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Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar

Department of Medical Sciences, Toshiba General Hospital, Japan

Graduated in Medicine & Surgery from Bangladesh in 1980 and received Ph. D in

Medical Sciences from Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

in 1993. He worked as a full faculty at Ehime university, Japan until 2008 when

joined Toshiba General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan as Principal Investigator.

Research activities have mainly been concentrated on epidemiological studies and

elucidation of pathological mechanisms as well as development of immune therapy

for chronic liver diseases and liver cancers using antigens, various forms of vaccines,

adjuvants and different immunocytes including dendritic cells.

Involved in developing international collaborations with different countries, and mainly with developing countries

of Asia. Authored more than 100 articles and several books. Also active as editor as well as editor-in-chief of

scientific journals.

Dr. Aleksandr Botvinkin

Vice Director of Irkutsk State Medical University,

Professor of Epidemiology Department, Russia

Educational History

- Graduated from Omsk State Medical Institute (Russia), sanitary faculty in 1975.

Specialty: epidemiology, sanitary.

- Candidate (PhD), 1983. Advisor prof. M. Selimov. Moscow, Institute of Polyo

and Viral Encephalitis Russian Academy of Medical Science. Title of the thesis

“Ecological and virological characterization of rabies natural foci in East Siberia and Far East”(epidemiology and

virology).

- Doctor (MD), 1993. Advisor prof. M. Selimov. Moscow, Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Russian Academy

of Medical Science. Title of the thesis “Epidemiology of hydrophobia and rabies virus ecology in the period of

wildlife rabies prevalence (in the Former Soviet Union)” (epidemiology).

Research training: 1981-1990, six short-term research trainings (virology) in Moscow, Institute of Polyo and

Viral Encephalitis Russian Academy of Medical Science, Rabies Unit. 1994 – three month courses on highly

dangerous infections (epidemiology, microbiology) in Irkutsk, Plague Control Research Institute of Siberia and Far

East. 2002 and 2004 – two 10-days training (rabies diagnostics) in the Central Veterinary Laboratory Agency of the

Great Britain, Waybridge. 2002 – 5 days training (rabies diagnostics) in CDC (Atlanta, USA).


Dr. Oidov Baatarkhuu

Professor and Chairman,

Infectious Diseases Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolia

Professor Oidov Baatarkhuu graduated from the Mongolian National Medical

University and obtained his degree in Doctor of Medicine with commendation in

1994. He has received his PhD degree at the Postgraduate School, Health Sciences

University of Mongolia in 2006. He is currently Professor of Medicine, Head of

Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Mongolian National

University of Medical Sciences and General Expert on Infectious Diseases of Ministry

of Health, Mongolia.

He has completed his postdoctoral Fellowship in Hepatology at the Department of

Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea between 2007-2008.

He did second overseas Clinical Research Fellowship in Hepatology at the Department of Internal Medicine III,

AKH Hospital, University of Vienna, Austria in 2012. Also currently he has completed as a Clinical Research

Fellow in Hepatology at the Storr Liver unit, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of

Sydney, Australia. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Laboratory,

Melbourne, Australia in 2014.

Professor O. Baatarkhuu is an Executive Council Member of APASL, Member of CEVHAP, and President of the

Mongolian Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases, Executive Director of the Mongolian Infectious

Diseases Physicians, and Chairman of the Scientific Committee for the APASL-STC 2012 in Mongolia

Professor O. Baatarkhuu is a key investigator in more than 10 international and national trials on antiviral treatment

of chronic hepatitis B and C.

He has been extensively involved in research in the fields of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma and he is

currently working on the natural history of hepatitis B and D in Mongolia.

Professor O. Baatarkhuu has published more than 120 international and local papers. He also has spoken nationally

and internationally on viral hepatitis and chronic liver diseases including hepatocellular carcinoma.

Dr. Si Hyun Bae

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,

The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Education (above college level):

Mar. 1984 - Feb. 1985:

Premedical course at The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine

Mar. 1986 - Feb. 1990:

The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine

Mar. 1992 - Feb. 1994: Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea; Master

(Med. Sci)

Mar. 1994 - Feb. 2000: Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea; Ph.D. (Med. Sci)

Degree:

Feb. 1990: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Feb. 1994: Master of Medical Science

Aug. 2000: Ph.D. (Medical Science)

Clinical & Research Training:

March 1990 - Feb. 1991: Internship, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital

March 1991 - Feb. 1995: Residency, Department of Internal Medicine,

Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea

August 2002 - Feb 2002: Research Fellow, Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of

Medicine, University of Florida, USA


Dr. Amina Bulatihan

Researcher, Nazarbayev University, Consultant,

Kaz Med Consult, Kazakhstan

Education

Queen Mary University of London, UK

09/2014 – 01/2016

Master of Science: Global Public Health and Policy

Course included: Epidemiology and Statistics; Health Systems, Economics and Policy,

Globalization and health system

Research: Tibetan Medicine and modernity: the scientization and industrialization of

Tibetan medicine in China

Fudan University, China

09/ 2008 – 07/2014

Bachelor of Clinical Medicine (Transferred from History Department)

Outstanding graduates of Fudan University, GPA top 10%

Excellent League Member of Huashan Hospital

Research: Studying the effect of testosterone on stability of erythrocyte membrane of mice before and after being

inflicted with Alloxan

Dr. Jason A. Case

Sr. Director, R&D Medtronic,

Gastrointestinal and Hepatology, USA

Summary

Medical device R&D leader with small and large company industry experience in

research, development, marketing and field sales with specific expertise in planning,

navigation and ablation technology and products

Education

M.S., Biomedical Engineering December 1999 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Thesis: “Heating Characteristics of ThermoRoda Implants Designed for Thermal Ablation of Prostate Carcinoma”

B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering May 1998

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa


Dr. Stephen L. Chan

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Oncology,

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Areas of Interest

Clinical and translation researches on

-Hepatocellular carcinoma

-Pancreatobiliary cancers

Educational and Career Experiences -Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of

Surgery (The University of Hong Kong 2000)

-Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) (2003)

-Fellowship of Hong Kong College of Physicians (2007)

-Fellowship of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Medicine) (2007)

-Fellowship of Royal College of Physician (Edinburgh) (2014)

-Fellowship of Royal College of Physician (London) (2016)

Honors and Awards

Dr. Stephen Chan is currently the clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese

University of Hong Kong. He is a medical oncologist with research interest focusing on clinical development of

novel treatment for liver and pancreatobiliary cancers. His research has earned him the Young investigator award

and Gold medal on dissertation awarded by the Hong Kong College of Physicians.

Dr. Chan is active internationally. Apart from being the key investigator of multiple international clinical trials on

HCC, he is currently the international member of the NCI Hepatobiliary Task Force of the Gastrointestinal Steering

Committee in United States. He serves in the editorial board of multiple journals including the liver international

and The International Journal of Biological Markers. Dr. Chan published more than 100 papers in peer-review

journals with some in high-impact journals including the Journal of Clinical Oncology and the Lancet.

Dr. Michael Charlton

Professor of Medicine, Medical Director,

Transplantation Institute; Director of Hepatology,

The University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, USA

Areas of Interest

Dr Charlton’s clinical and academic research interests include liver transplantation,

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and viral hepatitis. He has been a principal

investigator in several national and international clinical studies and National

Institutes of Health grants, including a study of the pathobiological basis of the

histological spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Educational and Career Experiences

Dr Charlton obtained his medical degree in 1986 from the University of London in London, UK. He subsequently

completed his internal medicine residency and a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University

of Vermont in Burlington, USA. This was followed by a hepatology and liver transplantation fellowship at the

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA.

Before obtaining his current position in 2017, Dr Charlton served as the Medical Director at the Intermountain

Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre in Salt Lake City, USA, as well as Hepatology Director and Medical

Director of Liver Transplantation at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr Charlton has been an active member of numerous professional societies, including the American Association

for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and has served as Councilor and President of the International Liver

Transplant Society.

In addition to publishing over 200 manuscripts, Dr Charlton has been a member of the AASLD NAFLD Practice

Guidelines writing group, has served as an Associate Editor for Hepatology, Transplantation, Liver Transplantation

and American Journal of Transplantation, and was a founding Associate Editor for Clinical Gastroenterology and

Hepatology.

Honors and Awards

Dr Charlton has received numerous awards during his career, including Young Investigator and Career

Achievement Awards from the American Society of Transplantation. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Royal

College of Physicians, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago and an Emeritus Professor of Medicine

at the Mayo Clinic.


Dr. Ann-Lii Cheng

Professor, Department of Oncology and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan

University Hospital,

Director, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taiwan

2006- Distinguished professor, National Taiwan University

2013/08- Director, NTU Cancer Center

2015/08- Vice Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

Areas of Interest

Clinical and Translational Research of Hepatocellular Carcinoma


1973-1980 M.D., National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

1989-1990 Visiting fellow, Clinical Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.

1991-1994 Ph.D., Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine

1998-2006 Professor, National Taiwan University

Honors and Awards

1997 「Outstanding Research Award」of Chinese Oncology Society.

1998-1999; 2003-2005; 2010-2012 「Outstanding Research Award」of National Science Council, R.O.C..

1999 「Excellent Research Award」of Formosan Medical Association, Taiwan, R.O.C..

1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 「Excellent Teacher Award」of National Taiwan University.

2003 「Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award」of College of Medicine, National Taiwan University.

2007 Fellow, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

2008.11 「Award for outstanding contributions for science and technology」from Executive Yuan, Taiwan

2010.12 Academy Award from Ministry of Education, Taiwan.

2013.11 The National Professorship from Ministry of Education, Taiwan.

2017.7 President, APPLE (Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting) Society

Dr. Kazuaki Chayama

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism,

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Gastroenterology, Viral Hepatitis


1981 Graduated from Hiroshima University

1981 Medical Doctor’s license in Japan

1997 PhD of Medical Science from Tokyo University

1981 Doctor, Mimihara General Hospital

1986 Doctor, Toranomon Hospital

2000 Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hiroshima University 2002 Professor, Department of

Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences,

Hiroshima University

2011-2015 Director of Hiroshima University Hospital

2012-2015 Executive and Vice President (Medical Affairs), Hiroshima University

Honors and Awards

16th Oda Award of Japan Society of Hepatology (2012)


Dr. Donna D’Souza

Interventional Radiologist and Assistant Professor of Radiology,

University of Minnesota, USA

Areas of Interest

• Interventional Oncology – tumor ablation, tumor embolization, intratumoral

injection

• Portal hypertension interventions – TIPS, BRTO, splenic embolization

Dr Donna D'Souza completed her medical school at Monash University, and her

Radiology Registrar training and Master of Medicine degree at University of

Melbourne, in her home city of Melbourne, Australia. She subsequently completed a Vascular and Interventional

Radiology fellowship at the University of Toronto in Canada, and then Interventional Radiology and Body

Radiology fellowships at the University of Minnesota in the US. Dr D'Souza is currently an Assistant Professor of

Radiology and Interventional Radiologist at the University of Minnesota, with clinical interests in interventional

oncology and portal hypertension interventions. At the University of Minnesota, Dr D'Souza is the Director of the

Interventional Radiology Residency and Fellowship Program, and Associate Program Director for the Diagnostic

Radiology Residency Program. Her research is focused on chemoembolization, radioembolization and intra-

tumoral injection of immunotherapy and oncolytic viruses. She has many peer-reviewed publications and given

many invited lectures in her field. Dr D’Souza serves on several US national committees in the Society of

Interventional Radiology, and is a reviewer for the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. In her free time, Dr D’Souza likes to travel the world with her

husband and enjoy the outdoors. She lived in a Japan for one year in her youth and speaks intermediate Japanese.

She loves animals and has two dogs.

Dr. Chia-Yen Dai

Professor, Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung

Medical University, Taiwan

Faculty

2003-2005 Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, College of Medicine,

Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2005-2009 Associate Professor, School of Medicine, College of Medicine,


2009- Now Professor, School of Medicine, College of Medicine,


Education

M.D. Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Master in Medical Science, Institute of Medical Science, Kaohsiung Medical University

PhD. in Medical Science, Institute of Medical Science, Kaohsiung Medical University


Dr. A. Kadir Dökmeci Emeritus Professor of Gastroenterology at the Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey A. Kadir Dökmeci was born in 1948 at Ilgaz, Turkey. He received his medical degree from the Ankara University School of Medicine (AUSM) in 1971 and qualified as a gastroenterologist in 1978. He has studied ultrasonography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as well as clinical hepatology in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Chiba University School of Medicine in Japan as Prof. Okuda’s student from 1979 to 1981 for 2.5 years. He had worked together with Dr. Masao Omata and Dr. Osamu Yokosuka in this period.

