Committee Name and Members
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Annual Meeting Education Committee
Chair: Frank A. Anania, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Board Liaison:
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Members:
Abdullah M. S. Al-Osaimi, MD
University of Virginia Health System
Kyle E. Brown, MD
University of Iowa
Srinivasan Dasarathy, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Oren K. Fix, MD, MSc
University of California, San Francisco
Julie Heimbach, MD
Mayo Clinic
Cynthia Levy, MD
North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center
Joseph K. Lim, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, MS
University of Chicago
David B. Motamed, RPAC
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Andrew Muir, MD
Duke University
Tina Navitsky, BSN, CRNP-C
Jackson/Siegelbaum Gastroenterology
Vlad Ratziu, MD
Hopital Pittie Salpetriere
Kenneth D. Rothstein, MD
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Richard K. Sterling, MD
Medical College of Virginia
Tamar H. Taddei, MD
Yale University
Peter F. Whitington, MD
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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Basic Research Committee
Chair: Lopa Mishra, MD
Washington, DC
Board Liaison: Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Members:
Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD
Brown University
Kenneth D. Chavin, MD, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Jonathan A. Dranoff, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Peter L. M. Jansen, MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center
Andrew L. Mason, MBBS, MRCPI
University of Alberta
George Michalopoulos, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
S. Paul Monga, MD
University of Pittsburgh, SOM
Laura E. Nagy, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Willscott Naugler, MD
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Puneet Puri, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Barbara Rehermann, MD
Liver Diseases Branch, NIDDK
Ronald J. Sokol, MD
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Debra Stevens, BSN, MSN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chinweike Ukomadu, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Tong Wu, MD, PhD
Tulane University
Stephen D. Zucker, MD
University of Cincinnati
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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Clinical Research Committee
Chair: W. Ray Kim, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Board Liaison: Anna Mae Diehl, MD
Duke University
Members:
Jawad Ahmad, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Jasmohan Bajaj, MD
Medical College of Virginia
Norbert Brau, MD
Bronx VA Medical Center
John M. Edmison, MD
Physicians East
Sandy Feng, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Robert J. Fontana, MD
University of Michigan
Marc Ghany, MD
National Institute of Health, NIDDK
Elizabeth E. Powell, MD
University of Queensland
Andrea E. Reid, MD
Bethesda, MD
Vinod K. Rustgi, MD
Georgetown University Medical Center
Warren N. Schmidt, MD, PhD
University of Iowa Hospital & CIinics
Robert H. Squires, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Mark S. Sulkowski, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Donna Zucker, RN PhD
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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Development Committee
Chair/Board Liaison: Scott L. Friedman, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Members:
Bruce R. Bacon, MD
St. Louis University
T. Jake Liang, MD
NIH/NIDDK
Michael R. Lucey, MD
University of Wisconsin
Donald M. Jensen, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals
Melissa Palmer, MD
Plainview, NY
Natalie Torok, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
John M. Vierling, MD, FACS
Baylor Liver of Health
Staff Liaison: Heidi Bruce, MBA
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Education Oversight Committee
Chair/Board Liaison: Jorge A. Bezerra, MD
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Members:
Frank A Anania, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Sandy Feng, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Steven K Herrine, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
W Ray Kim, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Karen Luken, MS, ARNP
Lees Summit, MO
Satheesh Nair, MD
University of Tennessee
David J. Reich, MD, FACS
Drexel University College of Medicine
Mary E. Rinella, MD
Northwestern University
Staff Liaison: Julie Deal
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Ethics Committee
Chair: Henry C. Bodenheimer, Jr., MD
Beth Israel Medical Center
Board Liaison: Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Members:
Scott W. Biggins, MD, MAS
University of California-San Francisco
David C Cronin, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Thomas W. Faust, MD
University of Pennsylvavia Health System
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
New York Hospital
Suzanne Opperman, RN, MSN
Veterans Administration Hospital
S. Chris Pappas, MD
University of Texas
Thomas D. Schiano, MD
Mount Sinai, Medical Center
Kirti Shetty, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
Mario Strazzabosco, MD, PhD
Yale University
Hugo E. Vargas, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Claudia O. Zein, MD, MSc
Case Western Reserve University
Staff Liaison: Audrey Davis-Owino
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Finance Committee
Chair: Andrew S. Klein, MD, MBA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Board Liaison: Michael R. Lucey, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Members:
Victor Araya, MD
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
James Daniel, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kris V. Kowdley, MD, FACP, FACG
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
