Jeffrey V. Lazarus
PhD, MIH, MA
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain / CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, United States
Innovations in SLD Think-Tank 2024
Program Directors
Jörn M. Schattenberg
MD
Saarland University Medical Center, Germany
Local Chair
Didac Mauricio
MD, PhD
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau CIBERDEM/University of Vic & Central University of Catalonia, Spain
Organizing Committee
Kenneth Cusi
MD, FACP, FACE
The University of Florida, United States
Maru Rinella
MD, FAASLD
University of Chicago Medicine, United States
Emmanuel Tsochatzis
MD, MSc, FEBTM, FRCP, PhD
Royal Free Hospital, United Kingdom
Shira Zelber-Sagi
BSc, RD, PhD
University of Haifa / The Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel
Naim Alkhouri
MD
Arizona Liver Health, United States
The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the think-tank, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.
Scientific Committee
Alina Allen
MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States
Wendy Spearman
MBChB, FCP, FRCP, MMed, PhD
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Yusuf Yilmaz
MD
Marmara University, Turkey
Vincent Wong
MD, FRCP
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Manuel Romero-Gomez
MD
Virgen del Rocío University Hospital / University of Seville, Spain
Maja Thiele
MD, PhD
Odense University Hospital / University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
The members of Scientific Committee are hand-picked by the Organizing Committee and the conference secretariat based on their significant contributions and commitment to the field. They assist the Organizing Committee by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee participate in reviewing submitted abstracts, and play an active role during the think-tank as moderators and/or chairs of sessions.
Scientific Program Coordinator
Wilco Keulen
PhD
Scientific Program Coordinator, Academic Medical Education