6th ANNUAL LIVER CONNECT

AGENDA

Agenda

THURSDAY, February 26, 2026

10:00 AM

Registration Opens*

11:30 - 11:45 AM

Lunch*

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

IQIRVO & BYLVAY: Discover Treatment Options for Your Patients

Pierre Gholam, MD

Manal Abdelmalek, MD, MPH
Aijaz Ahmed, MD
Fernando Bril, MD
Robert Brown, MD
Kimberly Brown, MD
Rima Fawaz, MD
Steven Flamm, MD
Pierre Gholam, MD
Aparna Goel, MD
Regino Gonzalez-Peralta, MD
Nadege Gunn, MD, CPI
Nitika Gupta, MD, DCH, DNB, MRCPCH
Christina Hanson, FNP
Lamia Haque, MD, MPH
Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, PhD
Scott Isaacs, MD
Ira Jacobson, MD
Ani Kardashian, MD
Rohit Kohli, MBS, MS
Kris Kowdley, MD
Carina Kugelmas, MD
Marcelo Kugelmas, MD
Sonal Kumar, MD, MPH
Brian Lee, MD
Edward Lee, MD
Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc
Richard Manch, MD
Christos Mantzoros, MD, DSc, PhD

Paul Martin, MD
Anthony Martinez, MD
Mercedes Martinez, MD
Timothy, Morgan, MD
Edward Mena, MD
Lauren Nephew, MD
Jennifer Panganiban, MD
Luis Antonio Diaz Piga, MD
Robert Rahimi, MD
Nicole Rich, MD
Marina Roytman, MD
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH
Mitchell Shiffman, MD
Ashina Singh, MD
Ashwani Singal, MD
Jasleen Singh, MD
Ronald Sokol, MD
Avesh Thuluvath, MD
John Vierling, MD
Miriam B. Vos, MD, MSPH
Raj Vuppalanchi, MD
Manida Wungjiranirun, MD
Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MS
Francis Yao, MD
Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
Jeffrey Schwimmer, MD

PARTICIPATING ADVISORS

Chathur Acharya, MD
Maliha Ahmad, MD
Joseph Ahn, MD
Veeral Ajmera, MD, MAS
Victor Arraya, MD
David Bernstein, MD
Brian Borg, MD
Terry Box, MD
Robert Brown, MD
Shaun Chandna, DO
Gina Choi, MD
Lily Dara, MD
Chiang Dian-Jung, MD
David Dies, MD
Brett E. Fortune, MD, MSc, FAASLD
Bradley Freilich, MD
Michael Fuchs, MD, PhD
Paul Gaglio, MD
Norman Gitlin, MD
Robert Gish, MD
Fredric Gordon, MD
Stuart Gordon, MD
Ke-Qin Hu, MD
Prasun Jalal, MD
Sujit Janardhan, MD, PhD
Channa R. Jayasekera, MD
Arun B. Jesudian, MD
Patricia D. Jones, MD
Fady Kaldas, MD
Mandana Khalili, MD
Paul Kwo, MD
Michelle Lai, MD, MPH
Carmen E. Landaverde, MD

Haripriya Maddur, MD
Mitchell Mah'moud, MD
Richard Manch, MD
Parvez Mantry, MD
Valentina Medici, MD
Edward Mena, MD
Mack Mitchell, MD
Naveen Mittal, MD
Martin Moehlen, MD
Santiago Munoz, MD
Emily Owen, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Mangesh R. Pagadala, MD
Calvin Pan, MD
Brian Pearlman, MD
Christine Pocha, MD, PhD, MPH
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD
Natarajan Ravendhran, MD
Fredric Regenstein, MD
Marina Roytman, MD
Vinod Rustgi, MD
Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD
Akshay Shetty, MD
Jihad Slim, MD
Mónica Tincopa, MD MSc
Hirsh D. Trivedi, MD
Naoky Tsai, MD
Robert Venick, MD
Hani Wadei, MD
Carrie Ruby Wong, MD, PhD
Beshoy T. Yanny, MD
Ziad Younes, MD

VENUE DETAILS

Gaylord Pacific Resort &

Convention Center

1000 H Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910, US

Dates: February 25-28, 2026
Reservation Cut-off Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

ROOM RESERVATIONS - SOLD OUT

A limited discount room block is available at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center from Wednesday, February 25th, to Saturday, February 28th. Don't miss your chance to secure the special room rate. This rate is available on a first-come, first-served basis and expires on January 28th.

Event registration includes access to all CME / Plenary Sessions and meal functions. *Please note, industry-employed and industry-employed healthcare providers are not permitted to register or attend the conference unless sponsoring the event. Registrants must be active healthcare providers in a community or academic setting.

Cancellations after February 2nd will be credited 50%; cancelations prior to February 2nd will receive a full refund.

Type

After December 1

MD/DO

APP/RN

PhD

PharmD

Fellow/Student

Conference Sponsor

Exceeding the standard benefits.

$345.00

$225.00

$815.00

Complimentary

$1,875.00

Industry-employed and industry-employed healthcare providers are not permitted to register or attend the conference unless sponsoring the event. Registrants must be active healthcare providers in a community or academic setting.