Paul Yien Kwo, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Melissa Palmer, MD
Hepatology Associates Plainview
Paul J. Pockros, MD
Scripps Clinic
Staff Liaison: Nellie Sarkissian
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Hepatology Associates Committee
Chair: Karen Luken, MS, ARNP
Lees Summit, MO
Board Liaison: Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD
University of Iowa Hostpitals & Clinics
Members:
Brenda A. Appolo, MHS, PA-C
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Cynthia Benz, MN, APRN
Tulane University Hospital & Clinic
Janet M. Clarke-Platt, RN
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cynthia Cohen, CRNP
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Heather McCurdy, RN
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Joy A. Peter, RN, BSN
University of Florida
Kenneth D. Rothstein, MD
Drexel University
Corinne Wentworth, PA-C
Baylor University Medical Center
Tina Navitsky, BSN, CRNP-C
Jackson/Siegelbaum Gastroenterology
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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International Relations Advisory Committee
Chair: Scott L. Friedman, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Board Liaison: Arun J. Sanyal, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Members:
Frank A Anania, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Srinivasan Dasarathy, MD
Cleveland Clinic
David Kershenobich, MD, PhD
National University of Mexico
George K. Lau, MD, FHKAM
University of Hong Kong
Andrew L Mason, MBBS, MRCPI
University of Alberta
Masao Omata, MD
University of Tokyo
Leonardo Pinchuk, MD
Latin American Association for the Study of Liver
Rifaat Safadi, MD
Hadassah Medical Center
Morris Sherman, MD, PhD
Toronto General Hospital
Jayant A. Talwalkar, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Michael Trauner, Md
Medical University-Graz
Ayman Yosry, MD
Cairo University
Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Staff Liaison: Julie Deal
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Journals Publications Committee
Chair: Michael B. Fallon, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center
Board Liaison: Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
Yale University
Members:
Gianfranco Alpini, PhD
Central TX Veterans Health Care System
Pierre A. Clavien, MD, PhD
University Hospital Zurich
Milan Dodig, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ariel E. Feldstein, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Tse-Ling, Fong, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Priya Grewal, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Donald M Jensen, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals
Rohit Loomba, MD
University of California San Diego
Natalia Nieto, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Michael A.E. Ramsay
Baylor University Medical Center
Doris B. Strader, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Federico G. Villamil, MD
Fundacion Favaloro
William J. Wall, MD, FRCSC
London Health Sciences Center, Canada
Staff Liaison: Gregory Bologna
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Membership Committee
Chair: Rolland C. Dickson, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Board Liaison: Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Members:
Alex Befeler, MD
Saint Louis University
Zhiping Li, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Triscia Martin, RPA-C
University of Utah Hospital
David C. Mulligan, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Ashwani K. Singal, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Rise Stribling, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Staff Liaison: Jan Heffron
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NIH Liaison Committee
Chair: Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Board Liaison: J. Gregory Fitz, MD
University of Texas Southwestern
Members:
Rotonya M. Carr, MD
University of Pennsylvania
W. Ray Kim, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Stuart J Knechtle, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Craig J. McClain, MD
University of Louisville
Lopa Mishra, MD
Washington, DC
Don C. Rockey, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hal F. Yee, MD, PhD
San Francisco General Hospital
Samir Zakhari, PhD
NIAAA
Staff Liaison: Gregory Bologna
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Nominating Committee
Chair: Scott L. Friedman, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Exofficio: T. Jake Liang, MD
NIH/NIDDK
Members:
Elizabeth M. Brunt, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Raymond T. Chung, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
David E. Cohen, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
James E. Everhart, MD
National Institute Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Keith D. Lindor, MD
Mayo Clinic Foundation
Jorge A. Marrero, MD
University of Michigan
David R. Nelson, MD
University of Florida
Staff Liaison: Sherrie Cathcart & Audrey Davis-Owino
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Practice Guidelines Committee
Chair: Jayant A. Talwalkar, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Board Liaison: Anna Mae Diehl, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Members:
Jeffrey H. Albrecht, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center
Gaurav Arora, MD, MS
University of Texas at Houston & MD Aderson Cancer Center
Amanda DeVoss, MMS, PA-C
University of Chicago
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH
Houston VA Medical Center
Jose Franco, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Stephen A. Harrison, MD
Brook Army Medical Center
Kevin Korenblat, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Simon C. Ling, MBChB, MRCP
The Hospital for Sick Children
Raphael B. Merriman, MD, MRCPI
California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute
Kim M. Olthoff, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Robert S. O'Shea, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Michael K. Porayko, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nancy Reau, MD
University of Chicago
Adnan Said, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Staff Liaison: Audrey Davis-Owino
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Program Evaluation Committee
Chair: Mary E. Rinella, MD
Northwestern University
Board Liaison:Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Members:
Carla W. Brady, MD, MHS
Duke University Medical Center
Lisa L. Cervantes, PA-C, MPAS
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Prasun K. Jalal, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Josh Levitsky, MD
Evanston, IL
Mitchell A. Mah'moud, MD, FACG
Boice-Willis Clinic
Hala R. Maklouf, MD, PhD
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Marlyn J. Mayo, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Patrick G. Northup, MD, MHES
University of Virginia
Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD
Florida Hospital
Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, MD
Fundacion de Incestigacion de Diego
Benjamin L. Shneider, MD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Silvia C. Sookoian, MD, PhD
Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas. Alfredo Lanari
Jamile Wakim-Fleming, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Steven A. Weinman, MD, PhD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Staff Liaison: Julie Deal & Melissa Parrish
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Public Policy Committee
Chair: Hal F. Yee, MD, PhD
San Francisco General Hospital
Board Liaison: Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Members:
Manal F. Abdelmalek, MD, MPH
Duke University Medical Center
David E. Cohen, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alan Glombicki, MD
University of Texas, Houston
Charles D. Howell, MD
University of Maryland
Timothy R. Morgan, MD
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Renee S. Pozza, PhD, FNP-C
Southern California Liver Centers
Jeffrey Schwimmer, MD
UCSD
Neeral L. Shah, MD
University of Virginia
Coleman I. Smith, MD
Minnesota Gastroenterology
W. Kenneth Washburn, MD
UTHSCSA
Staff Liaison: Gregory Bologna
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Research Awards Committee
Chair: Craig J. McClain, MD
University of Louisville
Board Liaison:
T. Jake Liang, MD
NIH/NIDDK
Members:
Andres Cardenas, MD, MMSc
Hospital Clinic
Laurie D. DeLeve, MD, PhD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH
Houston VA Medical Center
Bin Gao, MD
NIAA/NIH
Wolfram Goessling, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard M. Green, MD
Northwestern University Medical School
Stephen A. Harrison, MD
Brook Army Medical Center
Joel E. Lavine, MD, PhD
University of California San Diego Medical Center
Steven Lidofsky, MD, PhD
University of Vermont
Lopa Mishra, MD
Washington, DC
Laura E. Nagy, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Kirsten C. Sadler-Edepli, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Natalie Torok, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
Hidekazu Tsukamoto, DVM, PhD
Keck School of Medicine
Staff Liaison: Denise Seise
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Scientific Program Committee
Chair: Arun J. Sanyal, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Co-Chair/Board Liaison: Jorge A. Bezerra, MD
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Members:
Frank A. Anania, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
W. Ray Kim, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
T. Jake Liang, MD
NIH/NIDDK
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Lopa Mishra, MD
Washington, DC
David J. Reich, MD, FACS
Drexel University College of Medicine
Mary E. Rinella, MD
Northwestern University
Jayant Talwalkar, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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Surgery and Liver Transplantation Committee
Chair: David J. Reich, MD, FACS
Drexel University College of Medicine
Board Liaison: Ginny L. Bumgardner, MD, PhD
Ohio State University
Members:
Eliana Z. Agudelo, PA-C
University of California San Francisco
Pierre A. Clavien, MD, PhD
University Hospital Zurich
Anthony M. D’Alessandro, MD
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic
James D. Eason, MD
Medical Transplant Institute
Jean C. Emond, MD
Columbia University
David M. Nagorney, MD
Mayo Clinic
Elizabeth Pomfret, MD, PhD
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Lisa Marie Richards, FNP, MSN
UCSD Medical Center
Arun Samanta, MD
University Medical & Dentistry of NJ
Obaid Shakil Shaikh, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pratima Sharma, MD
University of Michigan
Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, FRCP
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett
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Training and Clinical Policy Committee
Chair: Steven K. Herrine, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Board Liaison: J. Gregory Fitz, MD
University of Texas SW Medical Center at Dallas
Members:
Ted F Bader, MD
University of Oklahoma
William A. Hackworth, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Stephan A. Harrison, MD
Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS
Saint Louis University
David E. Kaplan, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Keaveny, MD
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Ayman A. Koteish, MD
John Hopkins University
Alan N. Langnas, DO
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Bruce A. Luxon, MD, PhD
Georgetown University
Ayse L. Mindikoglu, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Victor J. Navarro, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Kymberly Watt, MD
Mayo Clinic
Jody A. Wiseman, BSN, RN
University of Virginia Health System
Staff Liaison: Janeil Klett, Lyle Dennis & Erica Miller