HoChong Gilles obtained her master's in nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1999 and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Virginia in 2018. With over 25 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner in Hepatology, she serves as the Clinical Program Director for the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division and Assistant Director of GI Research in Richmond, Virginia. Her clinical and research interests include viral hepatitis, MASLD, portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma. She is an Associate fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.