Dr. Gish has had and continues to have an active research program in viral hepatitis, liver transplant, bioartificial liver, and public policy especially related to liver cancer, liver transplantation and viral hepatitis. Although his primary research focus is clinical research, he frequently collaborates with basic scientists in his research activities. He has published more than 700 original articles, review articles, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Gish is also actively involved in numerous professional societies, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the American Society of Transplant Physicians. He is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and a long-term member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. Dr. Gish has served on the editorial boards of American Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Hepatology, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Liver Transplantation and Surgery, and Journal of Viral Hepatitis.
In December 2010, Dr. Gish moved to San Diego to join the faculty of UCSD as a Clinical Professor of Medicine, Section Chief of Hepatology, and Director of the Center of Excellence for Hepatobiliary Disease and Abdominal Transplantation (C.H.A.T.). From 2012 to 2014, Dr Gish has worked closely with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable in the Steering and Executive Committees to advance hepatitis advocacy, research and education. In September of 2013, Dr Gish left UCSD to form a consulting company, Robert G. Gish Consultants LLC to provide consultative support to Hepatology Programs and Liver Transplant Programs, who wish to start or grow their programs through pathways of quality and optimal patient care that is integrated with research and education as well as work with Pharma and patient advocacy groups.
From September 2013 to November 2016, Dr Gish teamed with Dr. Richard Manch in Phoenix Arizona at St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center to help start a liver transplant program at that facility and to help expand their Liver Disease Center to enhance research and education. In December of 2013, Dr Gish as appointed to be Medical Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation in Doylestown PA to continue to expand his HBV advocacy and assist in research and education, key missions of the HBF. Between April 2014 to May 2019, Dr Gish served at Stanford’s Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Liver Transplant Service Line as a Staff Physician with major roles in in-reach and outreach as well as program development. Dr Gish accepted in May 2014 the Vice President of the Fair Foundation, an organization committed to advances in organ donation.
Today, Dr. Gish is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas, a Clinical Professor at the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, and a Clinical Professor at the University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition, he is also the Medical Director of the Hepatitis B Foundation and Medical Director of the Asian Pacific Health Foundation. Dr. Gish has joined the consulting faculty at La Maestra in San Diego to establish a liver care program in the Federally Qualified Health Care clinic.
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