Sanjiv Chopra, MD, is Professor of Medicine and served as Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School for 12 years. He serves as a Marshall Wolf Distinguished Clinician Educator Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Chopra has more than 170 publications and 15 books to his credit. Dr. Chopra is Editor-in-Chief of the Hepatology Section of UpToDate, the most widely used electronic textbook in the world subscribed to by more than 1.5 million physicians in 195 countries.

He is a sought after inspirational speaker across the United States and abroad, addressing diverse audiences on topics related to medicine, leadership, happiness, and living with purpose.

He has received numerous awards, including:

1985- Recipient of the George W. Thorn Award for Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Education, presented by the Brigham & Women’s Hospital House staff.

1991- Recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the 1991 Graduating Class Harvard Medical School. The citation read: “Outstanding clinician, devoted teacher and mentor. We thank you for your dedication to excellence in teaching.”

1995- Robert S. Stone Award for “Excellence in Teaching Award Presented to Sanjiv Chopra, M.D. on 31st May 1995 in recognition of outstanding qualities of a teacher as determined by faculty, colleagues and students.”

2003- American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Educator Award

2009- Elected as a Master of the American College of Physicians, a singular honor bestowed to only a select few individuals for being “citizen physicians, educational innovators, scientific thinkers and humanists who inspire those around him or her and sets the standards for quality in medicine.”

2012- Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor for “Exemplifying outstanding qualities in both one’s personal and professional lives while continuing to preserve the richness of one’s particular heritage.”