Yaron Rotman, MD, MSc, FAASLD

Biography

Yaron Rotman is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Liver & Energy Metabolism Section in the Liver Diseases Branch of NIDDK. He received his M.D. and M.Sc. in Neurophysiology degrees from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel. He subsequently trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tiqva, Israel, before joining the NIDDK Liver Diseases Branch as a fellow, and subsequently as a principal investigator

Dr. Rotman's research focuses on mechanistic questions in matbolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the most common liver disorder in the western world. He is utilizing mechanistic clinical trials, human genetics, animal models and in vitro systems to understand mechanisms of hepatic fat accumulation and associated injury. In the few hours he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, practicing latte art, and perfecting his sourdough bread recipe.