Amit G. Singal MD, MS, FAASLD

Amit G. Singal, M.D., M.S., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases. He is an expert in hepatocellular carcinoma and serves as the Medical Director of the UT Southwestern Liver Tumor Program. He also holds the Willis C. Maddrey, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Liver Disease.

Dr. Singal earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington and then received advanced training in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology through separate fellowships at the University of Michigan. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2010.

Dr. Singal’s research focuses on diagnosing and treating liver cancer before it becomes incurable. He has received grants from the NIH, examining the HCC care continuum, ranging from HCC prevention to screening and early detection to treatment and survivorship, and he lectures on his work frequently throughout the world. He has published more than 300 articles in many peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Singal has received Investigator Awards from ILCA and the AGA, and he received the Blue Faery Award for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research from a liver cancer patient advocacy group.