Inspiring and Writing Group

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:

Membership of the Inspiring and Writing Group

PositionName / AffiliationYear appointment
ChairThierry Gustot, MD, PhD
CUB Hôpital Erasme, Belgium
2022
SecretarySalvatore Piano, MD, PhD
University of Padova, Italy
2022
Appointed membersFlorent 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 Verherlst, MD, PhD
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
2022
Ingrid Zhang, PhD
Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
2022

Thierry Gustot

Chair
CUB Hôpital Erasme, Belgium

Salvatore Piano

Secretary
University of Padova, Italy

Tony Bruns

University Hospital Aachen, Germany

Paolo Caraceli

University of Bologna, Italy

Andrea De Gottardi

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale - Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland

Cornelius Engelmann

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Virginia Hernàndez-Gea

Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain

Wim Laleman

UZ Leuven, Belgium

Alexandre Louvet

Hôpital Claude Huriez, France

Mattias Mandorfer

Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Rosa Martín-Mateos

Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Spain

Sara Montagnese

University of Padova, Italy

Raj Mookerjee

University College London, Royal Free Hospital, UK

Alastair O’Brien

University College London, Royal Free Hospital, UK

Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou

APHP Hôpital Beaujon, France

Debbie L. Shawcross

Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital, UK

Vanessa Stadlbauer

Medical University of Graz, Austria

Dominique Thabut

Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, France

Eric Trépo

CUB Hôpital Erasme–Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Meritxell Ventura-Cots

Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Spain

Xavier Verherlst

Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

Ingrid Zhang

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany