Dr. Eric P. Brass is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.  He has previously held faculty appointments at the University of Colorado and Case Western Reserve University, and is past Chair of Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Brass has had a productive research career spanning basic, translational, and clinical research.  Major areas of interest have included metabolic diseases, peripheral arterial disease, and clinical trial design.  Additionally, he has extensive experience in drug discovery, development, and regulation.  He has worked on development programs in a number of therapeutic areas and has served as a consultant to the FDA and on FDA Advisory Committees.  Based on this background he has served as a consultant to a number of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Brass has authored over 200 scientific papers, review articles and book chapters.  He has won numerous awards for both his research and his teaching.  He has served in a number of leadership positions in academia and international societies.