David A. Sass, MD
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Professor of Medicine
Contact Information
132 South Tenth Street
Suite 480, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-8900
215-503-2146 fax
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Professor of Medicine
Education
Medical School
University of Cape Town - 1992
Residency
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship
Gastroenterology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Transplant Hepatology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Publications
- Pharmacotherapy for primary biliary cholangitis: an assessment of medication candidacy and rates of treatment
- Striking Cholestatic Giant Cell Hepatitis Resulting in Fulminant Liver Failure After Garcinia Cambogia Use
- Hepatitis B in Heart Transplant Donors and Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- A head CT is unnecessary in the initial evaluation of a cirrhotic patient with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy
- Distribution of serum concentrations reported for macroenzyme aspartate aminotransferase (macro-AST)
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Transplant Hepatology
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Honors and Awards
2013 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Gastroenterology, US News and World Report
2012 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Gastroenterology, US News and World Report
2010 - Golden Apple Award Nominee for Excellence in Teaching, Drexel University College of Medicine
2009 - Golden Apple Award Nominee for Excellence in Teaching, Drexel University College of Medicine
2008 - Golden Apple Award Nominee for Excellence in Teaching, Drexel University College of Medicine
2003-2004 - AASLD/Schering Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Award
2003 - University of Pittsburgh College of Medicine Research Award in Basic Science
2001 - ACG/Astra Zeneca Fellow-in-training Award at National Fellows Forum
2000 - Benjamin Gouley, MD Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center
1999 - Key Pharmaceutical Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center
1998 - Louis B. Schatz Memorial Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center
1997 - 1st place, Albert Einstein Physician’s Education Foundation Resident/Fellow Research Competition