Eric Lawitz MD

Dr. Eric Lawitz is the Medical Director and Vice President of Research and Development at the Texas Liver Institute, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health San Antonio in San Antonio, TX, USA. Dr Lawitz began his career by achieving a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois and a Doctor of Medicine from Rush Medical College, both in Chicago, IL, before receiving postgraduate training in gastroenterology and hepatology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he subsequently became Chief of Clinical Services.

Dr Lawitz has received numerous awards, including the William Beaumont Clinical Research Award. Dr Lawitz is board-certified in gastroenterology and hepatology, and is internationally recognised for his research and teaching on liver disease; he has presented his research findings at both national and international medical congresses.

Dr Lawitz is a fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research, and is a certified Principal Investigator. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and the Journal of Hepatology, resulting in more than 44,000 citations. Dr Lawitz also serves as a reviewer for numerous journals.