Edward Lebovics, M.D., is the Sarah C. Upham Professor of Gastroenterology. Dr. Lebovics has been the director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases since 1997. He currently serves as president of the Medical Executive Committee at WMC and on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate at NYMC. He directed the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program from 1997 to 2017. His achievements have been recognized by a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and by election to Fellowship at the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. He has been regularly listed amongst "Top Doctors" by New York Magazine and various other publications. Dr. Lebovics has authored numerous articles and book chapters and delivered many invited lectures. Medical students and residents have recognized his commitment to teaching through Excellence in Teaching Awards.
CLINICAL SPECIALTY
- Gastroenterology/Hepatobiliary
- Liver disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, colitis)
- Biliary and pancreatic endoscopy (ERCP)
- Advanced therapeutic endoscopy
EDUCATION
- M.D., New York University School of Medicine
- Internship: Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University
- Residency: Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University
- Fellowship: Liver Diseases, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, CUNY
- Fellowship: Gastroenterology, New York Medical College
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
- Fellow, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
- Excellence in Teaching Award
PUBLICATIONS
- Dhand A, Gass A, Nishida S, et. al. "Successful transplantation of organs from a deceased donor with early SARS-CoV-2 infection." American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 21(11), (2021) 3804-3805. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16706
- Gachabayov M, Lebovics E, Rojas A, et. al. "Performance evaluation of stool DNA methylation tests in colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 23(5), (2021) 1030-1042. doi: 10.1111/codi.15521
- Scalzo N, Canastar M, Lebovics E, et. al. "Part 1: Disease of the Heart and Liver: A Relationship That Cuts Both Ways." Cardiology in review, 30(3), (2022) 111-122. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000379
- Scalzo N, Canastar M, Lebovics E, et. al. "Part 2: Disease of the Heart and Liver: A Relationship That Cuts Both Ways." Cardiology in review, 30(4), (2022) 161-166. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000380
- Broker M, Frager SZ, Patel NS, et. al. "The Inflammatory Relationship Between Hepatitis C Virus With Coronary and Carotid Atherosclerosis." Cardiology in review, 29(4), (2021) 178-183. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000314
- Mehta D, Saha A, Chawla L, et. al. "National Landscape of Unplanned 30-Day Readmission Rates for Acute Non-hemorrhagic Diverticulitis: Insight from National Readmission Database." Digestive diseases and sciences, 66(4), (2021) 1009-1021. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06284-5
- Siddiqui MT, Bilal M, Singh A, et. al. "Prevalence of cannabis use has significantly increased in patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome." Neurogastroenterology and motility, 32(4), (2020) e13806. doi: 10.1111/nmo.13806
