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 6,800 members.
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Editor Emeritus (1995 - 1999)
Munich, Germany
Journal of Hepatology Editorial Team
According to EASL policy, an entirely new Editorial Team is assembled every five years. An Editorial Office was established in Geneva in 2009 and took over management of manuscripts on 15 September 2009.
Editor in Chief

Vlad Ratziu
FranceCo-Editors
Annalisa Berzigotti
SwitzerlandTom Hemming Karlsen
NorwayPhil Newsome
United Kingdom
Lorenza Rimassa
Italy
Frank Tacke
Germany
Heiner Wedemeyer
GermanyAssociate Editors

Guruprasad Aithal
United Kingdom
Agustin Albillos
Spain
Quentin Anstee
United Kingdom
David Assis
United States of America
Jérôme Boursier
France
Stephen L. Chan
Hong Kong
Anna Mae Diehl
United States of America
Bin Gao
United States of America
Amalia Gastaldelli
Italy
Tim Greten
United States of America
Julie K Heimbach
United States of America
Gideon Hirschfield
Canada
George Ioannou
United States of America
Yasuko Iwakiri
United States of America
Rachel Wen-Juei Jeng
Taiwan
Peter Jepsen
Denmark
Verena Keitel
Germany
Katie Kelley
United States of America
Angela Lamarca
SpainSabela Lens
Spain
Alexandre Louvet
FranceTom Luedde
Germany
Marianne Martinello
Australia
Valérie McLin
SwitzerlandJean-Charles Nault
France
Alastair O’Brien
United KingdomMatthias Pinter
Austria
Aurélie Plessier
France
Barbara Rehermann
United States of America
Thomas Reiberger
Austria
Stefano Romeo
Sweden
Maxime Ronot
France
Bernd Schnabl
United States of AmericaRobert Schwabe
United States of America
Nazia Selzner
Canada
Eike Steinmann
Germany
Puneeta Tandon
Canada
Dominique Thabut
France
Dina Tiniakos
United Kingdom
Vincent Wong
Hong KongSpecialist consultants

Julius Chapiro
United States of America
Sylvie Chevret
France
Bettina Hansen
the Netherlands
Terry CF Yip
Hong Kong
Alexandra Zhernakova
DenmarkWeb and Social Media Editor
Rui Castro
PortugalBreakthroughs Beyond the Journal

Valerie Chew
Singapour
Cornelius Engelmann
Germany
Panu Luukkonen
FinlandThomas Marjot
United KingdomDavid J. Pinato
United Kingdom
Prakash Ramachandran
United Kingdom
Marika Rudler
France
Lisa Sandmann
Germany
David Trampert
the NetherlandsEditor Emeritus
Prof. Dame Sheila Sherlock
1918–2001 Editor Emeritus (1985–1989) United KingdomProf. Jean-Pierre Benhamou
1927–2008 Editor Emeritus (1990–1994) France
Prof. Gustav Paumgartner
1933-2023Editor Emeritus (1995 - 1999)
Munich, Germany
Prof. Juan Rodés
1938–2017 Editor Emeritus (2000–2004) Spain
Prof. Massimo G. Colombo, MD
Editor Emeritus (2005 - 2009) Italy
Prof. Didier Samuel
Editor Emeritus (2010 - 2014) France
Prof. Rajiv Jalan
Editor Emeritus (2015 - 2019) United Kingdom