Dr. Jorge Mera is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated healthcare system in the United States. His efforts have been instrumental in the successful implementation of the Cherokee Nation Hepatitis C and HIV elimination programs. Dr. Mera is also an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and serves as the Medical Director for the South-Central AIDS Education and Training Center.
Richard So is dedicated to eliminating hepatitis B and liver cancer, with a vision of making the San Francisco Bay Area the first hepatitis B free region in the U.S. He has over a decade of experience in healthcare, including five years as Executive Director of Hep B Free, one of the country's leading hepatitis B organizations.
Dr. Debora Kogan-Liberman is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine . She is the Director of Pediatric Hepatology at the Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone Health. Her research interests include cholestatic liver disease in children, Fontan-associated liver disease and pediatric liver transplant.
Dr. Pandurangi is a pediatric transplant hepatologist and clinician-scientist dedicated to advancing translational research in biomarker discovery and precision medicine in pediatric liver disease. She is an assistant professor at UT Southewestern Medical Center/Children's Medical Center Dallas.
I am a board-certified Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist and Section Chief of Hepatology and Transplant Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. I have a strong interest in translational research related to liver disease and transplantation, and novel therapeutics to treat disordered inflammation in the liver. My background in the lab includes basic research in dendritic cell biology, antigen presentation and cell-based immunotherapy.
Senior Transplant Hepatologist. Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Northwestern University. Special interest: Fontan Liver Disease and combined Heart Liver Transplants. Was a local PI of the Acute Liver Failure Study Group. <br>
Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, MSc, FACR, FSAR, FAIUM, is a pediatric radiologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and a Professor of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He also holds the position of Associate Chief of Research in his department and is the William S. Ball Endowed Chair of Radiology Research. He is fellowship trained in both Pediatric Radiology and adult Abdominal Imaging. His clinical and research interests pertain to the imaging of the pediatric abdomen, particularly the liver and bowel.
Dr. Jordan Sack is a transplant hepatologist at Mass General Brigham with a focus on congestive hepatopathy.
I studied Biology and Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis before earning a master's degree in physiology at Tulane University School of Medicine, where I also completed medical school. I now call Dallas home after completing Internal Medicine residency at UT Southwestern, where I participated in the Medical Education track and developed a deeper interest in teaching and mentorship. I am currently continuing my training at UTSW as a Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology fellow and also serve as one of the chief fellows for the program.
Dr. Kavarian is the current Transplant Hepatology Fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She completed her Pediatric Residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and her Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship at Stanford University. Her clinical and research interests include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis, with a passion for improving outcomes and quality of life for children with liver disease.