Dr. Wegermann is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University. She completed her residency, chief residency, GI and transplant hepatology fellowships at Duke. Her research interest is MASLD in persons with HIV. She is currently funded by an ACG Junior Faculty Development Award.

Dr. Mitchell Mah'moud is a distinguished physician, educator, and academic leader who serves as Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Duke University School of Medicine. With decades of experience in clinical care, medical education, research, and professional leadership, he has established a reputation as an expert in liver diseases.

Gi-Ae Kim, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and a hepatologist at Kyung Hee University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea.

I am Prof. Won-Mook Choi, currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gastroenterology at Asan Medical Center. I received my medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 2010 and subsequently earned a PhD from KAIST in 2019.

I completed my internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital in 2015, followed by a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Asan Medical Center, which I completed in 2021.

Dr. Amy Kim is a transplant hepatologist and physician-scientist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her research focuses on predictive modeling and liquid biopsy approaches, including circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells, to improve early detection and prognostication of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Joseph C. Ahn, M.D., M.S. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic with joint appointments in Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Artificial Intelligence & Informatics. A transplant hepatologist and AI researcher, his work applies generative modeling, synthetic data, and digital twins to accelerate clinical trial innovation in advanced liver diseases.

Nancy Reau, MD, is Professor of Internal Medicine, Richard B. Capps Chair of Hepatology, Associate Director of Solid Organ Transplantation, and Section Chief of Hepatology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, where she completed a residency and fellowship in gastroenterology/hepatology followed by a second fellowship in advanced transplant hepatology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Professor Young-Suk Lim currently serves as President of the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver for the 2025–2027 term (December 2025 to November 2027). He is Dean of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Gastroenterology at Asan Medical Center. He also served as Director of the Clinical Trial Center at Asan Medical Center from April 2015 to June 2019.

Joseph Ahn, M.D. M.S. M.B.A, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. Ahn is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago. He trained at Northwestern University as a fellow in hepatology and gastroenterology. As a hepatologist, he treats patients with chronic liver diseases. His research interest is focused on hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and MASLD.

Dr. Lee is a transplant hepatologist who cares for patients with advanced liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation. He leads ACCELERATE, an NIH-funded national research consortium, and his research program focuses on improving health for patients with alcohol use, metabolic dysfunction, and liver disease through: 1) early transplant with alcohol; 2) the overlap of alcohol and metabolic liver disease; 3) public policy and advocacy; and 4) novel therapies and translational science.