Speaker

Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, FAASLD

University of California San Diego
Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, FAASLD

Biography

Dr. Kono is a transplant hepatologist at UC San Diego, with expertise in liver imaging and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis. She graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine and trained in hepatology and radiology. Dr. Kono is a recognized leader in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), particularly for liver imaging. She has published 107 peer-reviewed articles and chaired the CEUS LI-RADS working group from 2014 to 2020, during which she established the CEUS LI-RADS algorithm. Additionally, she serves as a board member for the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS).

Sessions

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nov 09 2025
Washington, D.C.

Fontan-Associated and Other Vascular Liver Diseases: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk, Surveillance, and Diagnosis

Moira B Hilscher, Presenter
Takeshi Yokoo, MD PhD, Presenter
David E Kaplan, MD, MS, MSc, FAASLD, FACP, AGAF, Presenter
Liver Cancer
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nov 09 2025
Washington, D.C.

Point-of-Care Liver Ultrasonography Course: Basic Skills, Part 1A (Ticketed)

Amir Hossein Gougol, Presenter
Matteo Rosselli, Consultant, Presenter
Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, FAASLD, Presenter
Moon Young Kim Prof, M.D., Presenter
Do Seon Song, Presenter
Nae-Yun Heo, MD, PhD, Presenter
Sang Gyune Kim, M.D., Presenter
Ki Tae Suk, M.D., Ph.D., Presenter
Robert J De Knegt, MD, PhD, Presenter
Thomas Vanwolleghem, MD PhD, Presenter
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Liver Cancer
Trainee
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Nov 10 2025
Washington, D.C.

Point-of-Care Liver Ultrasonography Course: Basic Skills, Part 1B (Ticketed)

Amir Hossein Gougol, Presenter
Matteo Rosselli, Consultant, Presenter
Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, FAASLD, Presenter
Moon Young Kim Prof, M.D., Presenter
Do Seon Song, Presenter
Nae-Yun Heo, MD, PhD, Presenter
Ki Tae Suk, M.D., Ph.D., Presenter
Sang Gyune Kim, M.D., Presenter
Thomas Vanwolleghem, MD PhD, Presenter
Robert J De Knegt, MD, PhD, Presenter
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Liver Cancer
Trainee
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nov 10 2025
Washington, D.C.

Point-of-Care Liver Ultrasonography Course, Part 2—Advanced Skills (Ticketed)

Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, FAASLD, Presenter
Matteo Rosselli, Consultant, Presenter
Nae-Yun Heo, MD, PhD, Presenter
Amir Hossein Gougol, Presenter
Moon Young Kim Prof, M.D., Presenter
Do Seon Song, Presenter
Sang Gyune Kim, M.D., Presenter
Ki Tae Suk, M.D., Ph.D., Presenter
Robert J De Knegt, MD, PhD, Presenter
Thomas Vanwolleghem, MD PhD, Presenter
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Liver Cancer
Trainee