Cedars-Sinai Experts Present Research at 2025 Liver Meeting

Cedars-Sinai hepatology experts are available for media interviews throughout the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases' annual Liver Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-11, 2025.

Investigators and clinicians will present research, moderate expert panels and join discussions about the latest advances in liver transplantation and the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease and liver cancer.

Hepatology Experts Available

Shelly Lu, MD , the Women's Guild Chair in Gastroenterology and director of the Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , is presenting research related to alcohol-associated liver injury and colorectal-liver metastasis.

Alexander Kuo, MD , professor of Medicine and medical director of Liver Transplantation, is presenting results of a California Liver Network study exploring factors associated with being "too early" for liver transplantation.

Walid Ayoub, MD , professor of Medicine and associate medical director of Liver Transplantation, is available to explain cholestatic and autoimmune liver diseases and related research.

Ju Dong Yang, MD , associate professor of Medicine and director of the Liver Cancer Program, can address questions regarding liver cancer and immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Ekihiro Seki, MD, PhD , professor of Medicine, is moderating a session about therapies for treating alcohol-associated liver disease.

Paul Martin, MD , director of Clinical Hepatology Education and Research, is presenting updated practice guidelines on long-term care of liver transplant recipients.

Maria Lauda Tomasi, PhD , associate professor of Medicine, is available for interviews about alcohol-associated liver disease and related clinical research.

Hyunseok Kim, MD, MPH, PhD , hepatologist and assistant professor of Medicine, is presenting research on the impact of coffee intake on liver health, including coffee's association with cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Media Contact

To arrange interviews, contact Laura Coverson at 310-562-1112 or [email protected] .