David E. Bernstein MD, FAASLD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

David E. Bernstein, MD, is Vice Chair of Clinical Trials, Chief, Division of Hepatology, and Director of the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Disease for the Northwell Health System. He is a Professor of Medicine and Educational Science at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Dr. Bernstein graduated from SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1988. Following graduation from SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine, he completed his medical residency at Montefiore Medical Center and his fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals under the direction of Dr. Eugene Schiff.

Dr. Bernstein’s main research interest has been in field of liver diseases, with most of his work concentrated on developing new treatments for chronic hepatitis C, primary biliary cirrhosis and fatty liver disease. He had edited 2 books, is the author of over 100 publications, 10 book chapters, and has been the principle investigator in more than 200 clinical trials.

Dr. Bernstein is active in many national and international societies and has held elective office in many of them. He a former President of the Bockus International Society of Gastroenterology and the New York Gastrointestinal Society. He served for six years as the American College of Gastroenterology Governor for Long Island. He has served on numerous committees of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American College of Gastroenterology. He is a member of the European Society for the Study of Liver Diseases, the Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American College of Physicians.