The Liver Fellow Network Presents: Ask Me Anything About Transplant Hepatology Training and Early Career

Nov 08 2025
Convention Center: Room 201, Level 2
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

World Class Speakers

Elizabeth S Aby, MD
Presenter

Elizabeth S Aby, MD

University of Minnesota
Rebecca G Kim, MD, MAS
Presenter

Rebecca G Kim, MD, MAS

University of Utah
DC
Presenter

Diana Cheung, DO

Maimonides Medical Center
Blanca C Lizaola-Mayo, MD
Presenter

Blanca C Lizaola-Mayo, MD

Mayo Clinic Arizona
Hersh Shroff, MD, MPA
Presenter

Hersh Shroff, MD, MPA

UNC Chapel Hill
Richie Manikat, MD
Panelist

Richie Manikat, MD

Stanford University School of Medicine
Beverly Kyalwazi, MD
Panelist

Beverly Kyalwazi, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Vinay Jahagirdar, MBBS
Panelist

Vinay Jahagirdar, MBBS
Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, MD, MSCE
Panelist

Pedro Ochoa-Allemant, MD, MSCE

University of Pennsylvania
Chip Bowman, MD MPH
Panelist

Chip Bowman, MD MPH

Columbia University
Sarah Uttal, MD
Moderator

Sarah Uttal, MD

University of Michigan
DG
Moderator

Daniela Goyes, MD

Description

This interactive session includes panelists representing advanced fellows and academic faculty who are available to answer participants' questions regarding diverse pathways for hepatology training and research opportunities as well as the ins and outs of finding training opportunities and employment. Discussion topics include: advanced and transplant hepatology fellowships; finding a gastrointestinal (GI) fellowship; GI clinical research fellowships; hepatology training as an international medical graduate; American Board of Internal Medicine's fast-track hepatology fellowship; hepatology training before GI fellowship; informatics and hepatology; finding a niche; finding a mentor; and finding a hepatology job.

Journey Maps

Presentations

10:24 AM - 10:24 AM
Nov 08 2025
Washington, D.C.

Panel Discussion: Finding a Niche

Elizabeth S Aby, MD, Presenter
Rebecca G Kim, MD, MAS, Presenter
Diana Cheung, DO, Presenter
Blanca C Lizaola-Mayo, MD, Presenter
Hersh Shroff, MD, MPA, Presenter
Trainee

Objectives

  • Relate the diversity of pathway options to training in hepatology.
  • Review the diversity of research opportunities in hepatology.
  • Assess the ins and outs of finding training positions and employment as a hepatologist.
Chair

Alan L Hutchison, MD, PhD

The University of Chicago