2026 AASLD 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 Committee 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 (2026-2027). 

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 18 members elected to open positions on SIG Steering Committees out of total candidate pool of 48. 

Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) SIG

Ruben Hernaez, MD, MPH, PhD, Vice Chair

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Alcohol-associated Liver Disease SIG 

Jay Luther, MD, Vice Chair

Massachusetts General Hospital

Elizabeth Lee, NP, MN, CGN(C), Associate Lead

University Health Network- Toronto Centre for Liver Disease

Ellen Green, MD, PhD, Trainee Lead

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Cholestatic & Autoimmune Liver Disease SIG

Lily Dara, MD, Vice Chair

University of Southern California

Clinical Practice SIG

Mitchell Mah'moud, MD, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD, Vice Chair

Duke University School of Medicine

Hepatitis B SIG

Jimyeong Son, AGPCNP-BC, Associate Lead

North Shore University Hospital

Hepatitis C SIG

Jonathan Fenkel, MD, FACP, FAASLD, Vice Chair

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Hepatology Associates SIG

No Vacant Positions

Hepatotoxicity SIG

Melissa Palmer, MD, FAASLD, Vice Chair

Liver Consulting LLC

Liver Cancer SIG

Neehar Parikh, MD, MS FAASLD, Vice Chair

University of Michigan Medical Center

Kaitlyn Musto, PA-C, Associate Lead

Mayo Clinic

Liver Cell Biology SIG

No Vacant Positions

Liver Fibrosis & Cirrhosis SIG

No Vacant Positions

Liver Transplantation and Surgery SIG

Manhal Izzy, MD, Vice Chair

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease SIG

Amreen Dinani, MD, FRCPC, Vice Chair

Duke University

Pediatric Liver Disorders SIG

Catherine A. Chapin, MD, Vice Chair

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Katie Conover, MD, MSCS, Trainee Lead

University of Colorado Anschutz

Portal Hypertension SIG

Mischa Irwin, MSN, RN, CCTC, Associate Lead

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Daniela Goyes, MD, Trainee Lead

Yale New Haven Hospital

Public Health/Health Care Delivery SIG

Kali Zhou, MD, MAS, Vice Chair

University of Southern California