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Amit Singal, M.D.

Amit Singal, M.D.

Medical Director of the Liver Tumor Program and Chief of Hepatology

Professor

Endowed Title
Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care; Willis C. Maddrey, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Liver Disease
School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine | Public Health

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  • Biography

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    Amit Singal, M.D., M.S., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases. He is an expert in hepatocellular carcinoma and serves as the Medical Director of the UT Southwestern Liver Tumor Program. He also holds the Willis C. Maddrey, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Liver Disease.

    Dr. Singal earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington and then received advanced training in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology through separate fellowships at the University of Michigan. 

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2010.

    Dr. Singal’s research focuses on diagnosing and treating liver cancer before it becomes incurable. He has received grants from the NIH, examining the HCC care continuum, ranging from HCC prevention to screening and early detection to treatment and survivorship, and he lectures on his work frequently throughout the world. He has published more than 300 articles in many peer-reviewed publications. 

     

    Dr. Singal has received Investigator Awards from ILCA and the AGA, and he received the Blue Faery Award for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research by a liver cancer patient advocacy group.

     

     

    Personal Note

    During his time off, Dr. Singal likes to travel internationally. And he loves to cheer on his home teams – the Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions, and Detroit Red Wings – when they are in Dallas.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical School (2003)
    Residency
    University of Washington School of Medicine (2006), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    University of Michigan Medical Center (2009), Gastroenterology
    Fellowship
    University of Michigan Medical Center (2010), Transplant Hepatology
  • Research Interest
    • Effectiveness of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
    • Impact of patient and physician knowledge/attitudes on receipt of care
    • Quality of care in the cirrhotic patient
  • Publications

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  • Honors & Awards
    • D Magazine Best Doctors
      (2021)
    • UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Outstanding Research Mentor
      (2021)
    • D Magazine Best Doctors
      (2020)
    • UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Outstanding Research Mentor
      (2020)
    • UT Southwestern Center for Translational Medicine Outstanding Mentor Award
      (2019)
    • UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Outstanding Research Mentor
      (2018)
    • Blue Faery Award for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research
      (2017)
    • International Liver Cancer Association Junior Investigator Award
      (2013)
    • Lyman Bilhartz Memorial Teaching Award
      (2012)
    • Super Doctors Rising Stars
      (2012)
    • Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
      (2010)
    • AASLD Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Award
      (2009)
    • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
      (2008)
    • Huesby Teaching Award
      (2006)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
      (2002)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2006)
    • American College of Gastroenterology (2006)
    • International Liver Cancer Association (2007)