Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Eric J. Lawitz, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Texas Liver Institute / UT Health San Antonio (Long School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology). The public record shows 548 publications with 43,874 citations (h-index 93), centered on Hepatitis C virus research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 17 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 23 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- Top research focus: Hepatitis C virus research
- 17 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 23 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 252.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 17 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Different Levels of Liver Damage and in Participants With Healthy Livers.
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT07401862 - A Study of Efimosfermin Alfa in Adults With Hepatic Impairment
Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT07358546 - A Study of Solbinsiran (LY3561774) in Participants With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT07269210
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
23 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year202534 payments$80,358openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.Program year202535 payments$35,646openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncProgram year202513 payments$24,711openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Editorial: Combination Therapies for MASH: A Step Forward or More Complexity? Authors' Reply.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
2026 - Changes in liver enzymes and cardiometabolic markers in individuals with obesity and metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis treated with semaglutide.
Current medical research and opinion
2025 - Effect of Target-Mediated Disposition on Iptacopan Clinical Pharmacokinetics in Participants with Normal or Impaired Hepatic Function.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01Treatment of HCV Infection by Targeting MicroRNA2,188 citations2013
- 02Sofosbuvir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Infection1,783 citations2013
- 03Boceprevir for Previously Treated Chronic HCV Genotype 1 Infection1,615 citations2011
- 04Telaprevir for Retreatment of HCV Infection1,537 citations2011
- 05Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Previously Treated HCV Genotype 1 Infection1,308 citations2014
Contact
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Office address
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- B.S.
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Brooke Army Medical Center
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Gastroenterology/Hepatology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Member
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
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American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
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American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Prior 11-year career at Brooke Army Medical Center
Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Chief of Clinical Services; Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Clinic; GI Associate Program Director)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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researchgate.net/profile/Eric-Lawitz-2
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
txliver.com/edu-videos/introduction-to-your-liver-by-dr-eric-lawitz
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healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20140313/j467_0101_24_news_print_2
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