Liver Clinical Research Group

Liver CRG Committee Members

TitleFirst NameSurnameCommittee PositionTerm Start DateDemit Date
DrVishalPatelBASL Research Sub-Committee Chair and BSG Liver CRG Chair20252027
ProfDebbieShawcrossEASL Secretary General20242026
ProfJohnLeedsBSG Research Committee Chair20262028
DrIanRoweBASL President20252027
ProfStuartMcPhersonBSG VP Hepatology20252027
DrLouiseChinaBSG Liver Section Representative20252028
DrLynseyCorlessNIHR Gastroenterology and Hepatology Lead

SIGs Leads
DrRichardParkerAlcohol-related Liver Disease Special Interest Group (ArLD)

ProfMatthew ArmstrongBASL MASLD Special Interest Group

ProfAftab AlaRare Diseases Special Interest Group 

DrJeremyShearmanHaeomochromotosis sub-Special Interest Group (Rare Diseases SIG); BSG Councillor20262029
DrTamirRashidAlpha 1 antitrypsin sub-Special Interest Group (Rare Diseases SIG)

ProfPatrickKennedyBVHG Special Interest Group (HBV)

Dr EmmaCulverCholestatic and Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Special Interest Group (IMLD)

ProfShahid KhanCholangiocarcinoma-UK (CCA-UK)

DrJoannaMooreAcute Liver Failure Special Interest Group (ALF)

Dr LuciaMackenThe Palliative Hepatology Special Interest Group

DrAbidSuddleHCC UK

ProfAlastair O'BrienPortal Hypertension Special Interest Group

ProfRajivJalanAcute on Chronic Liver Failure Special Interest Group (ACLF)

Current CI of active Trials
ProfSumitaVermaProfessor of Hepatology and an Honorary Consultant Hepatologist

Dr UpkarGillClinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Hepatologist20262029
DrDavidPatchConsultant Hepatologist and Liver Transplant Physician

ProfDhirajTripathiConsultant Hepatologist20252028
ProfEllieBarnesProfessor of Hepatology and Experimental Medicine

ProfJohnDillonProfessor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology

DrAndrewYeomanConsultant Hepatologist

ProfQuentinAnsteeHonorary Consultant Hepatologist 

DrMarkMcPhailHonorary Consultant in Liver Intensive Care and Hepatology

DrPaulRichardsonConsultant Hepatologist

DrEdwardBrittonConsultant Hepatologist

ProfPhilipNewsomeSenior Professor of Hepatology and Consultant Hepatologist; Director, Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies

ProfRajMookerjeeProfessor of Translational Hepatology 

ProfEmmanouilTsochatzisProfessor of Hepatology and Honorary Consultant

ProfMark ThurszClinical Lead for Hepatology and Professor of Hepatology

DrOliver TavabieBSG Research Liver Scholar; Consultant Hepatologist

DrAshwinDhandaConsultant Hepatologist; BSG Liver Committee Member20262029
DrMatthewCrampConsultant Hepatologist

ProfEwan ForrestConsultant Hepatologist; BSG Alcohol Lead20242027
ProfMatthew CrampConsultant Hepatologist 

Dr MikeAllisonConsultant Hepatologist

DrNaaventhanPalaniyappanClinical Associate Professor in Hepatology

ProfJonathanFallowfieldChair of Translational Liver Research

Dr NeilRajoriyaTransplant Hepatologist

DrJamesFergusonTransplant Hepatologist 

DrPrakashRamachandranClinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist

DrArjunaSinganayagam Consultant Hepatologist and Senior Lecturer in Hepatology

DrDinaMansourBSG Deputy VP Hepatology20252027
Dr JayPatelConsultant Hepatologist20262029
Dr BrianHoganConsultant Hepatologist

DrRohitSahaConsultant Hepatologist in intensive care medicine

DrGautamMehtaHepatology Consultant

DrPhilip DJDunneNRS Research Fellow

Dr RyanBuchananLiver Medicine Consultant

DrBen MullishResearch Fellow and Honorary Consultant

ProfWilliamBernalProfessor of Liver Critical Care Medicine; Journal of Hepatology

Dr Benjamin WhiteHepatology Consultant - Neuroendocrine cancer epidemiology

DrJeremyCobboldExiting BASL MASLD SIG lead

DrPalakTrivediConsultant Hepatologist

DrAbhishekChauhanTransplant Hepatologist

Dr ThomasMarjotClinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Hepatologist

DrOmarElshaarawyRegional Specialty Advisor for RCP

Trainees
DrWenhaoLiBASL Trainee Representative; ToRCH Trainee Representative

DrKaterinaPekarskaBSG Liver Section Trainee Representative, Secretary for YaHGuT20252028
Dr Roosey ShethLiver Trainee; Clinical Research Fellow

DrMaria-EmanuellaMaxanLiver Trainee

Dr Paul NBrennanLiver Trainee; Honorary Research Fellow 

Dr ChristopherHarlowLiver Trainee

Dr SamuelTribichLiver Trainee

Nurses
MsKimDearnleyHepatology Research Nurse

DrGerriMortimoreResearch Nursing Representative

DrKathryn JackClinical Lead for Nursing Research and Innovation

MsAneZamalloaSenior Liver Research Nurse

MsDianneBackhouseLead Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Ms SarahHoggBSG Nursing Hepatology Nurse Representative

AHPs
DrFelicityWilliamsBAAL Chair; Physiotherapist

DrLynseyKisalaSpecialist Dietitian

Ms YunJung KimBHPG Vice Chair; Consultant Pharmacist in Hepatology

Charities and funding bodies
MsVanessaHebditchDirector of Communications & Policy, British Liver Trust; BASL Patient Group Representative

Mr AndrewDerlienDevelopment Manager; Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies

Mr Ben Prasadam-HallsChief Operating Officer; Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies

Dr LucaUrbaniBASL EDI Lead; Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology