Speaker

Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD

Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Professor
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD

Biography

Jasmohan S. Bajaj, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Bajaj finished training in India, followed by Medicine and GI/Hepatology training in the United States. He also earned a master's degree in Epidemiology. Active in research, Dr. Bajaj has served as a principal investigator or co‐investigator for numerous clinical trials in hepatic encephalopathy, chronic liver disease, and microbiome. Dr. Bajaj's research has been funded through the NIH, AHRQ, ACG and Veterans Affairs. His work has been published in Nature, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, the American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Liver Transplantation, among other journals. Dr. Bajaj is the Co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Gastroenterology and is on the editorial board for Journal of Hepatology, Gut Microbes and Liver Transplantation.

Dr. Bajaj frequently presents his work nationally and internationally at meetings, grand rounds, and symposia. He was a member of the Hepatic Encephalopathy and ACLF Guidelines Writing Committee. He is also a fellow of several medical associations, including the AGA, ACG, AASLD and FRCP (London).

He was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association for American Physicians . Dr. Bajaj was the Chairperson of the Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure Special Interest Group at the AASLD and is the Past-President of ISHEN. He is the chair of the North American Consortium for the Study of End‐Stage Liver Disease, Co-PI of the CLEARED consortium, and a member of Central leadership team for Liver Disease at the Veterans Health Administration.

Sessions

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Nov 07 2025
San Diego, CA

Postgraduate Course, Parts 1–4: A Lifetime of Liver Health (Ticketed)

Mary Rinella, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Michael Trauner, Presenter
Raymond T Chung, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Shira Zelber-Sagi, PhD, Presenter
Arun J Sanyal, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Ramon Bataller, Presenter
Carla W Brady, MD, MHS, FAASLD, Presenter
Marialena Mouzaki, MD, Presenter
Silvia Vilarinho, MD, PhD, Presenter
Gideon M Hirschfield, MB BChir, PhD, FRCP (Lon), Presenter
Lily Dara, MD, Presenter
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBA, Presenter
Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS, AGAF, FAASLD, Presenter
Neehar D. Parikh, MD, MS, FAASLD, Presenter
Sumeet K. Asrani, MD MSc, Presenter
ALD
Hepatitis
Liver Cancer
MASLD
Transplant
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Nov 08 2025
San Diego, CA

Applications of Real-World Data in Clinical Practice  

Nadim Mahmud, MD, MS, MPH, MSCE, Presenter
Douglas A. Simonetto, MD, Presenter
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Louise China, MBBS, PhD, Presenter
Alastair J O'Brien, MD, Presenter
Acute Liver Failure
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
ALD
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
DEI
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Hepatitis
Liver Cancer
MASLD
Pediatrics
Trainee
Transplant
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nov 08 2025
San Diego, CA

New Frontiers in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Bridging Gaps and Pioneering Solutions

Jacqueline O'Leary, MD MPH, Presenter
Ruben Hernaez, MD, MPH, PhD, Presenter
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Juan G Abraldes, MD, Presenter
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Nov 09 2025
San Diego, CA

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver Joint Symposium: Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure—Contrasting Perspectives From the East and West

Florence Wong, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Qin Ning, MD, PhD, Presenter
Jacqueline O'Leary, MD, MPH, Presenter
Shiv Kumar Sarin, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Nov 10 2025
San Diego, CA

Success in Hepatology Research: From Mentorship to Academic Achievement

Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBA, Presenter
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Renumathy Dhanasekaran, MD, PhD, Presenter
Lisa B. VanWagner, MD, MS, Director, Clinical Research, Presenter
Sumeet Asrani, MD, Presenter