St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named Robert Schwartz, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Gastroenterology in its John T. Milliken Department of Medicine.
Dr. Schwartz also took on the role of gastroenterologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He started in both positions Oct. 6, according to a Nov. 11 announcement from Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Schwartz is a physician-scientist and clinician. He is known internationally for research in three areas: stem cell biology, liver biology and infectious diseases.
His research uses stem cell technology and tissue engineering to grow human liver cells and miniature organ models in the lab. With these models, Dr. Schwartz studies how viruses such as hepatitis and SARS-CoV-2 affect the liver. The work aims to speed drug discovery and improve understanding of liver disease.
Because he holds both posts, Dr. Schwartz now leads WashU Medicine’s academic gastroenterology division and the clinical gastroenterology service at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. That puts one physician-scientist in charge of GI research, training and patient care across the two institutions.
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