
Scott J. Cotler MD
Professor, Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine–Loyola University Chicago; Division Director, Hepatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IllinoisBiographical Sketch:
Dr. Scott J. Cotler is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine–Loyola University Chicago, and the Division Director of Hepatology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at the University of Chicago. Dr. Cotler completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Rush Medical Center in Chicago and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Dr. Cotler divides his time between a busy clinical practice and clinical and translational research. His research focuses on viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He has published numerous original articles and reviews and has lectured widely on topics related to liver disease.
Positions:
Professor, Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine–Loyola University Chicago; Division Director of Hepatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Degrees:
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship (gastroenterology):Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship (hepatology):University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Research Interests:
Viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma
Disclosures
Scott Cotler has no financial arrangement or affiliation with a corporate organization or a manufacturer of a product discussed in PracticeUpdate.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2022 Top Story in Gastroenterology: Preventing Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis
- Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on the Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death
- 2021 Top Story in Hepatology: Liver Transplant—HCV-Viremic Donors to HCV-Aviremic Recipients
- 2020 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Obeticholic Acid for Treatment of NASH
- 2019 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: The Use of Liraglutide and Sitagliptin in NAFLD
- 2018 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Hepatology
- 2017 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Patterns of Drinking and Liver Disease
- WCOG 2017: Recommendations From Dr. Scott Cotler
- DDW 2017: Dr. Scott Cotler's Abstract Recommendations
- 2016 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Tenofovir Reduces Risk of HBV Transmission to Infants