Vinod Rustgi, MD, MBA
Distinguished Professor, Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology/Hepatology , Clinical Director of Hepatology , and Director, Center for Liver Diseases
Bio
Vinod Rustgi is a Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health and a Professor in Pathology and Lab Medicine. He previously served as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship until the academic year 2022/2023 and now serves as the Associate Program Director.
Dr. Rustgi has devoted much time to the field of hepatology over the last 30 years. Before coming to the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, he served as the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh’s renowned Starzl Transplant Institute.
He has also contributed heavily to the antiviral work leading to the cure of hepatitis C. In the past, he served on the Governing Board of the AASLD. His current areas of interest are outcomes research in NASH as well as other liver diseases and cost-effectiveness modeling.