Eric Lawitz, MD, FAASLD

Eric Lawitz, MD is the Medical Director and VP of Research and Development at the Texas Liver Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He began his career by achieving a BS from the University of Illinois and an MD from Rush Medical College, both in Chicago, before receiving postgraduate training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, where he subsequently became Chief of Clinical Services. Dr Lawitz has been awarded numerous awards including the William Beaumont Clinical Research Award. He is board certified in Gastroenterology/Hepatology and is internationally recognized for his research and teaching on liver disease, having presented his research findings at both national and international medical congresses. Dr Lawitz is a Fellow of AASLD, AGA, and Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research and is a certified Principal Investigator. He serves as a reviewer for numerous journals. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications resulting in more than 60,000 citations with a H-index = 103. He has published in numerous journals including New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Journal of Hepatology.