Hepatology

Liver Fibrosis

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Expert Perspectives in Liver Fibrosis to Cover Key Topics in Liver Fibrosis Treatment

expert perspectives by Arun J. Sanyal, MD; Ashwani K. Singal, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD; Raymond T. Chung, MD

Overview

Expert Perspectives delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on the latest advancements and current practices in medicine, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Expert Perspectives in Liver Fibrosis will feature selected topics in Liver Fibrosis that we hope you will find of value in your clinical practice.

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following experts and topics.

Community-Selected Experts:

Raymond T. Chung, MD

Director of Hepatology and the Liver Center
Vice Chief of Gastroenterology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Arun J. Sanyal, MD

Interim Chair
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Molecular Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, VA

Ashwani K. Singal, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD

Transplant Hepatologist and Chief of Clinical Research Affairs
Avera Transplant Institute, Sioux Falls, SD
Professor of Medicine and Director, Hepatology Course
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Vermillion, SD

Community-Selected Topics:

Expert Roundtables

    Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis    
    Personalized Medicine for Metabolic Fatty Liver Disease
    Liver Fibrosis: Markers, Calculators, Tests, and Prognostic Tools
    Risk Stratification in Fatty Liver Disease: Current Perspectives

Clinical Topic Updates

    Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Monotherapies and Combination Therapies in Development    
    Halting the Progression of Liver Disease in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
    Imaging and Blood-Based Markers of Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis    
    Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality?            

Patient Care Perspectives

    Noninvasive Tests in the Monitoring and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
    Detecting Liver Fibrosis in the Morbidly Obese Patient
    Fibrosis and Cirrhosis: Multispecialty Care and Optimizing the Referral Pathway
    Fatty Liver Disease: Partnerships Between Hepatology and Primary Care

Arun J. Sanyal, MD

Interim Chair
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Molecular Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, VA

Ashwani K. Singal, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD

Transplant Hepatologist and Chief of Clinical Research Affairs
Avera Transplant Institute, Sioux Falls, SD
Professor of Medicine and Director, Hepatology Course
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Vermillion, SD

Raymond T. Chung, MD

Director of Hepatology and the Liver Center
Vice Chief of Gastroenterology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

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