15
Speakers
15
Talks
6
Sessions
Your seat
Saturday, October 10
7:00 AM EDT
About This Symposium
The INEDSYS Virtual Advances in Liver Disease & Transplant Symposium 2026 is a multidisciplinary program providing healthcare professionals with updated insights in hepatology and liver transplantation. This virtual symposium will feature expert-led discussions on emerging therapies, MASLD/MASH, alcohol-associated liver disease, innovations in liver transplantation, endohepatology, hepatocellular carcinoma, nutrition and frailty, and the growing role of artificial intelligence and digital health in liver care. The program aims to foster collaboration, enhance clinical knowledge, and drive innovation in the management of liver disease and transplant medicine.
Key Learning Objectives
Speakers
Dr. Wojciech Polak
Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program, MD, PhD, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam
Presenting
Dr. Mohammed el Kassas
MD
Presenting
Dr. Gene Im
Presenting
Dr. Geoffrey Dusheiko
MB BCh, FCP FRCP FRCP Edin Consultant Hepatologist
Presenting

Dr. Kym Watt
Presenting
Dr. Neil Mehta
Presenting
Dr. Coskun Özer Demirtaş
MD
Presenting

Dr. Rajiv Jalan
MD
Presenting

Dr. Mamatha Bhatt
MD
Presenting

Dr. Rajesh Puri
MD, DNB, MBBS
Presenting

Dr. Jennifer Lai
MD, MBA
Presenting

Dr. Puneet Puri
MD, FAASLD
Presenting

Dr. Craig Lambert
MD
Presenting

Dr. Raj Vuppalanchi
Presenting
Dr. Ilkay ergenç
Presenting
Course Directors
Dr. Sanjaya Satapathy, MBBS, MD, DM, MS, FAASLD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE
Dr. Kenan Moral, Lokman Hekim University
Dr. James Fung
Associate Course Directors
Dr. Vishnu Girish

Dr. CHATHURA LAKMAL PIYARATHNA THIBBOTUMUNUWE ARACHCHILLAGE
Dr. Benedict Maliakkal, MD
Dr. ŞENCAN ACAR, MD
Dr. Iman Montasser, MD
Dr. Suzana Calretas, MD - ULS Coimbra, Portugal

Dr. Eternity Labio, MD
Dr. Sunil Taneja, MD, DM - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education @ Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr. Daniel DAgostino
Moderators
Dr. ŞENCAN ACAR, MD
Dr. Stephen Wong
Program Agenda
6 sessions · 28 agenda items on the day.
Section 01
7:00 – 8:05 AM EDT
UpcomingWelcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. Sanjaya Satapathy, MBBS, MD, DM, MS, FAASLD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE
Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation: Outcomes, Challenges, and Future Directions
Dr. Wojciech Polak, Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program, MD, PhD, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam
Q&A session
Breaktime
Section 02
8:05 – 9:25 AM EDT
UpcomingDr. Bilal Bobat, FCP cert Gastro
ChairMASLD/MASH: Emerging Therapies and Clinical Practice Updates
Dr. Mohammed el Kassas, MD
Section 03
9:25 – 10:45 AM EDT
UpcomingDr. Eternity Labio, MD
ChairImmunotherapy in Liver Transplantation: Bridging Opportunity or Risk?
Dr. Kym Watt
Section 04
10:45 AM – 12:05 PM EDT
UpcomingDr. Iman Montasser, MD
ChairRemote Monitoring and Future Models of Liver Disease Care
Dr. Rajiv Jalan, MD
Section 05
12:05 – 1:05 PM EDT
UpcomingDr. Sunil Taneja, MD, DM - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education @ Research, Chandigarh, India
ChairNutrition in Chronic Liver Disease: Assessment and Intervention
Dr. Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA
Section 06
1:05 – 2:30 PM EDT
UpcomingDr. Kenan Moral, Lokman Hekim University
ChairIgG4 Related Liver Disease: Current Management Options
Dr. Craig Lambert, MD
Accreditation & CME
Jointly provided in partnership with CME Outfitters, LLC (CMEO)
Event Team
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INEDSYS is a medical education platform for hepatology and gastroenterology. We convene grand rounds, symposia, and case conferences with clinicians from academic centers worldwide, then publish the recording, slides, and any accredited credit to the community afterward, so the learning outlives the live hour.
Learn more about INEDSYSAlcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Dr. Gene Im
The Quest for a Cure: How Close Are we in Curing Hepatitis B?
Dr. Geoffrey Dusheiko, MB BCh, FCP FRCP FRCP Edin Consultant Hepatologist
Q&A session
Breaktime
Dr. Stephen Wong
Moderator
Downstaging of HCC before LT: Who benefits and how far we can go?
Dr. Neil Mehta, MD
Dr. Stephen Wong
Moderator
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Screening Strategies and Evolving Systemic Therapies
Dr. Coskun Özer Demirtaş, MD
Dr. ŞENCAN ACAR, MD
Moderator
Q&A: Liver Cancer & Transplantation
Breaktime
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health Tools in Hepatology Practice
Dr. Mamatha Bhatt, MD
Endohepatology: Expanding Frontiers in Minimally Invasive Liver Care
Dr. Rajesh Puri, MD, DNB, MBBS
Q&A: Innovation & Technology in Hepatology
Breaktime
Frailty Assessment in Liver Transplant Candidates and Recipients
Dr. Puneet Puri, MD, FAASLD
Q&A: Nutrition, Frailty Liver Disease
Breaktime
Dr. ŞENCAN ACAR, MD
Moderator
New Therapeutic Horizons in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Dr. Raj Vuppalanchi
Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Hepatitis
Dr. Ilkay ergenç, MD
Q&A
Closing Remarks
Dr. Sanjaya Satapathy, MBBS, MD, DM, MS, FAASLD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE