Reena Salgia

Dr. Reena Salgia is a transplant hepatologist and medical director of the Liver Cancer Clinic at Henry Ford Health. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University and Michigan State University and since 2017 has served as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Programs at Henry Ford.

Janice Jou

Janice Jou, MD, MHS,FAASLD, is a transplant hepatologist and section chief of gastroenterology at the VA Portland Healthcare System. Dr. Jou is also the Director of Education and Professional Development in the Division of Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine and Associate Vice-Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Jou has been active in leading educational initiatives and addressing workforce matters for the AASLD. She currently serves on the AASLD Governing Board as Secretary.

Juliane I Beier

Dr. Beier's research focuses on the interaction between environmental toxicants and metabolic liver diseases. Her work on vinyl chloride has contributed significantly to our understanding of how environmental chemicals modify liver disease risk, particularly in the context of MASLD/MASH and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Frederick A Ekuban

Dr. Frederick Adams Ekuban is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. His research program in environmental health and toxicology focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which environmental pollutants, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), interact with lifestyle factors to promote liver disease.

Banrida Wahlang

Dr. Banrida Wahlang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and a board-certified toxicologist (DABT). Her research program focuses on the mechanistic and translational toxicology of environmental contaminants and their role in liver disease with emphasis on sex-specific mechanisms and endocrine-metabolic disruption.

Ruben Hernaez

I am an American, Spanish-trained physician, quadruple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology and Obesity Medicine. Since I joined the VA in August 2016, I have been pursuing the triple threat: to boost hepatology education of residents and fellows, to have clinical excellence, and to excel in hepatology research. My areas of interests are outcomes research in chronic liver diseases, acute-on-chronic liver diseases and prognostic modeling.

Jasmohan S. Bajaj

Jasmohan S. Bajaj, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Bajaj finished training in India, followed by Medicine and GI/Hepatology training in the United States. He also earned a master's degree in Epidemiology. Active in research, Dr. Bajaj has served as a principal investigator or co‐investigator for numerous clinical trials in hepatic encephalopathy, chronic liver disease, and microbiome. Dr.

Elizabeth C Verna

Dr. Elizabeth Verna is the Frank Cardile Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Hepatology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she practices as transplant hepatologist. Dr. Verna has an active clinical research program in end-stage liver disease and liver transplantation and is the Director of Clinical Research for the Columbia University Transplant Clinical Research Center.

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