He was subsequently appointed as associate professor in 1982 and as a professor in 1988 and served as chief of Department of Internal Medicine and as a chief of Department of Gastroenterology at AUSM from 1993 to 2000. Prof. Dökmeci has been a visiting professor at the Chiba University School of Medicine from 1988 to 1989 and at the University of California, Irvine in 2003. He is founder and member of many national and international societies, including Turkish Society of Hepatobliopancreatology (serving as president), Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, and Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, The Association of the Turkish and Japanese Universities, Turkish Society of Endoscopy, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver. He has received national and international awards in his carrier including Inohana Award given by Chiba University in 1999. He has organized many medical congresses and international Sports competitions including 5th APASL STC in İstanbul and both International Figure Skating and Ice Hockey Competitions. Also he organized the 25th APASL Annual Conference 2015 in İstanbul. He was elected as the President of APASL from 2014 to 2015. He has contributed to editorials, reviews and book chapters. He is in editorial board in various journals such as Hepatology International, Digestive Endoscopy and Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. He was elected as a medical committee member and medical supervisor of International Ice Hockey Federation. He published more than 100 papers in different journals. A.Kadir Dökmeci is currently Emeritus Professor of Gastroenterology at the Ankara University School of Medicine and acting as the Past President of APASL. He is married and has 1 daughter.

Dr. Susumu Eguchi Professor, Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan Education Medical School Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan, Graduated in 1992 Post-graduate School Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Surgery, PhD course, 4/1994-3/1998 Medical Training & Professional career Nagasaki University Hospital, Department of Surgery II, 6/1992-4/1993

Nagasaki Municipal Hospital, Department of Surgery, 11/1993-3/1994 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery,Surgical Research, 6/1994-3/1997 Nagasaki Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, 1/1999-3/1999 National Tsushima Hospital, Department of Surgery,Chief 4/1999-1/2000 Nakatsushima Hospital, Department of Surgery,Chief 2/2000-3/2000 Prefectural Shimabara Onsen Hospital, Department of Surgery4/2000-3/2001 Groningen University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Clinical fellow, 4/2003-3/2005 Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Professor 1/2012 present Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital, Visiting professor 8/2012-present Syzganovs’ National Scientific Centre of Surgery, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Professor emeritus 2013-present Nagasaki University hospital, Deputy Hospital Director10/2013-3/2016 Nagasaki University hospital, International Medical Center director 4/2016-

The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Professor emeritus 8/2016-


Dr. Nobuyuki Enomoto

Professor,

First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Yamanashi, Japan

Education and Experience

2003- Professor, First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi,

Yamanashi, Japan

2000 Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo

Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

1993 Assistant Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical

and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

1990 Clinical fellow, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo,

Japan

1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan

1984 Resident, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

1984 Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Awards/Honors

1990 Sherlock Prize, International Association of the Study of Liver

1991 Research Award of Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

1992 Research Award of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

1996 Research Award of the Viral Hepatitis Foundation

2016 Research Award of Japan Society of Hepatology

Membership in Professional Societies

Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

Japanese Society of Gastroentelogy

Japan Society of Hepatology

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Dr. Junji Furuse

Professor,

Department of Medical Oncology Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, especially hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer


In 1984, graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine and then attended the

First Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University.

May 1984 Licensed as a Medical Doctor (No. 281218)

May 1984-June 1992, the First Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University Hospital

July 1992- February 2008, Division of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center

Hospital East

March 2008- Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine

Japanese Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG): Chair of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology Group

Japan Pancreas Society (JPS): Director, Chair of health insurance committee

ASCO: active member

ESMO: active member

International Association of Pancreatology (IAP): active member and council


Dr. Rino A Gani

Head Division of Hepatobiliary Department of Internal Medicine Medical

Faculty Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

Head Division of Hepatobiliary Department of Internal Medicine Medical Faculty

Universitas Indonesia

Areas of Interest

Hepatitis virus, Liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Education and Experience

M.D 1987, Ph.D 2010 in Universitas Indonesia

Associate Professor 2012 Universitas Indonesia

Consultant of Gastroenterology Hepatology Universitas Indonesia 2000

APASL member since 1996

Executive Council of APASL 2009-2013

President Elect APASL 2018

Expert Committee Leader on Hepatitis Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia

Award

Young Investigator Award APCGE 1996

Best Poster Award APASL 2005

Best Poster Award APASL 2008

Dr. Takuya Genda

Senior Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,

Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital

Areas of Interest

Liver cancer

Viral hepatitis

Liver cirrhosis


1993 MD, School of Medicine, Niigata University

2000 PhD, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

1997-2000 Research Resident, Foundation of Promotion of Cancer Research

2004-2007 Chief, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital

2007-2015 Associate Professor, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital

2015- Present position


Dr. Hasmik Ghazinyan Head of Hepatology Department “Nork” Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Armenia International Faculty • 3rd APASL Single Topic Conference on Hepatitis B 6‐7 October 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh, • 1st Congres of Hepatologists of Kazakhstan, Astana 2012 • EASL Endorsed Liver Symposia Georgia, Tbilisi 2013 • Speaker of 1st Symposium on Viral Hepatitis Varadero, Cuba. 19 May 2014. • Invited speaker of Single Topic Conference of APASL on HCV Karachi, Pakistan, October 2014

• Invited speaker of 24th Annual conference of APASL Istanbul Turkey, March 2015 • Invited speaker of Single Topic Conference of APASL on HCV New‐Delhi, India • Invited speaker of APASL Annual Conference 2016 • Invited speaker of APASL Annual conference 2017 Organizer • Chief of Organizing Committee of 1st international hepatologial conference of Armenian Hepatological Forum, 5‐6 September 2011, Yerevan, ARMENIA • Chief of Organizing Committee, Co‐chair of 2‐nd Biannual conference of Armenian Hepatological Forum, 6‐7 September 2013. • Member of Scientific and Organizing Committees of 1st Transcacausian International Conference, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2014. Current Problems of Liver Diseases. • Chairman of Single Topic Conference (STC) of APASL on HBV Yerevan, Armenia, October 2015

Dr. Satoshi Goshima Associate Professor of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan Areas of Interest Abdominal image diagnosis Interventional Radiology Educational and Career Experiences 1993-2000: Medical Student, Shimane University School of Medicine 2000-2001: General Education Course, Gifu University School of Medicine 2001-2003: Medical Education Course, Postgraduate Course, Gifu University School of Medicine 2003-2005: Junior Staff of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan

2005--2007: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 2007-2008: Visiting Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2008--2015: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan 2016-Present: Associate Professor of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan Honors and Awards 1. Bayer Best Paper Award 2014. 2. 2010 RSNA Cum Laude. RSNA 2010 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago. 3. Best Scientific Paper Award. Asian Congress of Abdominal Radiology 2009 in Seoul. 4. JSMRM Poster Award. Tsukuba, Japan October 1 2010. 5. 2007 Introduction to Research for International young Academics (IRIYA) sponsored by RSNA. RSNA 2007 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago. 6. JSMRM Poster Award. Tsukuba, Japan September 15 2006. 7. Gifu University School of Medicine. 2006 Award for medical researcher. Gifu, Japan. JRS, Itai Award. 2006 Annual Meeting of Japan Radiological Society. Yokohama, Japan.


Dr. Kwang-Hyub Han

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University

Academic Activities

He is professor of Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Univ. College of

Medicine (YUMC) and director of Yonsei Liver Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul,

Korea.

He is a member of The Korean Academy of Science Technology

He served as the president of Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL)

and the hosting president of APASL STC 2016 in Busan.

He was a founding co-chairman and hosting chairman of APPLE (Asia-Pacific

Primary Liver Cancer Exert) meeting and served as the first president of APPLE

association.

At present, he is an executive committee member of APPLE and CEVHEP. He is also serving as an associate editor

of Liver Cancer, assistant editor of Hepatology International and an editorial board member of Journal of

Hepatology.

Dr. Kai-Wen Huang

Director & CEO,

Centre of Mini-invasive Interventional Oncology, National Taiwan University

Hospital, Taiwan

Areas of Interest

Genomics, Gene Therapy

Translational medicine

Cancer research

Hepatology & Gastroenterology

Surgery

Interventional Oncology

Radiofrequency Medicine

Nanomagnetic medicine

Thermotherapy & Photodynamic therapy


M.S. in Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, School of Medicine

PhD. in Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, School of Medicine

Attending physician, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital

Attending physician, Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital

Chief, Translation Center of Cirrhosis Research, National Taiwan University Hospital

Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Honors and Awards

Mr. Wu Dayu Memorial Award

Founder & Executive director, Taiwan Academy of Tumor Ablation

Board of directors of Asia-Pacific Association of Imaging-guided Minimally Invasive Therapy in Oncology

(AAMIO)

Founder & Board of directors of Asia Congress of Tumor Ablation (ACTA)

Founder & Secretary-general, Taiwan Association of Interventional and Therapeutic Ultrasound (TAITU)

Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Visited Professor of National University of Singapore


Dr. Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Professor and Chairman, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, University

of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest

Surgical treatments for primary and metastatic liver carcinomas

Liver transplantation


1993 - 1994: Resident in the Tokyo University Hospital

1994 - 1996: Active Surgeon in the Fujieda Municipal Hospital.

1998 - 1999: Postgraduate Student in Surgery

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo.

1999 - 2000: Active Surgeon in the Kanto Medical Center NTT EC.

2001 - 2003: Postgraduate Student in Surgery

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

2003 - 2007: Assistant Professor in Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division of the above institution.

January 16, 2008 – August 15, 2009: Lecturer in Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division.

August 16, 2009- November 30, 2017: Associate Professor in Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division

December 1, 2017 – present: Professor and Chairman

Honors and AwardsMarch 30, 2007: Young Investigator Award in the 17th APASL (Kyoto)

Dr. Takeshi Hatanaka

Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Radiofrequency Ablation and Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for

hepatocellular carcinoma.


Education

1999-2005 M.D., Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Work Experience

2005- Fellow, First Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University Hospital

2007- Staff Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Tone Chuo Hospital, Gunma, Japan

2008- Staff Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Gunma, Japan

2012- Chief Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, Gunma, Japan

2015- Research associate, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

2016- Chief physician, Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General

Hospital, Gunma, Japan

2017-Current Chief physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Gunma, Japan

Honors and AwardsMembership and Certification:

Board Certified Doctor of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

Board Certified Doctor of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Board Certified Hepatologist of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Board Certified Doctor of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Member of the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan


Dr. Yoichi Hiasa

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University

Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Viral hepatitis

Ultrasonography

Vaccine therapy


1990 Graduate Ehime University School of Med

1999 Instructor, Ehime University

2000 Research Fellow of Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

2002 Assistant Professor, Ehime University

2007 Lecturer, Ehime University Hospital

2010 Associate Professor, Ehime University

2013 to president, Professor, Ehime University

2015 to president, Vice Director of Ehime University Hospital

2017 Member of FAASLD and AGAF

Honors and Awards

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award from American Liver Foundation, “Kanmuri” Award from Japanese

Society of Hepatology, Award from Liver Forum in Kyoto, Distinguished award of publication from Ehime

University, Award from Ehime Medical Society

Dr. Atsushi Hiraoka

Gastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology (Oncology, Imaging,)


Education and job history:

Education

1998: MD, Kagoshima University, Japan

2005: PhD, Ehime University, Japan

Job

1998: Third department of Internal Medicine, Ehime Univ., Japan

1999 to 2002: Internal medicine, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital, Japan

2002 to 2005: Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime Univ., Japan

2005 to present: Gastroenterology center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan

License

2000: Full Medical License, Japan

Honors and Awards

2006: A research encouragement award of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

2014: A research encouragement award of Japanese Society of Hepatology

2017: 16th Otsuka Award (Japanese Society of Hepatology)


Dr. Goro Honda

Chief Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and

Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Liver tumors

Pancreatic cancer

Laparoscopic surgery


2010 F.A.C.S

2009 Ph.D., Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

1992 M.D., Kumamoto University School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

Research grant, The Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer, 2009

Research grant, The Pancreas Research Foundation of Japan, 2009

Research grant, The Public Trust Found for Clinical Cancer Research, 2011

Overseas scholarship, The Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy, 2011

Research grant, The Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy, 2012

E.A.E.S Video Award, The 21st Internal EAES Congress in Vienna, 2013

Dr. Hiroko Iijima

Professor of Department of Hepatolo-biliary-pancreatic Medicine, Head of the

Section of Ultrasound at Ultrasound Imaging Center, Hyogo College of Medicine,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology


1983-1985 Department of Internal Medicine Hyogo College of Medicine

1985-1986 Department of Internal Medicine Fujimoto Hospital

1986-2000 Department of Internal Medicine Hyogo College of Medicine

2000-2003 Department of Gastroenterology Tokyo Medical University

2003-2005 Vising Clinical Professor of Department of Medical Imaging University of Toronto Toronto General

Hospital

Visiting Professor of Department of Medical Biophysics University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

2005- Present Department of Hepatology and Ultrasound Imaging Center, Hyogo College of Medicine.

