Management of MASH: Best Practices

Arun J. Sanyal, MD is a Professor of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and a globally recognized leader in hepatology. He serves as Director of the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at VCU Health. Renowned for his pioneering work in metabolic liver disease — particularly MASLD and MASH — Dr. Sanyal chairs the NIH NASH Clinical Research Network, the NIMBLE consortium, and The Liver Forum, and has held continuous NIH funding since 1995. He is the author of over 500 peer-reviewed publications with an H-index exceeding 150, placing him among the top 0.01% of medical scientists worldwide. A past President of AASLD and advisor to the World Health Organization, his honors include the Distinguished Achievement Award from AASLD (2018) and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the American Liver Foundation (2017).