Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS, FAASLD

Rohit Kohli MBBS, MS                                                            MBBS-Armed Forces Medical College, University of Pune, India- 1993-1999 MS in Clinical Investigation, School of Public Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL- 2004-2006 Current Academic of Administrative Position: Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar) University of Southern California, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Associate Director, The Saban Research Institute, (Training and Education) Endowed Chair in Liver and Intestinal Research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Are of Research Interest: My basic science research has focused on liver disease and obesity-related fatty liver disease (NASH) in the context of bile acid signaling as a potential therapeutic treatment pathway of interest. Now with 20 years of continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health for my laboratory research, I have >170 peer-reviewed publications and have an H-index of 47. Currently I hold an Endowed Chair for Liver and Intestinal Research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and now am an Associate Director for CHLA's Research Institute. Publications/Presentations Authored over 170 peer-reviewed articles including editorials, case reports, chapters and presented internationally and his current H-index is 47. Comments: My clinical training and over 25 years of experience have focused on caring for children with liver disease, including being responsible for the liver transplant program and in-patient transplant unit at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. At CHLA, I have been responsible for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition as Chief of the Division since 2016. I successfully served as the Director of The George Donnell Society for Pediatric Scientists, a research pipeline development program for residents and fellows at CHLA. Here at CHLA I am responsible for the Teaching, Education, Career Planning and Development (TECPAD) team at The Saban Research Institute (TSRI), that supports research trainees across the continuum of their career.