2008- Professor of Department of Hepatolo-biliary-pancreatic Medicine,

Head of the Section of Ultrasound at Ultrasound Imaging Center, Hyogo College of Medicine.

Honors and Awards

2002, May American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Award

2002, Oct The 10th United European Gastroenterology Week Award

2002, May The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine Excellent academic incentive award

2002, The Japan Society of Hepatology Hepatology Research award


Dr. Masafumi Ikeda

Chief, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer

Center Hospital East, Japan

Areas of Interest

Medical Oncology of hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer


Third department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine,

Trainee, 1994-1995.

Internal Medicine, Minamata City General Hospital and Medical Center, Trainee,

1995-1996.

Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Resident & Chief resident, 1996-2001.

Third department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Medical staff, 2001-2002.

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Medical staff, 2002-2008.

Department of hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Section head, 2008-

Department of hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chief, 2011-

Dr. Takashi Ikehara

Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department

of Internal Medicine, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Japan

Institution

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,

Department of internal medicine,

Toho University Omori Medical Center

Education

1992 Graduated from Tokai University

Professional Experience

1993-1994 Resident in Medicine, Toho University Omori Medical Center

1994-1997 Resident in Medicine & Clinical Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Yokohamashi

Nanbu Hospital

1997-2002 Clinical Fellow & Assistant Professor, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Omori

Medical Center

2002-2004 Medical Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Yamauchi Hospital

2005-2008 Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine,


2008-2012 Associated Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nanbu Hospital

2012-2018 Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine,


2018- Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanto Rosai Hospital


Dr. Kenichi Ikejima

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Graduate

School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

NAFLD/NASH

Alcoholic liver disease


Graduated from Juntendo University School of Medicine in 1989.

PhD course, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine (1992-1996)

Postdoctoral fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994-1997)

Assistant professor, Juntendo University School of Medicine (2002-2007)

Associate professor, Juntendo University School of Medicine (2007- 2016)

Senior Associate professor, Juntendo University School of Medicine (2016-Oct, 2017)

Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine (Nov, 2017-present)

Honors and AwardsResearch Award of Juntendo University School of Medicine Alumni (2003)

Medical Research Award of the Tokyo Medical Association (2004)

Research Award: Liver Forum in Kyoto (2007, 2009)

Hepatology Research Award (the Japan Society of Hepatology, 2008)

4th Research Award of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine (2012)

Hiromasa Ishii Memorial Junior Award (ISBRA, 2012)

Dr. Yasuharu Imai

Associate professor, Department of Gastroenterological Imaging and

Interventional Oncology Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Ultrasound of the liver (Electromagnetic tracking system, Contrast-enhanced

ultrasound, Elastography)

Local ablation therapy for liver cancer


1988 Ph.D. in Hepatology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

2017 Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

2014 Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

2006 Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

1996 Nagano Municipal Hospital, Nagano, Japan

1988 Iiyama Red Cross Hospital, Iiyama, Japan

Honors and Awards

2010 Tokyo Medical University Cancer Foundation


Dr. Yoshitaka Inaba

Chief, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer

Center Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Interventional Oncology

Chemotherapy

Diagnostic Imaging


1983-1989: Shiga University of Medical Science

1989-1991: Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital

1991-2006: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center

2006-present: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

Dr. Toshiyuki Irie

Professor, Department of Radiology, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical

Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Invention

Development of IVR devices


1984: Graduation, National Defense Medical College

1984-1997: Medical Doctor of Japan Self Defense Air Force

1998-2001: Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Tsukuba University

2002-2015: Department of Radiology, Hitachi General Hospital

2016-: Present Position


Dr. Namiki Izumi President of Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Japan Areas of Interest Treatment and diagnosis for hepatocellular carcinoma, molecular targeting agent for HCC, Liver cirrhosis Educational and Career Experiences Education March, 1978 Graduated from Department of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Professional Experience 1978-1980 Resident in medicine, in associated hospital of Tokyo Medical and Dental University

1980-1986 Fellow in the second department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University 1986-1990 Associated Director of Medicine, Musashino Red-Cross Hospital 1987 Graduated from Graduate school of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, PhD 1991-2008 Director, Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red-Cross Hospital 2005- Invited Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University 2006- Clinical Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University 2008- Vice President of Musashino Red-Cross Hospital 2016- The President of Musashino Red Cross Hospital 2017- Chief Investigator of study group of nationwide analysis for real-world interferon-free DAA treatment and analysis of resistance associated resistance as well as re-treatment guideline for the patients who failed to respond to DAA with chronic hepatitis C, supported by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, 2009- Board Member of Japanese Society of Hepatology 2010- Board Member of Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan Honors and Awards 1996 Mitsukoshi Medical Association Award 2013 Japan Society of Hepatology Award, 2014 The president of 50 th anniversary meeting of Japan Society of Hepatology

Dr. Amarsanaa Jazag Chairman of Health Policy Committee, Democratic Party of Mongolia, Mongolia Education a. Undergraduate Education Sep/1991-June/1996 M.D. (Undergraduate and Medical degree combination) Otoch-Manramba Medical Institute (Manba-Datsan), Mongolia b. Graduate Education Sep/1996-June/1997 M.S. Candidate (Transferred before graduation) National School of Medicine, Mongolia May/1998-Mar/2000 Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Apr/2000-Mar/2002 Master degree of Science (Master. of Medical Science), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Thesis: Role of Chemokine Receptors in Gastrointestinal cancers Advisor: Masao Omata, M.D. Apr/2002-Mar/2006 Ph.D. in Medicine,

Major: Gastroenterology. Minor: Molecular Oncology of GI tract. Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Ph.D. dissertation: Smad4 silencing in pancreatic cancer cell lines using stable RNA interference and gene expression profiles induced by transforming growth factor-beta. Advisor: Masao Omata, M.D.

April/2006-2008 Post-Doctoral fellow, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA, USA

c. Employment May/2008 Investigator, National Academy of Medicine of Mongolia, (Early detection of cancer project) President, Garvaa Foundation 2008-2009 Lecturer, at Otoch-Manramba School of Medicine 2009-2012 President, Mongolian Association of Study of Liver Disease (MASLD)

Adviser, at Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) President-elect for 2nd HCV APASL Single Topic Conference, 2012

2008- 2012 CEO, “Happy Veritas” Clinical Hepatology Laboratory 2008- 2012 CEO, “Interferon Alpha” Liver hospital 2012- 2014 Vice Minister of Health, Ministry of Health 2012- 2016 Ulaanbaatar City Councilor, Chairman of health and food safety committee 2017-now Advisor adjunct on Health related issues of the President of Mongolia 2018-now Chairman of Health policy committee, Democratic Party of Mongolia


Dr. Yong Jin

Director, Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital

of Soochow University, China

Education

2003-2006 Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong

University, Shanghai, China.

1995-1998 Master of Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China

1990-1995 Bachelor of Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi,

China

Professional Employment:

2014-Present Director, Chief physician, The Interventional Therapy Department, The Second Affiliated

Hospital of Soochow University.

2006-2013 Deputy Director, Deputy Chief physician, The Interventional Therapy Department, The Second

Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University.

1995-2003 Attending Doctor, Lecture, The first affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University.

Areas of Interest:

1. Interoncology: Including TACE TAE and Ablation

2. Obstetrics and Gynecology Interventional Therapy：UAE for Uterine leiomyoma and Adenomyosis

3. Interventional Therapy of Portal Hypertension of Cirrhosis：TIPS and BRTO

Dr. Masaki Kaibori

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical

University, Japan

Employment

April, 2013-Present: Associate Professor in Dept. Surgery, Kansai Medical University

April, 2009-March, 2013: Assistant Professor in Dept. Surgery, Kansai Medical

University

2000-March, 2009: Lecturer in Dept. Surgery, Kansai Medical University

1997-1999: Instructor in Dept. Transplantation and Immunology, Kyoto University

Graduate School of Medicine

1994-1996: Instructor in Dept. Surgery, Kansai Medical University

1991-1993: Resident in Dept. Surgery, Kansai Medical University

Societies

Japan Surgical Society

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

The Japan Society of Hepatology

The Japan Society for Transplantation

Japanese Cancer Association

Specialization

Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Publications (English only)

Total number of my publications is 171 (total impact factors; 532)

Total number of first author (Kaibori M) is 69


Dr. Toshimi Kaido

Associate Professor, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and

Transplantation, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic cancer

Liver Transplantation

Nutrition

Sarcopenia

Perioperative management/Surgical infection


Professor Kaido graduated from Kyoto University in 1987, and graduated from the

Graduate School of Medicine of the same university in 1996.

From 1999-2001, he was Assistant Professor at the First Department of Surgery of Kyoto University, then he joined

the Department of Surgery of the Otsu Municipal Hospital until 2007.

He subsequently became Assistant Professor of the Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant

Surgery of Kyoto University in 2007 and Associate Professor after 2009.

Honors and Awards

1997 Best Subject Award of the 97th Annual Meeting of Japan Surgical Society

2007 President Award of the 19th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

2008 Chairman Award of the 20th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Best Subject Award of the 21th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Surgical Infection Excellent Poster Award of

Japan Digestive Disease Week 2008

2009 Best Subject Award of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Hepatology

2012 Fellowship Award of Japanese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JSPEN)

2013 The Best Paper of the 15th AJINOMOTO Award of the Japan Society of Hepatology

The Best Paper in The Year of Japanese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JSPEN)

2014 Best Oral Award of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)

2016 Investigator Award of 25th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL)

Dr. Takanori Kanai

Vice Dean, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Microbiota

Inflammatory bowel disease


1989-1998 Instructor of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine

1998-2000 Instructor of Medicine, Keio Cancer Center

2000- Instructor of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2003- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2005- Committee of Hovard Medical Institute Educational Program, TMDU

2006- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Section Editor

2007- Associate Professor of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine

2008- Clinical Professor of Medicine (Visiting), Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2009- J Gastroenterology, Associate Editor

2011- Am J Physiol Gasrointest & Liver Physiol, Editorial Board member

2013- Professor of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine

2017- Vice Dean, Keio University School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

2001 10th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology; Young Investigator Award

2004 The American Physiology Society Symposium; Travel Awards

2008 Kitasato-Kitajima Memorial Science Award

2009 Keio Science Promotion Award

2015 Yakult BioScience Research Foundation Research Grant Award


Dr. Shuichi Kaneko Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School Areas of Interest Pathogenesis of HCC Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Educational and Career Experiences Education: 1982 Graduate from Kanazawa University School of Medicine (MD) 1986 Graduate from Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University (Ph.D in Medicine) 1987 Visiting fellow: National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA

1993 Visiting professor: University of Southern California, USA Professional Affiliations: ・Board member of directors: the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (2012-2017）・Board member of directors: the Japanese Society of Hepatology (2009-2016) ・Visiting Professor of Sichuan University (2007-) Editorial board: ・Cancer Science (Associate editor) ・Hepatology Research (Editor-in-chief, 2010-2014) Society Chairman 2012 General assembly of Japan Society of Hepatology 2019 General assembly of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (elect) Honors and Awards 1993 Hepatology Award from Japanese Society of Hepatology 2004 Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Service Award from Minister Award of Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2005 Oda prize from Japanese Society of Hepatology 2013 Invention prize from Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation 2014 Science and Technology Award from Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2015 The “Khubilai Khan” Gold Medal of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences 2015 Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Service Award Minister Award of Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Dr. Naoya Kato Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduated School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan Education March, 1986 Graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine Degree March, 1995 Doctor of Medical Sciences from Chiba University School of Medicine Research Carrier 1989-1992 Research fellow at First Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine

1992-1993 Research fellow at Virology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute 1993-1998 Research fellow at Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo 1999-2008 Research associate at Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo 2008. Jan-Nov Project lecturer at Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo 2008. Dec-2013. March Project associate professor and Director at Unit of Disease Control Genome Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 2013. April- Associate professor and Director at Division of Advanced Genome Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Specialty Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatocellular carcinoma


Dr. Shunsuke Kato

Professor, Department of Medical Oncology Juntendo University, Japan

Education:

1986.4-1992.3 MD, Tohoku University, School of Medicine

1992.4-1996.3 PhD, Graduate School of Tohoku University

Doctoral dissertations supervised by Prof. Ryunosuke Kanamaru, Dept. Clinical

Oncology, Institute of Developing, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University

Working Experience:

1996.4-1996.6 Medical Stuff of Dept. Clinical Oncology, Hospital attached

IDAC, Tohoku University.

1996.7-1997.6 Medical Stuff of Dept. Gastroenterology, Semine Hospital, Miyagi.

1997.7-2000.3 Medical Stuff of Dept. Clinical Oncology, Hospital attached IDAC, Tohoku University.

2000.4-2007.6 Assistant Professor of Dept. Clinical Oncology, Tohoku University Hospital.

2007.7-2009.2 Lecturer of Dept. Clinical Oncology, Tohoku University Hospital.

2009.3-2013.12 Associate Professor of Dept. Clinical Oncology, IDAC, Tohoku University.

2013.12- Professor of Dept. Medical Oncology, Juntendo University.

Dr. Norifumi Kawada

Professor of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Hepatology, Graduate School

of Medicine, Osaka City University, Japan

Professor Norifumi Kawada was graduated with M.D. degree in 1986 from Osaka City

University Medical School. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Osaka City University

in 1991. From 1991 to 1992, Prof. Kawada trained as a Visiting Scientist, Institute of

Biochemistry, Freiburg University. And then, from 1993 to 2006, he worked as a

Research Associate, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor in Osaka City

University Graduate School of Medicine.

He was promoted as a professor of Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine in 2007. His research

interests are biology of stellate cells, liver fibrosis, and carcinogenesis. He is a reviewer and member of editorial

board of several scientific journals. Prof. Kawada was Visiting Scientist, Department of Hepatology, Florence

University in 2004, and from 2015, he is a visiting Professor of University College London (UCL). He assumes a

fellow of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in 2015.


Dr. Seiji Kawasaki

Department of Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery

Liver Transplantation


1977 Graduated from University of Tokyo

1985 Associate, Tokyo University Hospital

1987 Clinical Fellow, General Surgery, Emory University

1989 Associate, Second Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo

1991 Associate Professor, First Department of Surgery, Shinshu University

1995 Professor & Chairman, First Department of Surgery, Shinshu University

2002 Professor & Chairman, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Juntendo University

2018 Adviser, Mitsui Memorial Hospital

Dr. Hong-Soo Kim

Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department

of Medicine at Soonchunhyang University, Korea

Dr. Hong-Soo Kim is a Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

in the Department of Medicine at Soonchunhyang University.

Prof. Kim’s research interests include treatment and surveillance of hepatocellular

carcinoma. He was a president of the Korean Association of Clinical Ultrasound and

served as a chairman of committees of guidelines of liver cancer screening in Korea

government.

He also serves on many national and international committees including health insurance review and assessment

survice, operated by Korea government.


Dr. Soo Ryang Kim Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, Japan Areas of Interest Gastroenterology, Hepatology Educational and Career Experiences Soo Ryang Kim studied medicine at Kagoshima University and graduated in 1975. Following a clinical fellowship in Kobe Kyodo Hospital, he started a private medical clinic, Asahi Clinic, in 1981. Meanwhile he studied histopathology of the liver at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, where he received his PhD degree in 1982, and later he studied clinical hepatology at Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine. He founded Kobe Asahi Hospital in 1988, where he is currently a

director. Since the 20th century, he has published more than 40 international scientific papers as a first author regarding viral hepatitis, alcohol-related liver diseases, and liver tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma. His research interests are "Diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma" and “Comparison of liver diseases between Japan and Korea”.

Dr. Kazuhiko Koike Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Koike obtained his M.D. degree from The University of Tokyo in 1980. From 1986 to 1989, he worked in the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda. In 2004, he has been appointed as the Professor and Chairman of Department of Infectious Diseases, and, in 2009, has been appointed as the Professor and Chairman of Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo. He has been the Director General of The Japan Society of Hepatology since 2010, and was Director General of The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine from 2013 to 2016. He is a board-certified hepatologist and board-certified gastroenterologist. He has been chiefly working on the clinical practice on viral hepatitis B & C, NASH, and diagnosis and treatment of

hepatocellular carcinoma. He has published more than 700 original articles. Education and Professional Experience 1980 Graduated, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 1980-83 First Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan. 1984-86 Research Fellow, Department of Enteroviruses, National Institute of Health, Japan. 1986-88 Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. 1988-89 Research Fellow, Laboratory of Virology, J. Holland Research Institute, American Red Cross, Rockville, MD, USA. 1989-91 Instructor, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 1991-97 Assistant Professor, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 1997-98 Lecturer, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 1998-2004 Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 2004-09 Professor and Chairman, Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 2009-present Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Membership Director General, The Japan Society of Hepatology (JSH) (2010〜) Director General, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2013〜2016) Director, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) (2012〜) Director General, The Japanese Society of Molecular Medicine (2016〜) Councilor, The Japanese Cancer Association Councilor, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases The Japanese Society for Virology


Dr. Shigehiro Kokubu

Director, Institute for Liver Disease Minimal Invasive Treatment, Shin-

Yurigaoka General Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Loco-regional treatment for Hepatocellular carcinoma. Imaging diagnosis of the

liver.

Portal Hypertension (BRTO/PSE, Portal venous thrombosis).


Ⅰ. Department of Gastroenterology, School of medicine Kitasato University

(1978~2006)

Ⅱ. Department of Juntendo University School of Medicine, Nerima Hospital (2006~2014)

Dr. Norihiro Kokudo

President, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver surgery



Dr. Norihiro Kokudo is the President of National Center for Global Health and

Medicine in Tokyo. He earned his M.D. in 1981, and then Ph.D. in 1988 at University

of Tokyo. From 1989 to 1991 he stayed at Department of Surgery, University of

Michigan as a visiting research investigator. After 6 years at Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, as a senior staff of

GI surgery, he joined the Department of HPB Surgery in The University of Tokyo and became a professor and

chairman in 2007 (until March 2017). Dr. Kokudo has been conducting a number of research projects on surgical

treatment of HCC, colorectal liver metastases, and living donor liver transplantation. As the chairman of the

guideline committee, he compiled 3rd and 4th version of Japanese clinical practice guidelines for HCC in 2013 and

2017. Dr. Kokudo is the immediate past president of Japan Surgical Society and Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-

Biliary Association (A-PHPBA). He is the secretary general of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

(IHPBA) and a Vice President of International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists

(IASGO). He is also a fellow of American College of Surgeons and Royal College of Surgeons of England, and a

member of International Society of Surgery and The Society of Surgical Oncology. He is an honorary regional

editor for HPB, and an associate editor for Liver Cancer, Digestive Surgery, and Japanese Journal of Clinical

Oncology. He is on the editorial board of Annals of Surgery, Surgery, Journal of American College of Surgeons,

World Journal of Surgery, and Journal of HPB Science.

Honors and Awards

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo


Dr. Ming Kuang

Vice President

The First Affiliated Hospital (FAH), Sun Yat-sen University, China

Dr. Ming Kuang, MD, PhD, is vice president of the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH), Sun

Yat-sen University in Guanghzou, the largest hospital in south of China with an annual

out-patient number of 5 million. Dr. Kuang is a professor in hepatobiliary surgery and

interventional ultrasound, and director of cancer center in FAH, Sun Yat-sen University.

As a doctor, Dr. Kuang majors in minimally invasive treatments for cancer such as

laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, image-guided tumor ablation. Dr. Kuang is

interested in the mechanism, prevention and treatment of liver cancer recurrence and

metastases, and precision cancer research including immunotherapy. In the above-

mentioned field, he has published many original articles on Hepatology, Radiology, Oncogene and Clinical Cancer

Research etc. He has achieved 8 major grants from the government, such as National Natural Science Foundation

of China. As a main participant, Dr. Kuang was honored with 2008 China Medical Science Awards 2nd prize and

2008 Guangdong Province Medical Science Awards 2nd prize. Dr. Kuang is nowadays one of the major experts in

the field of tumor ablation in China. He is faculty of ECIO and APCIO since 2009, and chairman or vice chairman

of many medical associations in China.

Dr. Masatoshi Kudo

Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,

Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Imaging

Ablation

Systemic therapy


1978 Graduated from Kyoto University

1978 Kyoto University Hospital

1979 Kobe City General Hospital

1987 University of California, Davis Medical Center

1997 Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Honors and Awards

1989 Berson-Yallow Award from The Society of Nuclear Medicine (USA)

2008 Okuda Award presented by Asian Pacific Gastroenterology Society

2009 Madangopalan Award from Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL)

2010 JSH official journal Highest Citation Award

2010 JISAN Lecture Award Presented by Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine


Dr. Takashi Kumada

Clinical Professor, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan

1977 Graduation of Nagoya University School of Medicine

1977-1982 Medical residency, Department of Internal Medicine, Ogaki Municipal

Hospital

1982-1984 Attending staff, Section of Hepatology, Second Department of Internal

Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine

1984- Attending staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki

Municipal Hospital

2000- Department director, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki

Municipal Hospital

2011- Deputy director of a hospital, Ogaki Municipal Hospital

2016- Clinical professor, Nagoya University School of Medicine

Specialty and Research Field of Interest

Hepatology, Medical Oncology, Interventional Radiology,

Treatment of hepatic Malignancies, Viral hepatitis.

Dr. Hidekatsu Kuroda

Lecturer, Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate

Medical University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology

Abdominal imaging

Ablation


1991 MD, Iwate Medical University

2004 PhD, Iwate Medical University

2004-2013 Assistant Professor, Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical

University

2013-2014 Research Fellow, Imperial College London, Department of Medicine, Hepatology

2015-2018 Lecturer, Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University

Honors and Awards

Travel Grant Award of United European Gastroenterology Week 2010

Basic Travel Grant Award of United European Gastroenterology Week 2011


Dr. George Lau Chairman, Humanity and Health Medical Group Director and Consultant, Humanity and Health GI and Liver Centre Dr George Lau graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 1987, with support by the King’s Edward Scholarship. After graduation, he was trained in Internal Medicine and then specialized in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and obtained his fellowship from the Hong Kong College of Physician in 1995. He received his post-doctorial training in Hepatology at Stanford University from 1992-1994 (supported by Hong Kong-Stanford scholarship) and University College of London from 1998-1999 (supported by Royal College scholarship). In 2002, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer and Consultant at the Department of

Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. At the same year, he awarded most understanding Youth in Hong Kong. In 2005, he became the Global Principal Investigator of pegylated interferon alfa-2a for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and his work led to the registration of pegylated interferon alfa-2a by the EU and US Food and Drug Administration in 2005 (published in the New England Journal of Medicine). Dr. Lau has more than 500 publications with citation of over 10,000. He has also been invited to give numerous lectures in Hepatology throughout the world. Dr Lau had been the Associate Editor for both Journal of Hepatology and Liver international, and is currently serving as reviewer for over 30 international journals. In 2006, he was promoted to full Professor and assistant Dean, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He was admitted to Fellow of the Royal College of Physician (London) in 2006. He was also well respected by his peer in academic Hepatology and was elected as 19th President of the Asian Pacific Association of the Study Liver (APASL) in 2008-2009. With his contribution in the field, he is now life-member of the Steering committee of APASL. In 2015, he was made fellow of the American Association for the study of Liver Diseases. In 2016, he was awarded National Science and Technology Progress Award (State Science and Technology Prizes)- Technological Advancement in Chronic hepatitis B infection management (China). In his community work, Dr Lau has founded the Cheng Si-Yuan (China-International) Hepatitis Research Foundation in 1998 (http://www.csyfoundation.org). This foundation represents one of the largest non-profit organisation in liver diseases in Asia. In 2009, he founded and become Chairman of Humanity and Health Medical Group, Hong Kong. He was also Director and Consultant, Humanity and Health GI and Liver Center in Hong Kong. He is also the co-Director, Institute of Translational Hepatology and Director of the Beijing 302-Humanity and Health special hepatitis C clinic, 302 Hospital, Beijing, China. Beijing. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the APASL HBV guideline committee and panel member of the APASL HCV guideline committee. He also served as the abstract reviewers of the 2015/2016 AASLD, DDW and APASL annual scientific meeting.

Dr. Dong Ho Lee Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Undergraduate: College of Liberal Arts and Science Seoul National University (March 1999-February 2001) Graduate: College of Medicine - M.D. Seoul National University (March 2001 - February 2005) Graduate School - M.S.

Seoul National University (March 2008 - February 2014) Graduate School – Ph.D. Seoul National University (March 2014 - August 2017) Postgraduate: Rotating Internship Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul (March 2005 - February 2006) Radiology Residency Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul (March 2006 - February 2010) Radiology Fellowship Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul (April 2013 – February 2014) Specialty Boards: Korean Board of Radiology (#2702) (February 2010)


Dr. Laurentius A. Lesmana

Professor in Internal Medicine, Consultant Gastroentero-Hepatologist,

Department of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Professor in Internal Medicine, Consultant Gastroentero-Hepatologist , Department of

Medicine, University of Indonesia and Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo teaching hospital,

Jakarta. He received fellowship from the University of Amsterdam ,the Netherlands at

the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 1979-1980 ( Prof. G. N.

