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Leadership & Governance

EASL, the European Association for the Study of the Liver, founded in 1966, is a medical association dedicated to pursuing excellence in liver research, to the clinical practice of liver disorders, and to providing education to all those interested in hepatology. As of 2024, EASL serves 7,700 members.

Leadership & Governance

Governing Board

The EASL Governing Board is composed of 15 scientific experts. The EASL Governing Board is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in hepatology, liver research, and the clinical practice of liver disorders.

Secretary General

The Secretary General is the Chief Executive of the association for a period of two years having already served as Vice-Secretary.

Debbie Shawcross

Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College London

Vice-Secretary

The Vice-Secretary serves for two years in close collaboration with the Secretary General and will become the next Secretary General in term.

Ana Lleo

Professor of Internal Medicine in Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

Treasurer

The Treasurer has been elected by the EASL assembly as a non-voting member of the Governing Board for a second term of five years. All Governing Board members share responsibility for the society’s finances.

Massimo Pinzani

MD, PhD, FRCP
Scientific Director UPMC ISMETT Palermo, Italy and Emeritus Professor of Medicine University College London, UK

Educational Councillor

The Educational Councillor was elected for a 4-year term by the EASL General Assembly.

Sven Francque

Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the University Hospital Antwerp and Full Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Antwerp

Public Health Councillor

The Public Health Councillor was elected for a 4-year term by the EASL General Assembly.

Shira Zelber-Sagi

Head of the School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Israel

External Affairs Councillor

The External Affairs Councillor serves as liaison between the EASL Governing Board, EASL Management Committee, and the EASL Office in relation to said EASL policies. The External Affairs Councillor reports to the Secretary General.

Francesco Paolo Russo

Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Padua

Internal Affairs Councillor

The Internal Affairs Councillor serves as liaison between the EASL Governing Board, EASL Management Committee, and the EASL Office in relation to said EASL policies. The Internal Affairs Councillor reports to the Secretary General.

Ahmed Elsharkawy

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Scientific Committee members

There are eight Scientific Committee members. All of them are elected by the EASL General Assembly for a period of three years.

Sarwa Darwish Murad

Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rui Castro

Assistant Professor at FFU Lisboa.

Cyrielle Caussy

Professor of Medicine in Nutrition and endocrinologist-diabetologist at Lyon 1 University and Hospices Civils de Lyon, France.

Sabela Lens

Hepatologist at Liver Unit of Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain

Matthias Pinter

Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Bogdan Procopet

University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Iuliu Hatieganu” and Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Maja Thiele

Professor of Hepatology at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark.
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