Don Rockey, MD, FAASLD

Biography

Dr. Rockey is currently a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the MUSC Digestive Disease Research Center and has active research portfolio's in basic as well as clinical science. His laboratory focuses on mechanisms of liver fibrosis and has coined the field of molecular portal hypertension. He has also been actively involved in clinical research focused on liver fibrosis and portal hypertension. Dr. Rockey has authored and co-authored over 500 scientific manuscripts focused on GI and liver-related topics, including a number of seminal basic science and clinical studies. He is a committed educator, and is a particularly dedicated mentor, having mentored some 150 different trainees, ranging from undergraduate students to junior faculty members.