Tygtat).From 1986-1989 Ph.D Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenteology,

Univ. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He underwent postgraduate training at the

Department of Medicine , Chiba University , Japan in 1980.He received Fellow

American College of Gastroenterology ( FACG ) in 1999 and Fellow of the American College of Physicians

(FACP ) in 2001.He was the president of the Indonesian Association for the Study of the Liver ( Ina ASL) form

2002 -2006.Prof. Lesmana was the President of the first Annual APASL ( Asian Pacific Association of the Study of

the Liver ) Conference 2005 in Bali and he was also the Chairman of the first China –Indonesia joint meeting

( CISHMS) in 2007 in Bali. He was the president of the first APASL Single Topic Conference on Hepatocellular

Carcinoma in 2008 in Bali. His professional memberships include the American College of Gastroenterology, the

American College of Physicians, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Society

for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. From 2005-now he is a member of the Steering Committee of APASL. He has

published papers in national and international journals and currently a member of editorial board of ACTA and

Hepatology International. He received Fellow of the American Association for the Study of the Liver .( FAASLD )

in 2015

Prof Lesmana is currently the Chairman of Digestive Disease and GI Onkology Centre Medistra hospital.

Dr. Ping Liang

Chairman, Department of Interventional Ultrasound,

The Chinese PLA General Hospital, China

Her major scientific interests are microwave ablation and radiofrequency ablation

treatment of solid tumors in multiple organs (liver, kidney, adrenal gland, spleen,

thyroid, breast, metastatic lymph nodes, etc.); Prof. Liang has been granted by 20

national and provincial research projects, including the Major National Projects on

Scientific Research Instrument Development and International Cooperation Projects

from the Ministry of Science and Technology. She has published 98 SCI articles. Prof.

Liang edited the first monograph on thermal ablation in China: ultrasound-guided

percutaneous microwave ablation therapy of liver tumor, and has been invited by the internationally renowned

Elsevier publishing house to preside over the editing of an English monograph. She has obtained 14 patents at

home and abroad, and won 8 awards, including: Second Prize of the State Technological Innovation Award,

Second Prize of the State Science and Technology Advancement Award and so on.


Dr. Shi-Ming Lin

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung

Memorial Hospital and University, Linluo and Taipei

5th President, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association, Taiwan

Institution

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital,

LinKuo and Taipei

Professional experiences

Shi-Ming Lin studied medicine at National Taiwan University and graduated in 1982,

Following this, he completed a clinical resident training in Veteran General Hospital Taipei and GI fellowship in

Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital-Taipei and Linkuo. Dr. Lin is currently a Professor since 2007 and a deputy

chairman at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung University since 2014.

Dr. Lin is one of the pioneers of RFA for liver tumors in Taiwan. Dr. Lin has published 120 papers in international

and domestic scientific journals including Gastroenterolgy, Hepatology, Gut, Journal of Hepatology, Cancer, and

British Journal of Surgery. Dr. Lin has 4 papers (published in Hepatology 1999 and Gastroenterology 2004, Gut

2005 and J Hepato 2007) ranked as the highly cited papers. Dr. Lin has given 110 invited lectures in the area of his

expertise on occasions to international audiences including APASL(2006,2008-9,2012,2013), APDW (2007, 09),

Annual Microwave Surg Meeting Jpn (2008, 09), Kobe HCC symposium (2009), APPLE (2010-2015), 2013

Korea-Japan Image-guide Tumor Ablation Meeting, Japan JSH 2012, HK IDD 2011, HK Interventional Radiology

Symposium 2009, South East Asian Nations conference (2008, 2010, 2012), and Singapore GI Annual Meeting

2009, Asian Congress of Tumor Ablation (ACTA) 2014,2015; 4th International Kyoto Liver Cancer Symposium

(IKLS) 2014, Mongolia DDW 2014, The Hepatic Oncology Multi-disciplinary Approach Symposium(TOMAS),

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014, and Taiwan-France HCC symposium 2014. Quarter century’s contribution to liver

research by TASL 2015, APAITO 2016.ACTA 2016, University of Tokyo 10,000 RFA meeting (Nov 17, 2016).

Dr. Lin is serving as a journal referee of many peer-review journals including Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gut, J

Hepatol, Ann Surg, et al. His research interest include diagnosis and treatment of hepatoma and antiviral therapies

for hepatitis B and C.

Research Interest

1. Percutaneous intra-tumoral radiofrequency ablation, ethanol injection, acetic acid injection therapy for hepatic

malignancy

2. Hepatic tumor aspiration and cytological interpretation. Contrast –enhanced songraphy

3. Chemo-prevention of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma

4. Antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B or C

Dr Chun-Jen Liu

Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine,

National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan

Areas of Interest

Dr Liu’s clinical and academic research interests include hepatitis B, hepatitis C and

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, particularly focusing on the role of viral and host

factors in the pathogenesis and natural/treatment outcomes of chronic hepatitis B and

C. Additionally, Dr Liu has been involved in clinical trials of treatments for chronic

hepatitis B and C and hepatocellular carcinoma.


Dr Liu obtained his medical degree in 1992 and completed his internal medicine training at the National Taiwan

University in Taipei City, Taiwan. Dr Liu later received his PhD in 2003 from the Graduate Institute of Clinical

Medicine, National Taiwan University.

Before obtaining his current position, Dr Liu held Associate Professor and visiting staff positions at the Department

of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, as well as an Attending Physician position in En Chu Kong

Hospital in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Honors and Awards

Dr Liu has been the recipient of several awards during his career, including the Emerging Leader award from the

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation at Asian Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2013.


Dr. Shin Maeda

Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City

University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Inflammation and hepatocarcinogenesis


Education

1993 M.D. University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan.

1996-2000 Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo


1993-1994 Resident, Tokyo University Hospital

1994-1995 Resident, Japan Red-cross Medical Center

1995-1996 Medical Staff, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Tokyo University Hospital

2000-2001 Medical Staff, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Tokyo University Hospital

2001-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego (Dr. Michael

Karin), CA

2005-2008 Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation

2008-2010 Research Associate, Dept. of Gastroenterology, University of Tokyo

2010-present Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University

Honors and Awards

2010 JCA-Mauvernay Award

Dr. Tsutomu Masaki

Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology,

Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan

Education

1994 Ph.D. (Doctorate of Medical Science), Kagawa University, Department of

Internal Medicine

1990 M.D., Kagawa University School of Medicine

Current research projects

A. Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular carcinoma

B. Cell Cycle in Cancer Cell

C. MicroRNA and Cancer

Research ethics/ GCP training or experience

Chief Director of IRB Committee in Kagawa University


Dr. Massimo Colombo

Professor Massimo Colombo is Director of the Center for Translational Research in

Liver Disease at Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano Italy. In the past 15 years

he has been Chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and

Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Liver, Kidney, Lung, Bone Marrow

and Organ Transplantation at IRCCS Maggiore Hospital in Milan, Italy. He has also

been a Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Milan for

more than 25 years. Professor Colombo gained his medical degree from the

University of Milan, before completing a residency in gastroenterology at IRCCS

Maggiore Hospital. Subsequently he undertook an international fellowship in liver

diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, USA (1974-1975), before returning

to IRCCS Maggiore Hospital.

Professor Colombo’s research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of viral

hepatitis and liver cancer. A member of many professional societies including EASL, AASLD and several Italian

societies, he is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2010 European Association Study Liver (EASL)

Recognition Award for outstanding medical and scientific contributions, the Italian Association for the Study of the

Liver (AISF) Distinguished Service Award, the Thanhauser Medal Award of the German Society of

Gastroenterology and the Nelson Fausto Award of the International Liver Cancer Association(ILCA). Professor

Colombo was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hepatology from 2005–2009 and currently sits of the editorial

boards of many hepatology journals. In September 2016 he was appointed Chairman of EASL International Liver

Foundation. He has authored more than 500 original manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, with an H-index of 83

and more than 27,000 citations.

Dr. Osamu Matsui

Professor Emeritus, Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver intervention, esp. TACE for HCC

Liver imaging

Educational and Career Experiences 1972. Graduated from Kanazawa University,

Faculty of Medicine and started residency of radiology

1982. Visiting Fellow, Department of Radiology University of Cincinati and

University of Lund (Sweden)

1983. Associate professor, department of Radiology, Kanazawa University

1999-2013. Professor and Chairman

2010-2012. Dean of Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

2013-2016. Research Professor Department of Advanced Medical Imaging (Donated department), Kanazawa

University

Honors and Awards

2009. Commendation for Distinguished Scientist by Education, Culture, Sports, Science Minister of Japan

(Development of new technology for early diagnosis and interventional treatment of liver cancers)

2010. European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Honorary Member

2016. Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APCCVIR) Gold medal

2016. Honorary member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)


Dr. Hisamitsu Miyaaki

Lecturer Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University

Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver pathology、Fatty liver、NASH、Hepatitis C、Liver transplantation


Education

1997 MD, Nagasaki University School of Medicine

Hospital and Research appointments

1997-1998 Resident, First department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University

School of Medicine

1998-1999 Resident, Second department of Internal Medicine

1999-2000 Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Tomie Municipal Hospital

2000-2001 Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitakyusyu Municipal Hospital

2001-2002 Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Nijigaoka Hospital

2002-2003 Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Inoue Hospital

2003-2007 First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

2003-2006 Research Fellow, Department of Pathology, Kurume University

2007 Doctor, Legal affairs technical officer, Nagasaki prison

2007- Assistant professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Hospital

2011-2012 Research fellow, Centro di Ricerca Biomedica Applicata, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi e Università di

Bologna

2012 Research fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo clinic

2012-2015 Assistant professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Hospital

2015-present Lecture, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Hospital

Honors and Awards

2010 Society of Hepatology Research Award

Dr. Shiro Miyayama

Chief Director, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Fukuiken Saiseikai

Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Interventional Radiology

Abdominal imaging


Shiro Miyayama graduated from Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago,

Japan at 1986 and started his residency in Radiology at Department of Radiology

Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. He moved to Fukuiken Saiseikai

Hospital, Fukui, Japan in 1995 and has been Chief Director of Department of

Diagnostic Radiology since 2009.

Honors and Awards

2001 JSIR Best paper award

2017 JVIR Distinguished reviewer award


Dr. Masashi Mizokami

Director, Genome Medical Sciences Project, National Center for Global Health

and Medicine, Japan

Main research area

Molecular evolutionary analysis in host and pathogen and its clinical significance

Education and professional experience

1971-1976: Nagoya City University Medical School

1978-1981: Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, Chukyo Hospital

1981-1983: Researcher, under prof. Gojobori T, National Institute of Genetics

1983-1989: Assistant Professor, Nagoya City University Medical School

1990-1991: Clinical Research Fellow, Liver Unit, King’s College Hospital

1998-1999: Associate Professor, Nagoya City University Medical School

2000-2008: Director and Professor, Department of Clinical and Molecular informative Medicine, Nagoya City

University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

2008-Present: Director General, Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health

and Medicine

Dr. Mitsuhiko Moriyama

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine,

Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Viral Hepatitis

Pathology of liver


1975-1981 MD, Nihon University School of Medicine

1981-1985 Graduate School of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine

1985-1993 Resident in third Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine

1993-1995 Assistant, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine

1995-2003 Lecturer, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine

2003-2007 Assistant professor, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine

2007- Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University

School of Medicine


Dr. Takamichi Murakami

Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Kindai University, Faculty of

Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Radiological diagnosis and Interventional Radiology of abdominal disease

Focal treatment of HCC

Image navigation system for radiofrequency ablation and transcatheter arterial

chemoembolization.


1986 Jul, Osaka University Hospital, Resident

1991 Oct, Osaka University Hospital, Senior Resident

1993 Mar, Osaka University Medical School, Department of Radiology Research Assistant

1994 Oct, - 1995 Jun, University of Pittsburgh Department of Radiology, Visiting Assistant Professor

1995 Jun, Osaka University Medical School, Department of Radiology, Research Assistant

1997 Jun, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Department of Radiology, Chief Radiologist

1998 Apr, Osaka University Medical School, Department of Radiology, Research Assistant

1998 Oct, Osaka University Medical School, Department of Radiology, Assistant Professor

1999 Apr, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Assistant Professor

2000 Apr, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Associate Professor

2002 Apr, Iseikai Hospital, Assistant Director

2003 Feb, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Associate Professor

2006 Jan, Kindai University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Professor and Chairman

2016 Oct. Kindai University Hospital, Assistant Director

Honors and Awards

Misono Award: Association of Japan Radilogical Effect and Protection. 2004

The Certificate of Merit Award: Radiological Society of North America. [1991(two), 1996 (two), 2006 (two), 2007

(one), 2008 (three), 2011 (one), 2013 (one)]

The Cum Laude Award: Radiological Society of North America. [2009, 2013].

The Cum Laude Award: Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance. 1996

Frequently cited paper of Ann Nucl Med 2011 (Ann Nucl Med 23:349-354, 2009.)

Frequently cited paper of ER 2012 (Eur Radiol. 20, 2405-2413, 2010.)

