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