Lisa B. VanWagner MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TexasDr. Lisa VanWagner is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine before completing Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL while concurrently obtaining a master’s degree in clinical investigation from the Northwestern University Graduate School.
Dr. VanWagner utilizes human population-based approaches, large electronic health record data analysis and health services research methods to define and characterize cardiovascular disease risk prediction, prevention, and treatment approaches in patients with chronic liver disease. She has published more than 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts and her scientific work has been recognized by leading professional organizations, with awards from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver, American Society of Transplantation, American Society for Clinical Investigation and American Heart Association.
Beyond her clinical role as a transplant hepatologist, she serves as the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases Director of Clinical Research at UT Southwestern.