Dr. Zhiqiang Meng

Professor and Director, Minimally Invasive Therapy Center, Fudan University

Shanghai Cancer Center, China

Academic position:

1. Chair, Committee of Minimally Invasive Therapy in Oncology of Shanghai

Anti-cancer Association (SMITO);

2. Chair, Committee of tumor ablation therapy, China Society of Clinical

Oncology (CSCO)

3. Executive member, Minimally Invasive Therapy Organization, Chinese

Anti-Cancer Association (CMITO);

Got more than 10 research program as PI from the NIH / NCI-R01, U19 Project, the National Natural Science

Foundation of China, Key project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai. Funded more than 18

million RMB.

As the 1st or corresponding author published more than 80 papers in Oncogene, Mol Oncol, Brit J Cancer,

Gastroenterology, Eur J Cancer, Cancer, etc.;

Participated in 16 clinical researches (PI).


Dr Rosmawati Mohamed

Consultant Hepatologist at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia

Professor Dr Rosmawati Mohamed is a Consultant Hepatologist at the University

Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Internationally and regionally, she is Co-chairperson of the of the Coalition to

Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific, WHO Global and Western-Pacific Region

Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for Viral Hepatitis, Executive Council

Member of the Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, Executive Council

Member, Council Member of International Coalition of Hepatology Education

Providers, and committee member of the Chronic Hepatitis B Guideline Working Party

of the Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.

Locally, she is the Master, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.

Dr. Hiroaki Nagamatsu

Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatic areterial infusion chemotherapy for liver cancer

Transcatheater arterial chemoembolization for liver cancer


1991 Ph in Gastroenterology, Kurume University Graduate School of Medicine,

Kurume, Japan

2017. Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

2003.Yame Republic Hospital, Yame, Japan

1991.Kurume University Graduate School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan


Dr. Hiroaki Nagano

Professor and Chair, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yamaguchi

University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation


2015- Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery

Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

2010-2015 Professor, Chief of Hepato-Biriary-Pancreatic Surgery and Liver

Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Hospital

2004-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

1997-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

1994-1997 Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1992-1994 Surgical Staff, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Hospital

1990-1992 Research Student, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School

1987-1990 Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, The Center for Cancer of Osaka

1986-1987 Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School

1986 Graduate from Okayama University Medical School, and passed the examination of National Board

Honors and Awards

Young Investigator Award in ASTS

Investigator Award in JST

Dr. Osamu Nakashima

Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kurume University

Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Pathology of liver tumor and tumor-like conditions


1983: Graduated from Kurume University School of Medicine

1983-1985: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University school of

Medicine

1985-2004: Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine

2004-2006: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center

2006-2011: Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine

2011-present: Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kurume University Hospital


Dr. Takashi Nishimura

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary

and Pancreatic Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan

Field of Study

Hepatology

Work Experience

2001-2003 2rd. Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science

2003-2005 Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Suita Hospital

2005-2009 Shiga University of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine

2009-2012 Department of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science

2012-2013 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital

2013-2015 Department of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science

2015-present Department of Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Medical and Ultrasound Imaging Center, Hyogo College of

Medicine

Professional Organization

Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Japan Society of Hepatology

Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

The Japan Society for Portal Hypertension

The Japanease Gastroenterological Association

Dr. Shuhei Nishiguchi

Vice-President of Hyogo College of Medicine, and Professor, Dept. of

Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan

Dr. Shuhei Nishiguchi is a Professor of the Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic

Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan, since 2005, and a Vice-President

of Hyogo College of Medicine since 2013. He received his MD (1981) and PHD

(1985) in Medicine from Osaka City University. He spent one year as a research

fellow in Salk Institute, La Jolla CA under the instruction of Dr. Renato Dulbecco who

won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oncoviruses. He

has authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, has edited 5 books, and holds many

patents. Prof. Nishiguchi has been associate Editor for Hepatology Research, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic

Sciences, and Liver International. He is a director of the Japan Society of Hepatology, Japanese Society of Clinical

Nutrition, and the Japanese Society of Interferon Cytokine Research, and Japanese Medical Society of Alcohol and

Drug Studies. He is also a council of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, and the Japanese Society of

Gastroenterology. His major research interests are diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and prevention of

hepatocellular carcinoma.


Dr. Kazuhiro Nouso

Chief, Department of Gastroenterology, Okayama City Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Translational and Clinical Research of Hepatocellular Carcinoma


Dr. Kazuhiro Nouso graduated Okayama University Medical School in 1986. He is a

chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Okayama City Hospital, and a clinical and

visiting professor at Okayama University. His broad interests include translational and

clinical research regarding hepatocellular carcinoma. He has authored more than 150

original scientific manuscripts and introduced many new techniques for radiofrequency ablation. He became a

director of Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation last year. He is also a councilor of The Japan Society of

Hepatology, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, and Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan. He is serving as an

editorial board member of “Liver Cancer”, “Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology” and “Hepatoma Research”.

Honors and Awards

1989 Nakasone fellowship (10-year comprehensive strategy against cancer, Ministry of Health)

1995 Research Grant of Kanae Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Science

2001 Research Grant of Okayama Institute of Health Foundation

2001 Research Grant of Okayama Medical Foundation

2006, 2008 Encouraging Prize of Hiroshima City hospital

2009 Research Grant of Eli Lilly

Dr. Le Lam Ngo

Radiology Department, Bach Mai University National Hospital, Vietnam

Employment History

Radiologist, Bach Mai University National Hospital 3/2008 – present

Radiologist & founder, Dr. Lam Clinics on Early Cancer Detection (in Thai Nguyen

province) 6/2014 – 2016

Radiology expert, Hung Vuong Hospital (in Phu Tho province) 9/2014 - present

Licensure/Certification

General Doctor (Hanoi, Vietnam) 9/2003

Internship of Radiology (Hanoi, Vietnam) 2/2008

Internship of Radiology (Nimes & Montpelier, France) 2/2010

Education

M.D. Hanoi Medical University 9/1997- 9/2003

Master of Radiology (Intern Radiologist) Viet Duc Surgery University Hospital and Hanoi Medical University

9/2004 - 2/2008


Dr. Shuntaro Obi Professor, Gastroenterology, Teikyo University School of Medicine Chiba Medical Center Education/Post Graduate Training College/University 1985-1991 MD, Teikyo University School of Medicine May 2007 PhD Gastroenterology Tokyo University School of Medicine #16800 Residency 1991-1992 Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan 1992-1993 Tokyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 1993-1995 General Hospital National Health Insurance Asahi Central

Hospital, Chiba, Japan Medical Licensure 1991 Full Medical License (Japan) #340521 Board Certification Jan 1999 Fellow of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology #29994 Sep 2005 Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine #85489 Apr 2010 Fellow of the Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy #09100064 Present Position or Academic Rank 2008-present Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Tokyo University School of Medicine 2011-present Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology Kagawa University School of Medicine 2016-present Professor Gastroenterology, Teikyo University School of Medicine Chiba Medical Center Previous Professional Positions and Appointments 1995-1998 Staff Physician, Internal Medicine (II), Tokyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 1998-2002 Staff Physician, Gastroenterology, Tokyo University School of Medicine 2002-2016 Division Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Kyoundo Hospital 2005-2016 Director, Sasaki Foundation 2006-2016 Director, Kyoundo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 2009-2016 Assistant Professor in Gastroenterology Teikyo University School of Medicine 2012-2015 Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology Yamanasi University School of Medicine Honors and Awards 2009 Fellowship Award from the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research Professional and Society Membership 1991-present The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 1993-present The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology 1993-present The Japanese Society of Hepatology 2007-present The Asian Pacific Association of the Study of the Liver

Dr. Sadahisa Ogasawara Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan Areas of Interest Hepatology, hepatocellular carcinoma Educational and Career Experiences 2004 Apr -2005 Mar Resident, Chiba University Hospital 2005 Apr -2006 Mar Resident, Kimitsu Central Hospital 2006 Apr -2006 Oct Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University 2006 Oct - 2007 Sep Staff, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2007 Oct -2009 Mar Staff, Kimitsu Central Hospital 2009 Apr – 2013 Oct Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University 2013 Nov -2016 Mar Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University 2016 Mar –Present Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Chiba University and Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital


Dr. Hiromasa Ohira

Professor and Chairman of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Autoimmune liver disease


Education

Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine (1981-1987)

Career Experiences

1987-1991 Clinical Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine 2, Fukushima Medical University

1991-1993 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine 2, Kurume University

1993-1997 Assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine 2, Fukushima Medical University

1997- 2005 lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine 2, Fukushima Medical University

2005-2007 Associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine 2, Fukushima Medical University

2007-present Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University

Honors and Awards

Hepatology Research Award of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2001)

Young Investigator’s Award of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2004)

Dr. Takamasa Ohki

Deputy Director, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology,

Japan

2001 March graduated Gunma university school of medicine (MD)

2008 March graduated Tokyo university graduate school of internal medicine (Ph.D)

Awards

2006 The Japan society of hepatology east congress: presidential award

2007 APASL Kyoto: Young Investigator Award

2008 APASL Hong-Kong: Best Poster Award

2014 Certificated as one of “best doctors 2014-2015” in Japan.

2016 APASL Tokyo: Young Investigator Award

Representative Articles

Obesity Is an Independent Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology (CGH)

Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 459–464

Visceral fat accumulation is an independent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative

treatment in patients with suspected NASH

Gut

Volume 58, Issue 6, January 2009, Pages 839-844

CT With Hepatic Arterioportography as a Pretreatment Examination for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A

Randomized Controlled Trial

The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG)

Volume 108, April 2013, Pages 1305-1313

And many others

Specialty

Treatment of liver neoplasm including hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic liver tumors.

Radio-frequency ablation

Trans-arterial chemo-embolization

Stereotactic radiation

Chemo-therapy of HCC


Dr. Hironao Okubo

Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology Juntendo University

Nerima Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver imaging

Abdominal interventional radiology

Clinical pharmacology


Associate professor Apr 2007 to present

Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology

Assistant professor Jul 2005 to Mar 2007

Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology

Research Scholar May 1999 to Jun 2005

Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology

Research Scholar Apr 1995 to Apr 1999

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology

Honors and Awards

Yuji Itai Award of the Liver hemodynamic and Functional Image Study Group of Japan 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Dr. Takuji Okusaka

Chief, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer

Center Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Medical oncology specialized in hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer


1984-1990 Gifu University School of Medicine

1993-1996 Clinical Fellow, National Cancer Center Hospital

1996-2001 Staff, National Cancer Center Hospital

2001-present Chief, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology,

National Cancer Center Hospital

Honors and Awards

Merit Award from American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1996


Dr. Masao Omata

President, Yamanashi Central and Kita Hospitals,

Honorary Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology

Gastroenterology


Masao Omata, MD, has made an effort to revitalize the APASL (Asian Pacific

association for the study of the Liver) with Dr. S. Sarin and others for the last 10

years. He is a Co-Editor in Chief of the Hepatology International, an official journal of

APASL. He graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine (Dr. Okuda), and

continued his training at Yale University (Dr. G Klaskin) and in the Liver Unit at University of Southern California

(Dr. RL Peters). After 6 years in US, he returned to the Department of Medicine at Chiba University in 1989, and

started molecular biological study on Hepatitis B virus.

In 1992, he became Chairman of Second Department of International Medicine at University of Tokyo, Japan and

then subsequently became chairman of Department of Gastroenterology. Under his leadership, the Department of

Gastroenterology had become one of the foremost centers in its field.

Now, he is the president of the two hospitals at Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, where, although scenic place with Mt.

Fuji, hepatitis virus infection is epidemic and his homeland. He and his colleague have published 1,164 articles in

English Literature including, NEJM 5, Lancet 6, Ann Int Med 6, Hepatology 59, Gastroenterology 43. The total

impact factor is 6,723 and 42,844 citations with H-index of 104 as of July 1st, 2017.

Honors and Awards

1999 Outstanding Service to the AGA

(American Gastroenterological Association)

2003 The Japan Society of Hepatology Award

2003 Chiba University Achievement Award

2017 JSGE Research Award

(The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology)

Dr. Motoyuki Otsuka

Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology,

Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest

Molecular biology in Gastroenterology and Hepatology


Education 1998-2002 Ph.D., Graduate School of Medicine,

University of Tokyo (Prof. Masao Omata)

1988-94 M.D., Medical Course, Faculty of

Medicine, University of Tokyo

Career Experiences 2017.4.- Current position

2012.10.-2016.3. Japan Society of Technology, PRESTO

2009.3-2017.4. Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo,

Japan

2004.7-2009.2 Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA

2002.4-2004.7 Post-doctoral fellow and medical staff, Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo

1998.1.1-2004.7 Clinical staff, Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital

1995.6-1997.12 Clinical Resident in Internal Medicine, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan

1994-1995 Clinical Resident in Internal Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hosptial

Honors and Awards

2012 25th Taisho-Toyama Award (Liver Forum (East))

2011 4th CHUGAI Award (Japanese Society of Hepatology)

2003 Hepatology Research Award (Japanese Society of Hepatolgy)


Dr. Necati Örmeci

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology,

Ankara University Medical School, Turkey

Areas of Interest

Viral Hepatitis

HCC

Early GI cancers

Hydatid Diseases


1985-1986 Tokyo Womens Medical College, Japan

1990 Tokyo National Cancer Center, Japan

1999 Cleviland Clinic, Miami, USA

Immediate Past President of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology.

Permanent Member of Turkish Sciences Academy.

Honors and Awards

2006 Manila APASL Annual Meeting: Treatment Technic for Hydatid Disease

Dr. Diana Alcantara Payawal

Professor, Faculty of Medicine

Fatima Medical Hospital University, Philippines

President Asian Pacific Study of the Liver 2018-2019

Professor, Faculty of Medicine Fatima Medical University Hospital

Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Fatima University Medical Center

Head, Digestive Health Unit, Fatima Medical Center (Valenzuela, Antipolo) 2011-

present

Asst Head Section of Gastroenterology, Cardinal Santos Medical Center 2011-

present

Chairman, Hospital Research Committee, Fatima Medical University Hospital

Executive Council Board, Asia Pacific Study of the LIVER (APASL) 2011-2015

President, Hepatology Society of the Philippines 2012-2014(March)

President, Philippine Society of Gastroenterology 2010-2011

Regional Chair Member IC-HEP 2014- present

Country representative CEVHep

Fellowship in Hepatology, and Interventional Sonology, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Tokyo,

Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Digestive Endoscopy of University of Santo

Tomas.


Dr. Uei Pua Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Dr Pua Uei is a fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE), the Royal College of Radiologists (United Kingdom), the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and is the immediate past president of the Singapore Radiological Society. He currently serves on committees in the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) and Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). He was recently made a RSNA International Visiting Professor.

His interests in interventional radiology include peripheral vascular & aortic intervention, oncologic embolization, tumor ablation, and cementoplasty. He was featured in the main stream media for his work in stentoplasty of osteoporotic fractures, cryoablation of renal tumors, percutaneous EVAR, transradial intervention and complex aortic endografting. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Hyunchul Rhim Professor, Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Areas of Interest Image-guided Tumor Ablation for Hepatic Tumors Educational and Career Experiences 1979-1985 Hanyang University, College of Medicine 1986-1988 Hanyang University Hospital, Radiology Residency 1992-1993 Asan Medical Center, Radiology Fellow 1993-2005 Hanyang University Hospital, Radiology Instructor to Associate Professor 1997-1999 University of Texas, Radiology Clinical Assistant Professor 2005-Present Samsung Medical Center, Radiology Professor

Honors and Awards 1998 Summa Cum Laude Award of Radiologic Society of North America awarded to Dodd GD III, Soulen MC, Kane RA, Lee WR, Livraghi T, Yamashita Y, Karahan OI, Rhim H for the scientific exhibition “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Malignant Hepatic Tumors: At the Threshold of Major Breakthrough”, Chicago, November, 1999 2001 Best Post Award of CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe) awarded to Rhim H, Song HT, Kim Y, et al. for the scientific exhibition “Radiofrequency thermal ablation of Benign cystic lesions: An experimental pilot study in Porcine GB model”, Gotenberg, Sweden, September, 2001 2001 Magna Cum Laude Award of Radiologic Society of North America awarded to Rhim H, Dodd GD III, Goldbertg SN, Dupuy DE, Wood BJ, Sewell PE, et al. for the scientific exhibition “Radiofrequency thermal ablation: Lessons learned from complications”, Chicago, November, 2001 2006 Cum Laude Award of Radiologic Society of North America awarded to Kang TW, Rhim H, Kim YS, et al. for the scientific exhibition “Image-guided Tumor Ablation: Pictorial Review for Standardization”, Chicago, November, 2006 2009 Cum Laude Award of Radiologic Society of North America awarded to Kim YS, Rhim H, Lee MW, Choi D, Lim H.K. for the scientific exhibition “Coagulation Necrosis Induced by Radiofrequency Ablation of the Liver: Comprehensive Review from Pathologu to Extremely Rare Changes”, Chicago, November, 2009 2009 Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Distinction from Radiology 2016 Hosting Chair of ACTA (Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation) 2016, Seoul, Korea


Dr. Akio Saiura

Director of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery,

Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital, Japan

Education

1993 The University of Tokyo, M.D. 2002 The University of Tokyo, Ph.D.


1993 Resident, the University of Tokyo Hospital

1994 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital

1994 Department of Surgery, Social Insurance Central General Hospital

1996 Second Department of Surgery, the University of Tokyo Hospital

1997 Assistant, Second Department of Surgery, the University of Tokyo Hospital

1998 Staff surgeon, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital 2002 Assistant, Artificial Organ

and Transplantation Division, the University of Tokyo Hospital 2003 Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan

Bokutoh Hospital

2003 Staff Surgeon, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital 2008 Director of the

Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Cancer Division, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital

Professional Society

The Japan Surgical Society,Board Certified Instructor The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology,Board Certified

Gastroenterologist,Councilor The Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy,Tentative Instructor of Clinical Oncology The

Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery,Board Certified Instructor, Councilor The Japan Surgical

Association,Councilor

Dr. Naoya Sakamoto

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido

University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Molecular biology of hepatitis viruses: HCV, HBV, HAV and HEV

Basic and clinical development of antiviral regimens against HCV and HBV.

Basic and clinics of hepatocellular carcinoma


1987 Graduated from School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,

Tokyo, Japan

1987-1993 Residency and fellowship at Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental

University

1994-1996 Research fellowship at Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health

Center, CT, USA

1996-2000 Clinical fellow at Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,

Tokyo, Japan

2006 Associate professor at Department for Hepatitis Control, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2012 Professor/Chairman at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Graduate

School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

Associate editor of the Hepatology Research Editorial board member of the Journal of Gastroenterology and

Hepatology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Hepatology International.

Director of the Japan Society of Hepatology and the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology International Member of

the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society of Microbiology.


Dr. Shotaro Sakisaka

MD, PhD, AGAF, FAASLD, Professor and Chairman, Department of

Gastroenterology and Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Gastroenterology, especially Hepatology

Liver Transplantation, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Viral

Hepatitis


2007-2013 Vice President of Fukuoka University Hospital

2007- Professor and Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine,

Fukuoka University (＊April 2007: the name of department was changed to the

Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine)

2000-2006 Professor and Chairman of the 3rd Internal Medicine Department, Fukuoka University School of

Medicine

1997-2000 Associate Professor at the 2nd Internal Medicine Department, Kurume University School of Medicine

1994-1997 Assistant Professor at the 2nd Internal Medicine Department, Kurume University School of Medicine

1985-1987 Research Associate at the Department of Internal Medicine of Yale University in USA (worked with

Professor James L. Boyer)

1978-1982 Graduate School of Medicine, Kurume University, and received Ph.D. degree

1978 Graduated from Kurume University School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Award (Yasuzumi Memorial Award) , Japanese Society for Clinical Molecular Morphology 2009

Dr. Masaya Sato

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate

School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest


Chronic hepatitis

Radiofrequency ablation


Education

Sapporo Medical University, Department of Medicine, MD, 2005

The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine PhD, 2012

Work History

Assistant Professor

Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (2017-

present)

Medical Staff

Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (2013-2016)

Medical Staff

Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (2012-2013)

Resident

Department of internal medicine, Mitsui Memorial Hospital (2007-2009)

The University of Tokyo Hospital (2005-2007)

Honors and Awards

The 46th Young Investigator Award of EASL

The 26th Incentive Award of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology


Dr. Shinpei Sato

Chief in Liver Unit, Kyoundo Hospital, Liver Unit

Areas of Interest

Minimum-invasive treatment (PEIT, RFA, TAE) for hepatic neoplasms.

hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and enhanced ultrasonography.


I graduated at Toho university school of medicine in 1992.

I worked at Tokyo university hospital during from 1992 to 2008.

From 2008, I have been worked in kyoundo Hospital which is afferent hospital of

Tokyo university hospital.

Dr. Masataka Seike

Vice Director, Liver Disease Consultation Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Oita

University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Treatment for HCC

Pathophysiogy of NASH / NAFLD


Graduated from Hiroshima University in 1984

First Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University in 1984-1985

Oita Medical Center in 1986

Assistant Professor, First Department of Internal Medicine, Oita University in 1992

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Digestive Disease information & Research Website, Kurume school of

Medicine in 2008-2012

Clinical Professor, Liver Disease Consultation Unit, Oita Medical University Hospital in 2010-


Dr. Shuichiro Shiina Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University, Japan Shuichiro Shiina graduated in Medicine at the University of Tokyo in 1982. He completed a residency and fellowship training at the University of Tokyo Hospital and Mitsui Memorial Hospital. He received Ph.D. degree in Medical Science with a study “A randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency ablation with ethanol injection for small hepatocellular carcinoma” at the University of Tokyo in 2005. He moved to Juntendo University in December 2012. Dr. Shiina has been a pioneer of image-guided percutaneous ablation therapies for liver tumors, such as percutaneous ethanol injection, microwave ablation, and radiofrequency ablation. He has performed radiofrequency ablation on over 10,000 patients with liver tumors.

Dr. Shiina published over 200 international scientific papers in high quality English Journal and over 300 domestic scientific papers. He is a member of The American Gastroenterological Association, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, The International Liver Cancer Association, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, The Japan Society of Hepatology, The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, The Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan, Study Group of Microwave Surgery, The Japan Society of Clinical Oncology, The Japan Pancreas Society, and Japanese Society of Interventional Radiology, and others. His research interests are “Interventional Oncology, such as Radiofrequency Ablation”, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Neoplasms”, and “Chemotherapy of GI tract and Liver Cancers”. ● Shiina S, et al. Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. A histopathologic study. Cancer 1991;68:1524-30. ● Shiina S, et al. Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: results in 146 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1993;160:1023-8. ● Shiina S, et al. A randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency ablation with ethanol injection for small hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology 2005;129:122-30. ● Shiina S, et al. Radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: 10-year outcome and prognostic factors. Am J Gastroenterol 2012;107:569-77. ● Shiina S, et al. Percutaneous ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma: 20-year outcome and prognostic factors. Liver International 2012;32:1434-42.

Dr. Jinsil Seong Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Medical College, Korea Areas of Interest Radiotherapy of HCC -A total of 161 invited talks, 8 book chapter writing, and 273 papers involving 172 SCI-listed ones Educational and Career Experiences -A former President of Yonsei Liver Cancer Study Group -A member of various national and international societies including International Liver

Cancer Association, Korean Liver Cancer Study Group, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. -Served as a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics for the past 10 years. -Served as a president of Korean Liver Cancer Study Group until June 2017. -Served as a president of Korean Society of Radiation Bioscience until December 2017. -Currently an executive board of Korean Cancer Association, a co-chair of Asian Liver Radiation Therapy (ALRT) group, a Board member of Asian Clinical Oncology Society, secretary general of Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert (APPLE) Association. -A hosting chairperson of APPLE 2018. -A consultant in International Atomic Energy Agency since 2005. Honors and Awards (only past 10 years) 2017.10.13. HDK The best academic award, Korean Society of radiation oncology 2017.3.21; Cancer prevention award, Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare 2016.12.9; The best scholar award, Korean Association of Radiation Bioscience 2012.6.13; Distinguished Scientific Award, Korean Cancer Association 2011.7.2; Best presentation award-bronze, 2nd Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert meeting 2010.11.8; Best doctor award, Yonsei University Health System


Dr. Barjesh Chander Sharma

Professor, Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New

Delhi, India

Areas of Interest

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Portal Hypertension


DM in Gastroenterology

Working for 25 years in Teaching and Research Institute

Honors and Awards

Many National and International Awards

President APASL 2017-18

Dr. Mitsuo Shimada

Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver surgery including conversion surgery


Multidisciplinary treatment

Molecular target therapy


1984 Graduated from Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu Univ.

1987-8 Fellow of Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (Prof. Starzl)

1989-93 Instructor of Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University

1997-2002 Senior Assistant Professor of Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University

2002-2004 Associate Professor of Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University

2004 April- Present position


Dr. Masahito Shimizu Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan Areas of Interest Pathobiology and treatment of acute and chronic liver failure Nutritional pharmacotherapy of liver cirrhosis Cancer chemoprevention using retinoid and natural compounds Educational and Career Experiences 1995: Gifu University School of Medicine, M.D. 2001: Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Ph.D.

