Therese Bittermann, MD

A/Prof Tess Bittermann is a transplant-trained hepatologist and grant-funded clinical researcher. She is the Hepatology Clinical and Research Lead at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital with a conjoint appointment in the Population Health Program of QIMR-Berghofer, where she heads the Liver Health and Disease Research Group. Through both clinical and research initiatives, she aims to ensure that patients with chronic liver disease receive an individualised approach to care that is both evidence-based and meets their needs. Key areas of expertise include acute healthcare utilisation in cirrhosis, liver transplantation and living donation, healthcare disparities, and autoimmune liver disease. She has received multiple competitive research funding awards to support her efforts and contributed to collaborative projects focused on improving treatment access and innovation, reducing practice heterogeneity and advancing patient-centered liver care. She is actively involved with the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Queensland and the University of Pennsylvania.