Andrew Harry Lichtman MD, PhD

Dr. Lichtman received an A.B degree of Bowdoin College in 1974, and MD and PhD (Biophysics) degrees from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1981. He trained in anatomic pathology and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital between 1982-1985. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pathology, and currently holds the position of Professor of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has directed a continuously N.I.H. -funded research laboratory for over 25 years. His current research focuses on T cell-mediated pathological responses in cardiovascular disease and has published extensively in this field.

In addition to his research-related activities, Dr. Lichtman is a staff pathologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, directs Immunology and Pathology courses at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and is a coauthor of two widely used text books of immunology. He has received numerous teaching awards at HMS, and is the recipient of the 2014 Robbins Distinguished Educator Award of the American Society of Investigative Pathology. He has taught in postgraduate Immunology courses worldwide. He is a past Education Chair and current Publications Committee Chair of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies.