Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD
Medical Director, Pfleger Liver Institute at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Medical Director, UCLA Adult Liver Transplant Program
Chief, UCLA Transplant Hepatology, Los Angeles, USA
Head, Outcomes Research in Hepatology at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Professor of Medicine and Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Adjunct Professor of Nursing, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Research Interests: Liver Diseases
Dr. Sammy Saab is a Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine. He is also Head of Outcomes Research in Hepatology at the Pfleger Liver Institute.
Dr. Saab received his BS, MD, and MPH degrees from UCLA. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center and a fellowship in gastroenterology/hepatology at the UCLA Center for Health Sciences. He also served as Chief Medical Resident at USCD. Dr. Saab is board certified in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.
He has received honorary fellowships from several medical societies including the American Gastroenterology Association (AGAF), the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD), and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
Dr. Saab is active in many local, national, and international committees. He served on the Medical Advisory Committee of the Ventura County/ West Valley Chapter of TRIO (2005-2012), the Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Transplantation (2006-2008), and the Educational Committee of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2004-2007). He is currently co-chair on the National Medical Advisory Committee for the American Liver Foundation. He is on the Board of Directors for the American Liver Foundation and Chronic Liver Disease Foundation.
Dr. Saab served on the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Nominating Committee in 2014. He previously served as a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing Membership and Professional Standards Committee and Performance Analysis and Improvement Subcommittee. Dr. Saab was also a member of the Minority Affairs Committee Member and Cultural Diversity for the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Saab has been an investigator in numerous clinical trials, a frequently invited speaker worldwide, and leads an annual patient education seminar.
He has been named one of the “Best Doctors in America,” and has received the Distinguished Achievement Award from his Division of Digestive Diseases. Dr. Saab has published over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He has authored many book chapters, editorials, abstracts, and poster presentations. Dr. Saab is on the editorial board of more than a dozen journals, and is currently the Liver Section Editor for the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
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Terms of Appointment: April 2020 - March 2022; April 2022 - March 2024