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The Inspiring and Writing Group works across disciplines and brings together expertise in end-stage liver disease, liver transplantation, critical care, gut microbiome, hepatic vascular disorders, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, and liver regeneration. Members of this working group contribute to the analysis of clinical and omics data from former EF CLIF studies and the conceptualization of new hypothesis that may lead to novel breakthrough discoveries.
Appointed members of the Inspiring and Writing Group:
| Position | Name / Affiliation | Year appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Thierry Gustot, MD, PhD CUB Hôpital Erasme, Belgium | 2022 |
| Secretary | Salvatore Piano, MD, PhD University of Padova, Italy | 2022 |
| Appointed members | Florent Artru, MD, PhD CHU Rennes–Hôpital Pontchaillou, France | 2024 |
| Thierry Artzner, MD University Hospital of Strasbourg, France | 2024 | |
| Tony Bruns, MD, PhD University Hospital Aachen, Germany | 2022 | |
| Paolo Caraceni, MD University of Bologna, Italy | 2022 | |
| Andrea De Gottardi, MD, PhD Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale– Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland | 2022 | |
| Laure Elkrief, MD, PhD CHRU Tours–Hôpital Trousseau, France | 2024 | |
| Cornelius Engelmann, MD, PhD Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany | 2022 | |
| Virginia Hernández-Gea, MD, PhD Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain | 2022 | |
| Wim Laleman, MD, PhD UZ Leuven, Belgium | 2022 | |
| Alexandre Louvet, MD, PhD Hôpital Claude Huriez, France | 2022 | |
| Mattias Mandorfer, MD, PhD Medical University of Vienna, Austria | 2022 | |
| Rosa Martín Mateos, MD, PhD Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Spain | 2022 | |
| Sara Montagnese, MD, PhD University of Padova, Italy | 2022 | |
| Raj Mookerjee, MD University College London, Royal Free Hospital, UK | 2022 | |
| Alastair O’Brien, MD, PhD University College London, UK | 2022 | |
| Giovanni Perricone, MD ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Italy | 2024 | |
| Michael Praktiknjo, MD University Hospital Münster, Germany | 2024 | |
| Sarah Raevens, MD, PhD Ghent University Hospital, Belgium | 2024 | |
| Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou, MD, PhD Hôpital Beaujon AP-HP, France | 2022 | |
| Debbie L. Shawcross, MD, PhD Kings College Hospital, UK | 2022 | |
| Vanessa Stadlbauer, MD Medical University of Graz, Austria | 2022 | |
| Dominique Thabut, MD, PhD Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, France | 2022 | |
| Marta Tonon, MD, PhD Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova, Italy | 2024 | |
| Eric Trépo, MD, PhD CUB Hôpital Erasme–Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium | 2022 | |
| Emma Vanderschueren, MD University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium | 2024 | |
| Meritxell Ventura Cots, MD, PhD Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain | 2022 | |
| Xavier Verhelst, MD, PhD Ghent University Hospital, Belgium | 2022 | |
| Ingrid Zhang, PhD Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany | 2022 |
Chair
CUB Hôpital Erasme, Belgium
Secretary
University of Padova, Italy
University Hospital Aachen, Germany
University of Bologna, Italy
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale - Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain
UZ Leuven, Belgium
Hôpital Claude Huriez, France
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Spain
University of Padova, Italy
University College London, Royal Free Hospital, UK
University College London, Royal Free Hospital, UK
APHP Hôpital Beaujon, France
Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital, UK
Medical University of Graz, Austria
Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, France
CUB Hôpital Erasme–Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Spain
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Chronic Liver Failure
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