Dr. Luis A. Balart, a specialist in diseases of the liver who helped develop a cure for hepatitis C, died of leukemia Monday (Jan. 14) in Boston. He was 70. Dr. Balart, who had lived in New Orleans ...

Luis A. Balart, MD, died of leukemia Jan. 14 in Boston, The Times-Picayune reports. During his 40-plus year career, he notably developed a hepatitis C treatment, and served as chief of ...

Luis A. Balart, MD, is a gastroenterologist and chief of the section of gastroenterology and hepatology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Balart served in the Medical Corps ...