Portrait of Adam Littich, MD

Adam Littich, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Adam Littich, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Hospitalist Service at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (BJWCH).  He is the Chief of Staff at BJWCH until 2026, where he represents the entire medical staff and serves as a liaison between the hospital and the physicians and other providers.  He is active in leadership at BJWCH, being involved in all aspects of the delivery of inpatient care.  He is a member of multiple committees and has a strong interest in quality improvement and high value inpatient care.  In addition to his leadership roles, he continues to enjoy direct patient care as a full-time hospitalist at BJWCH.  Dr. Littich also educates future physicians via the medicine teaching services (FIRM Medicine, Procedure Team) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  He has been a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine since 2012.

Education

  • BS, Biology: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (2005)
  • Medical Degree: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (2009)
  • Residency, Internal Medicine: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (2012)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests

Hospital medicine, inpatient care

Publications

Littich A.  A Pain in the Calf – Diabetic Myonecrosis.  Society of Hospital Medicine 2017 Annual Meeting, Clinical Vignettes Abstract.  Las Vegas, Nevada.

Littich A.  Antinuclear Antibodies.  In: De Fer TM (ed):  The Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd ed.  Philadephia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017.

Littich A.  Acute Coronary Syndrome.  In: De Fer TM (ed):  The Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd ed.  Philadephia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017.

Littich A, McDonough CM.  Acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and acute cholangitis.  Hospital Medicine Clinics.  2015;4(3): 342-357.