Dr. Kono is a transplant hepatologist at UC San Diego, with expertise in liver imaging and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis. She graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine and trained in hepatology and radiology. Dr. Kono is a recognized leader in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), particularly for liver imaging. She has published 107 peer-reviewed articles and chaired the CEUS LI-RADS working group from 2014 to 2020, during which she established the CEUS LI-RADS algorithm.

Matteo specialized in Internal Medicine at Florence Medical University in 2011. He worked as consultant Physician in Internal, acute and emergency medicine training in Clinical Ultrasound. During his internship he developed a specific interest in hepatology and non invasive assessment of liver disease. From 2013 to 2017 he worked at the Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College of London - Royal Free Hospital where he established his expertise and gained experience in interventional ultrasound.

Amir Gougol is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist currently practicing as clinical assistant professor at Stanford University. Amir has received his medical education at Tehran University in Iran. He pursued his internal medicine training and a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was also trained in Transplant Hepatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has a particular clinical interest in implementation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in hepatology care.

Julius Wilder, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He has an appointment with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and a secondary appointment with the Department of Sociology at Duke University. Dr. Wilder graduated with honors as a Meyerhoff Scholar from the University of Maryland Baltimore County before matriculating to Duke University School of Medicine where he received the first MD, PhD in Medical Sociology in the history of Duke University.

Teresa Bordeaux is the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer for the National Blood Clot Alliance. Prior to joining the staff of NBCA in 2023, Teresa previously served in the volunteer roles of Board Chair, Treasurer and Board Member. Teresa is a Certified Public Accountant and worked for 17 years at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She began her career in public accounting and worked in State and Local government in North Carolina before joining AICPA. 

Dr. Christina Awad is a gastroenterologist, Medical Director of Hepatology, and Faculty Director for AI and Innovation at UT Health San Antonio. Her clinical, educational, and research efforts focus on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among healthcare professionals, with the goal of equipping clinicians to safely, effectively, and responsibly integrate AI into clinical practice amid rapidly evolving technologies.

Dr. Serper is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a transplant hepatologist with expertise in epidemiology, health services research, patient-oriented research and digital health. Her research works studying clinical outcomes in cirrhosis and designing interventions to improve health outcomes of patients with chronic advanced liver disease, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver transplantation.

Lisa VanWagner MD MSc FAST FAHA is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Her clinical research lab utilizes health services research methods to define and characterize cardiometabolic disease risk prediction, prevention, and treatment approaches in patients with chronic liver disease particularly surrounding liver transplantation. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and received continuous NIH funding since 2012. Dr.

David D. Lee, MD is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation and Quality Director at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts. He also serves as Associate Editor of Liver Transplantation.