He is the Director of Hepatology at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City and is the GI Fellowship Program Director.Dr. Tietze trained under Dr. David Alpers in the Division of Gastroenterology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Tietze has research interests in the management of patients with chronic viral hepatitis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. He maintains a busy clinical practice at the University of Utah and at the VAMC, managing patients with chronic hepatitis, end-stage liver disease, and liver transplantation issues.Locations