Allison Moser has been a nurse practitioner for 12 years, with the past 8 years dedicated to specializing in hepatology. She currently serves as the Lead Advanced Practice Provider of Solid Organ Transplant at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She has been a member of the Illinois Board of Directors for the American Liver Foundation (ALF) and has co-chaired the Associate Medical Advisory Committee (AMAC).
Esther Fasanmi is a clinical pharmacist responsible for providing pharmacotherapy care for those living with HIV and hepatology related conditions. She is a preceptor for family medicine medical residents, pharmacy residents, and students and serves as a clinical expert for other healthcare providers. Dr. Fasanmi received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Samantha Ramirez serves as the clinical operations manager for the liver transplant program at USC, bringing a wealth of expertise in optimizing operational workflows and advancing professional development within nursing and liver transplantation. As a nurse practitioner with an advanced degree in healthcare management and leadership, Samantha blends clinical expertise with strategic leadership to elevate patient care and empower healthcare teams.
Summer Collier, DNP, FNP-BC, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in hepatology at UC San Diego Health. She has led initiatives to improve care delivery for patients with advanced liver disease, including the development of a transitions-of-care program for patients with cirrhosis that significantly reduced early hospital readmissions. Her scholarly work has also focused on increasing the use of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder in the hepatology setting.
Cecily Kulsick, DNP is the Nurse Practitioner in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Liver Tumor Multidisciplinary Clinic. Her unique role is shared across Hepatology, Medical Oncology, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Hepatobiliary Surgery. She sees a broad spectrum of patients throughout the disease continuum from pre-diagnosis, post-procedure, survivorship, and those with cirrhosis management needs throughout their disease journey. She also staffs the BIDMC Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis Multidisciplinary Clinic.
Arun J. Sanyal, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Molecular Pathology in the Division of Gastroenterology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. At VCU, he is currently the Director of the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. He is ranked in the top 0.1% of all biomedical scientists by Stanford University rankings. Dr. Sanyal serves as Chairman of the NIH NASH Clinical Research Network, the NIMBLE and MASH track projects of FNIH, and the Liver Forum for NASH and fibrosis.
Dr. Bril is currently an Assistant Professor and Associate Scientist in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He completed medical school and 4 years of internal medicine residency at Instituto Universitario CEMIC in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before redoing clinical training in the US, he completed a research fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at University of Florida. He then completed internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Jaime Chu is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital and Mount Sinai's Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute. Dr. Chu is a physician-scientist in pediatric hepatology. In addition to caring for children with liver disease and liver transplants, she leads a translational research group that focuses on how metabolism pathways regulate liver development and disease, including MASLD.
Dr. Girgrah is the Chief Wellness Officer at Ochsner Health. He leads the efforts of the Office of Professional Well-Being (OPW) at Ochsner Health which is charged with improving the professional fulfillment of their employed physicians and healthcare workforce focusing on enhanced practice efficiency and personal and team resilience and building an organizational culture that promotes provider well-being. Dr. Girgrah received both his medical degree and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.