obesity in the Liver Transplant Setting.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Márquez-Guillén E, Torre A

Nutrients. 2019 October; 10.3390/nu11112552

The oncogenic role of hepatitis delta virus in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Puigvehí M, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Villanueva A, Llovet JM

JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology. 2019 May; 10.1016/j.jhepr.2019.05.001

Non-Invasive Prediction of High-Risk Varices in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Saffioti F, Tasayco-Huaman S, Casu S, Mason A, Roccarina D, Vargas V, Nilsson JE, Tsochatzis E, Augustin S, Montano-Loza AJ, Abraldes JG

The American journal of gastroenterology. 2019 March; 10.1038/s41395-018-0265-7

Management of concomitant hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic hepatitis C: a review

Hepatoma Research. 2019 January; 10.20517/2394-5079.2019.15

Limited performance of subjective global assessment compared to computed tomography-determined sarcopenia in predicting adverse clinical outcomes in patients with cirrhosis.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Ebadi M, Bhanji RA, Stirnimann G, Tandon P, Montano-Loza AJ

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2018 November; 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.11.024

A Survey of Molecular Heterogeneity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Jovel J, Lin Z, O'keefe S, Willows S, Wang W, Zhang G, Patterson J, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Kelvin DJ, Ka-Shu Wong G, Mason AL

Hepatology communications. 2018 July; 10.1002/hep4.1197

Association between Low Testosterone Levels and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis: A Cross-sectional Study.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Low G, Mourtzakis M, Ma M, Burak KW, Tandon P, Montano-Loza AJ

Annals of hepatology. 2018 July; 10.5604/01.3001.0012.0930

Myosteatosis and sarcopenia are associated with hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.

Bhanji RA, Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Duarte-Rojo A, Ebadi M, Ghosh S, Rose C, Montano-Loza AJ

Hepatology international. 2018 June; 10.1007/s12072-018-9875-9

The Use of Statins in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Abraldes JG, Montano-Loza AJ

Current treatment options in gastroenterology. 2018 June; 10.1007/s11938-018-0180-4

Current treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C

Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English). 2018 April; 10.1016/j.rgmx.2017.10.003

Low subcutaneous adiposity associates with higher mortality in female patients with cirrhosis.

Ebadi M, Tandon P, Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Ghosh S, Baracos VE, Mazurak VC, Montano-Loza AJ

Journal of hepatology. 2018 April; 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.04.015

Reply.

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Kalainy S, Abraldes JG

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2017 October; 10.1002/lt.24834

Beta-blockers in patients with advanced liver disease: Has the dust settled?

Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Kalainy S, Abraldes JG

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2017 July; 10.1002/lt.24794

Non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices after Baveno VI.

Moctezuma Velázquez C, Abraldes JG

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology. 2017 May; 10.5152/tjg.2017.16744

High Dietary Magnesium Intake is Significantly and Independently Associated with Higher Insulin Sensitivity in a Mexican-Mestizo Population: A Brief Cross-Sectional Report.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Gómez-Sámano MÁ, Cajas-Sánchez MB, Reyes-Molina DL, Galindo-Guzmán M, Meza-Arana CE, Cuevas-Ramos D, Gómez-Pérez FJ, Gulias-Herrero A

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2017 January; 10.24875/ric.17002086

High dietary magnesium intake is significantly and independently associated with higher insulin sensitivity in a mexican-mestizo population: A brief cross-sectional report

Revista de Investigacion Clinica. 2017 January;

Los criterios de elegibilidad actuales del Seguro Popular para recibir tratamiento para el virus de la hepatitis C.

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Sánchez-Ávila JF, García-Juárez I, Uscanga-Domínguez LF, Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz D

Salud publica de Mexico. 2016 November; 10.21149/spm.v58i6.7865

[Gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases].

Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Aguirre-Valadez J

Gaceta medica de Mexico. 2016 September;

Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in a Real-Life Setting.

Chirino-Sprung RA, Dehesa M, Wolpert E, Corona-Lau C, García-Juarez I, Sánchez-Ávila JF, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Kershenobich D

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2016 July;

Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in a Real-Life Setting

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2016 January;

Gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases,Enfermedades gastrointestinales y hepáticas

Gaceta Medica de Mexico. 2016 January;

Serous Cystadenomas Follow a Benign and Asymptomatic Course and Do Not Present a Significant Size Change During Follow-Up.

Pelaez-Luna MC, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Hernández-Calleros J, Uscanga-Domínguez LF

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2015 November;

Impact of formal training in endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastrointestinal cancer: A systematic review and a meta-analysis.

Tanimoto MA, Guerrero ML, Morita Y, Aguirre-Valadez J, Gomez E, Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Estradas-Trujillo JA, Valdovinos MA, Uscanga LF, Fujita R

World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2015 April; 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.417

Serous Cystadenomas Follow a Benign and Asymptomatic Course and Do Not Present a Significant Size Change During Follow-Up

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion. 2015 January;

Cyst and biliary cholangitis repeat as initial symptoms of primary sclerosing cholangitis,Quiste de la vía biliar y colangitis de repetición como manifestaciones iniciales de colangitis esclerosante primaria

Gaceta Medica de Mexico. 2012 January;

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