Fasiha Kanwal

Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS is the Nancy Chang Endowed Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and associate dean for clinical and translational research at Baylor College of Medicine. She also serves as the contact principal investigator for Baylor College of Medicine and University of Houston new CTSA grant. Dr. Kanwal has been recognized with numerous awards for her research on risk and risk factors for hepatocellular cancer and quality of care delivered to patients with liver disease. With over 350 published manuscripts to her credit and a robust track record of federal funding, she is among the top 2% of most frequently cited scientists. She served as the Chief for the Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine (2007-2025) and as the first women editor-in-chief of a major clinical journal in gastroenterology and hepatology (2007-2022). She is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigators (ASCI) and the American Association of Physicians (AAP).