2023 Special Interest Group (SIG) Election Results

Congratulations to AASLD’s Newly Elected SIG Steering Committee Members!

This year’s SIG elections were conducted in conjunction with the AASLD general elections. Thanks to the leadership and commitment from our SIG Advisory Task Force as well as our SIG Steering Committees, the election process resulted in strong member voting participation.

Please join AASLD in congratulating our newly elected leaders. Terms are 2 years (2024-2026).

NOTE: Elections were held for open positions (not all positions on each Steering Committee) as some Steering Committee members are still in the middle of their terms. There were 15 members elected to open positions on SIG Steering Committees out of total candidate pool of 51.

Alcohol-associated Liver Disease SIG 

Gene Im, MD, FAASLD, Vice Chair
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Clinical Practice SIG

Silvia Vilarinho, MD, PhD, Vice Chair
Yale University

Susan Zapatka, MSN, APRN, ANC-BC, Associate Lead
VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) 

Hepatitis B SIG

Kristine Drozd, NP, Associate Lead
Yale Medical Hospital

Hepatitis C SIG

Yousaf Zafar, MD, Trainee Lead
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Liver Cancer SIG

Anjana Pillai, MD, FAASLD, Vice Chair  
University of Chicago

Neeraja Kannan, DNP, Associate Lead
VA CT Healthcare System (VACHS)

Liver Transplantation and Surgery SIG

Allison Kwong, MD,Vice Chair
Standford University Medical Center

Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease SIG
 

Alina M. Allen, MD, Vice Chair
Mayo Clinic Rochester

Pediatric Liver Disorders SIG

 James E. Squires, MD, MS, Chair
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Samar H. Ibrahim, MBCHB, Vice Chair
Mayo Clinic Rochester

Sunitha Vimalesvaran, MBBS, MRCPCH, MSc, Trainee Lead
King’s College Hospital

Public Health/Health Care Delivery SIG

Arpan Patel, MD, PhD, Vice Chair
University of California, Los Angeles