Speaker

Sonali Paul, MD

University of Chicago Medical Center
Sonali Paul, MD

Biography

Dr. Sonali Paul is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Chicago. She obtained her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and advanced fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at Tufts and MGH respectively. While establishing her academic and clinical niches in metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and obesity medicine as a transplant hepatologist, Dr. Paul has been working on her other passion to promote health care equity, particularly in sexual and gender minority populations. She is currently Associate Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the University of Chicago's Department of Medicine and Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Paul is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Rainbows in Gastro, a non-profit organization that brings LGBTQI+ medical trainees and physicians together.

Sessions

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Nov 09 2025
Washington, D.C.

The Liver Fellow Network Presents Hepatology Plus: Combining Hepatology Training With Other Training Pathways

Sonali Paul, MD, Presenter
Peter Salam Beah, MD, Presenter
Lamia Y. Haque, MD, MPH, Presenter
Michael A Yu, MD, Presenter
Thomas M Leventhal, MD, Presenter
Trainee
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Nov 09 2025
Washington, D.C.

Beyond the Liver: Addressing Mental Health Challenges for Hepatologists and Practitioners

Sidney Zisook, MD, Presenter
J. Corey Feist, Presenter
Sonali Paul, MD, Presenter
Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, Presenter
Jo Shapiro, MD, Presenter
Acute Liver Failure
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
ALD
Basic Science
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
DEI
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Hepatitis
Hepatology Associates
Liver Cancer
MASLD
Patient Program
Pediatrics
Trainee
Transplant
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Nov 10 2025
Washington, D.C.

Intersection of Sexual, Reproductive, and Liver Health in a Diverse Population

Monika Sarkar, MD, FAASLD, MAS, Presenter
Giada Sebastiani, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Jessica Wisocky, Presenter
DEI
MASLD
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Nov 10 2025
Washington, D.C.

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hepatology: New Challenges and Strategies for LGBTQ+ and Underrepresented Minority Communities

Saikiran M Kilaru, MD, Presenter
Julius M Wilder, MD, PhD, Presenter
Jessica Wisocky, Presenter
Acute Liver Failure
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
ALD
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
DEI
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Hepatitis
Hepatology Associates
Liver Cancer
MASLD
Pediatrics
Trainee
Transplant