Now with over 4,200 members from all over the world, EASL is an influential international organisation. It attracts the foremost hepatology experts as members and has an impressive track record in promoting research in liver disease, supporting wider education, and promoting changes in European liver policy.
Leadership & Governance
Governing Board
The EASL Governing Board is composed of 11 scientific experts. The EASL Governing Board is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in hepatology, liver research, and the clinical practice of liver disorders.
The Governing Board has the following duties, to: Read more
Prof. Thomas Berg
Professor of Medicine at the University of Leipzig, Head of the Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine II, Leipzig University Medical Center, Germany
Prof. Dr Aleksander Krag
MD, PhD, MBA, Professor and Head of Hepatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Prof. Francesco Negro
Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva
Prof. Ulrich Beuers
EASL Educational CouncillorDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research
Prof. Maria Buti
Prof. Maria Buti was appointed as EU Policy Councillor from January 2020. She is Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Internal Medicine and Hepatology Department at Hospital General Universitari Valle Hebron, Barcelona.
Prof. Emmanuel Tsochatzis
Professor of Hepatology, Consultant Hepatologist and Head of the Centre for Metabolic Liver Diseases at the UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health in the Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Dr Tobias Böttler
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
Dr Virginia Hernández-Gea
Hepatic hemodynamic Unit, Liver Unit. Hospital Clinic Barcelona-IDIBAPS. CIBERehd
Dr Jean-Charles Nault
MD, PhD, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France
Prof. Luca Valenti
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine University of Milan, Italy
