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
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
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
Honors & 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