Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, FAASLD

Biography

Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, FAST, FAASLD is currently a Professor of Medicine, Surgery, and Medical Education and Hepatology Program Chief in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Levitsky received his B.S. from the University of Michigan and M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha). He then completed an Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a Transplant Hepatology fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, receiving an AASLD Fellowship Award. At Northwestern, he completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He is currently certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.

Dr. Levitsky's academic interests are clinical and translational in nature, with a focus on liver transplant immunosuppression, tolerance and biomarkers. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as numerous book chapters and reviews on topics relevant to liver disease and transplantation. He is a Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation. He is the principal and co-investigator for a number of NIH, pharmaceutical and investigator-initiated trials. He currently is the principal investigator for two U awards (U01 and UM1)

Dr. Levitsky is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Transplantation, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the International Liver Transplantation Society. He was previously a Councilor-At-Large for the American Society of Transplantation from 2014-2017, the Treasurer from 2020-2022, the President-Elect from 2022-2023, and President 2023-2024. Previously, he was co-chair of the American Transplant Congress, co-chair of the AST CEOT meeting and co-chair of the AST Education Committee. Dr. Levitsky's dedication to the field of transplantation and AST includes all facets of clinical care, advocacy, research and education.