GI physician leader to know: Dr. Gary Gitnick of University of California, Los Angeles

Gary Gitnick, MD, is the chief of the Division of Digestive Diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is also a professor of medicine and a past president of the Medical Board of California, where he still serves as an executive committee member. He has previously served as chief of staff of the UCLA Medical Center and was the medical director of the UCLA Health Care Programs.

Dr. Gitnick is the founder and chair of the board of governors of the Fulfillment Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides college access programs, mentoring and college scholarships. He is also chairman of the board of trustees of the Health Professions Education Foundation which helps healthcare workers provide care to underserved populations in exchange for educational loan repayment.

Dr. Gitnick's clinical interests include general gastroenterology and hepatology. He has produced more than 300 publications and has authored or edited 64 books including the textbooks "Principles and Practices of Gastroenterology and Hepatology" and "Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract."

Dr. Gitnick earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his residency at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, where he also completed gastroenterology subspecialty training. Additionally, he served as a research associate at the National Institutes of Health.

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