2002 – 2005: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University Medical Center 2015 – Present: Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine Honors and Awards 2006: AACR Scholar-in-Training Award 2007: 9th Liver Forum in Kyoto Encouragement Award 2009: 11th Liver Forum in Kyoto Encouragement Award

Dr. Shiv K Sarin Senior Professor and Head, Department of Hepatology, & Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), India Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin obtained his M.B., B.S. degree with seven gold medals (1974), his MD in General Medicine (1978) from Rajasthan University, and his Fellowship in Gastroenterology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in 1981. He served at the G.B. Pant Hospital, University of Delhi in 1983, becoming the Director Professor and Head of Gastroenterology in 1997. He is currently the Senior Professor and Head, Department of Hepatology and Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. He is also the Director, WHO collaborative center on Viral hepatitis and Liver Diseases at ILBS, New Delhi India. He serves as Adjunct Faculty, Molecular Medicine at JNU due to his deep interest and contributions to translational science.

During his academic career spanning 35 years, Prof. Sarin contributed immensely to the field of Hepatology. These include “Sarin’s Classification of Gastric Varices”; variceal band ligation as primary prophylaxis which was a landmark NEJM paper;. He defined new disease entities, portal biliopathy and acute and chronic liver failure His seminal contributions on liver regeneration using growth factors have the potential for providing non-transplant options to ACLF patients. He has more than 470 publications, helped develop 18 major guidelines and edited 13 books. He is the founding Co-Chief Editor of Hepatology International. Prof. Sarin was privileged to mentor 86 fellows and 25 Ph.D. students, and 25 of these head or serve as teaching faculty, including many in the US. He started the APASL School of Hepatology and was instrumental in setting up a Dedicated Liver University, the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in India. ILBS was recently designated as the first WHO Collaborative Center globally in Liver Diseases. Prof. Sarin has been bestowed with Padma Bhushan (third highest civilian award of the country) by the Govt of India. He is a member of all the three science academies of the country. He has been a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award, the highest Award in Science in India, The World Academy of Medical Sciences International Prize, EASL International Recognition Award and ‘Most Distinguished Physician from India” from the American Association of Physicians of India, Fograty Fellowship of the NIH to work at University of Yale, and Senior Fellowship of the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science to work at Chiba, Japan. He was instrumental in setting up the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), under the auspices of the Govt of Delhi. ILBS has been conferred the status of a Deemed-to be University by the Govt. of India and is the first dedicated ‘Liver University’, globally. ILBS has been designated as the first WHO Collaborative Center in the world in the field of Liver Diseases. Prof. Sarin has shown leadership roles in being the President of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Indian Association for the Study of the Liver, Asian Pacific Association of Liver (APASL) and Chairman Steering Committee of the APASL. Prof. Sarin was nominated to lead the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the Chairman of the Board of Governors, 2010-2011. He developed the ‘Vision 2015’ document for Medical Education in India and had introduced far reaching reforms.


Dr. Ananta Shrestha Consultant Hepatologist, Hepatology, Liver Foundation Nepal, Nepal Areas of Interest Viral Hepatitis Liver Failure Liver Cancer Educational and Career Experiences MD (Hepatology), Bangabandu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Bangladesh. ERCP and Advanced Endoscopy training

Collaborating Partner with Department of Medical Science, Toshiba General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Collaborator of AARC ACLF Consortium. Collaborating Partner of Erasmus University Secretary, Nepalese Association for Study of Liver. Founder EC: South Asian Association for study of Liver. Honors and Awards Prime Minister’s Gold Medal in Medicine 2010’ Awarded by H.E Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Peoples republic of Bagladesh, for Excellence in Medical Science.

Dr. Luigi Alessandro Solbiati Professor, Department of Radiology-Humanitas University & Clinical and Research Hospital-Rozzano, Italy Areas of Interest 1 - Interventional procedures in oncologic diseases (particularly percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation), 2 - Imaging of the neck 3 - Contrast enhanced sonography. He was one of the pioneers in ultrasound-guided aspiration biopsies (1979), ethanol injection (1983), radiofrequency ablation with cool-tip electrodes (1995) and high-power microwaves

(2009) of solid tumors and in real-time fusion imaging of ultrasound and CT, MRI or PET for the guidance of interventional procedures (2003). Educational and Career Experiences Education and Training - 1988 Residency at Department of Radiology (Chairman: Dr. E. van Sonnenberg) – University of California – San Diego (USA) for image-guided therapeutic interventional procedures - 1982 Residency at Department of Medical Physics (Chairman: Prof. J. Woodcock) – Bristol Hospital – Bristol (UK) for the study of Doppler techniques - 1981 Residency at Department of Ultrasound (Chairman: Prof. D.O. Cosgrove) – Royal Marsden Hospital – Sutton (UK) for technical and clinical applications of ultrasound - 1978 - 1981 Radiology Residency and Fellowship - University of Milan - 1971 - 1977 Degree in Medicine and Surgery - University of Milan He published 149 original articles in peer-reviewed journals as of yet, 120 of them indexed in PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=solbiatiL His H-index is currently 51, his impact factor exceeds 400 and his publications had more than 11,000 citations. In addition, he published 81 chapters in textbooks of Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Oncology and was Editor of 11 books on small-parts sonography, contrast-enhanced sonography and ablative therapies. He gave 535 presentations at Meetings, Congresses and Courses in 23 different countries and was Invited Speaker at 225 International Congresses and Courses. He was Guest Lecturer at the Universities of San Diego, Zurich, Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Cairo and Vienna and at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester (USA). Honors and Awards - 2004-2006 Chairman, Section of Ultrasound of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) - 2008-2010 Vice-President of SIRM and delegate for International Activities - 2008-2011 Member, Executive Board of European Society of Radiology (ESR) and Chairman, Communication and International Relations Committee - 2006 Chairman, 1st World Conference on Interventional Oncology (Cernobbio, Italy) - 2013 Chairman, 1st Interventional Oncology Sans Frontieres Congress (IOSFC) (Cernobbio, Italy) - 2016 Chairman, 2nd Interventional Oncology Sans Frontieres Congress (IOSFC) (Milano, Italy)


Dr. Haruyuki Takaki

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest



2005-2009: Clinical Fellow, Mie University Hospital

2009- : Assistant professor, Mie University School of Medicine

2013- : Research fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

2015- : Assistant professor, Hyogo Medical College

Honors and Awards2011 “Excellent paper award” of Japan Radiological Society

2013 “Excellent paper award” of Japanese Society of Angiography and Interventional Radiology

2014 “Top 10 abstract” of Engineering and Urology Society

2015 “Excellent paper award” of Japanese Society of Angiography and Interventional Radiology

2017 “Best Oral Presentation Award” of Society of Gastrointestinal Interventionb

Dr. Tadatoshi Takayama

Professor and Chairman, Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University

School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver surgery


Systematic liver Resection Caudate lobe resection

Colorectal metastases


1974-1980 Nihon University School of Medicine

1987-1995 Liver Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital

1995-2001 Associate Prof., Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, University of Tokyo

2001 Prof., Digestive Surgery, Nihon University

2014 Dean, Nihon University School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

2001 Oda’s Award from Japanese Society of Hepatology

2002 Medical Research Award from Tokyo Medical Association

2008 International Medical Communication Award

2010 Ariga’s Award from Nihon University Medical Association

2016 Art of Year Award from Jap Gastroenterol Surgery

Academic activity: 506 English papers including 7 papers in The Lancet


Dr. Tetsuo Takehara

Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,

Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Dr. Tetsuo Takehara is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Gastroenterology

and Hepatology at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Japan. He

graduated from Osaka University Medical School in 1984 and received clinical

training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at Osaka University Hospital and its

affiliated hospitals for several years. He obtained his Ph.D. in Medicine at Osaka

University in 1993, and went on to study as a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts

General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston,

MA, from 1998 to 2000.

Dr. Takehara is a physician scientist in hepatology and gastroenterology and his major research interests include,

basic research on cell death and innate immunity and, clinically, viral and non-viral hepatitis, and hepatocellular

carcinoma (HCC). Currently, he studies the mechanistic links between hepatocyte apoptosis/autophagy and the

progression of liver disease to fibrosis and cancer. He also studies HBV/HCV virology and anti-viral strategies

using a sophisticated mouse model with a humanized liver. He directs and oversees the Osaka Liver Forum (OLF)

study, a large and comprehensive cohort study of hepatitis B/C and HCC patients at Osaka University Hospital and

more than 30 of its affiliated hospitals in the Kansai area. For example, the OLF study includes more than 5,000

patients being treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin and more than 1,500 patients treated with direct-acting

antiviral combination therapies. His work has demonstrated a wide range of clinical evidence among this cohort for

the management of patients with viral hepatitis and HCC. He has published more than 300 basic science and

clinical articles in high-quality journals.

Currently, Dr. Takehara is the director of the Japan Society of Hepatology and has been the Editor-in Chief of

Hepatology Research since 2014.

Dr. Hideyuki Tamai

Director, Department of Hepatology, Wakayama Rosai Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology


Education

1991 M.D. Faculty of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University

2004 Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University

Work Experience

1997-2006 Assistant Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University

2006-2015 Lecturer, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University

2012-2017 Director, Consultation support center for liver disease, Wakayama Medical University Hospital

2015-2017 Associate Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University

2017-Present Director, Department of Hepatology, Wakayama Rosai Hospital

Honors and Awards

Kikuchi award, 2005, the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine


Dr. Minoru Tanabe

Professor & Chairman, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery,

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery

Surgical oncology

Organ transplantation


Education

1996 Ph.D. Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

1985 M.D. Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Career Experiences

2017- present Assistant director of Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

2013- present Professor & Chairman, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and

Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

2008 - 2013 Associate Professor, Chief of Hepato-pancreato-biliary and transplant surgery, Department of Surgery,

Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

2004 - 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

1999 - 2004 Staff Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

1994 - 1999 Clinical and Research Associate of Transplantsurgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School

of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

1991 - 1994 Research Fellow, Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh,

U.S.A.

1990 - 1991 Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

1985 - 1990 Resident, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Honors and Awards

Sanshikai Kitajima Award

Dr. Masatoshi Tanaka

Director, Clinical Research Center, Yokokura Hospital, Japan

Areas of Interest

Liver cancer and Hepatology


Dr Masatoshi Tanaka graduated Kurume university school of medicine in 1979, and

received his PhD degree in Medical Science in 1989. His profession is a diagnosis and

treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). He started his carrier of percutaneous

ethanol injection (PEI) from 1985, intra-arterial therapy and chemotherapy from 1989,

and radiofrequency ablation from 1998. He was a director at the Dept. of

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurume University Medical Center, and is now a director of Hepatology and

Clinical Research Center, Yokokura hospital since 2012. He was a board member of Liver Cancer Study Group of

Japan, Japanese Society of Gastraenterology, Hepatology and Ultrasonics in medicine, and also a director board

member of Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation, and organized 2nd ACTA meeting in 2015.


Dr. Toshihiro Tanaka

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, IVR Center, Nara Medical

University, Japan

Education

1996 Graduated Nara Medical University

Postgraduate Training

1996-1998 Resident, General Radiology, Nara Medical University

1998-2000 Research fellow, Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center

License and Certification

1996 Japanese Medical Board

2002 Japanese Board of Radiology

2003 Japanese Board of Interventional Radiology

2015 Japanese Board of Angiology

Dr Alex Tang

Consultant, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, Malaysia

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

Registrar, Department of Radiology

Post Graduate Training Program, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan

Malaysia 1991-1995

Consultant Radiologist, Lam Wah Ee Hospital, Penang 1996-1997

Fellowship Training, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Hammersmith Campus,

Imperial College of Medicine, London 1997 -1998

Consultant Radiologist, Advance Vascular & Interventional Radiology Unit, Hospital

Kuala Lumpur 1998-1999

Further Interventional Neuroradiology Training, Department of Neuroradiology,

Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK 2000


Dr. Ryosuke Tateishi

Project Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School

of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest Hepatocellular carcinoma, Chronic hepatitis, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis Educational and Career Experiences Education The University of Tokyo, Department of Medicine MD, 1995 The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine PhD, 2005 Work History Project Associate Professor: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The

University of Tokyo (2013-present) Assistant Professor: Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital (2006-2013) Chief Physician: Department of Gastroenterology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital (2005-2006) Medical Staff: Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital (2002-2005) Resident: Department of Gastroenterology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital (1996-1999) Department of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (1995-1996) Academic Activities Councilor, Japan Society of Hepatology: Associate Editor, Hepatology Research Councilor, Japan Society of Gastroenterology: Associate Editor, Journal of Japanese Gastroenterology Society Councilor, Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan: Committee member, Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Author, APASL Clinical Practice Guideline for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Honors and Awards Young Investigator Award, Japan Society of Gastroenterology, 2008 Encouragement Prize, Japan Society of Gastroenterology, 2016

Dr. Shuji Terai

Chairman & Professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Graduate

School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Japan

Areas of Interest Regenerative medicine, Liver Fibrosis, NASH, HCC Educational and Career Experiences Medical training; Yamaguchi University School of Medicine (1984-1990) Medical Doctor license (1990) Internship & Residency; Yamaguchi University Hospital 1990-91, Tokuyama Central Hospital 1992 Graduate school: Graduate School of Yamaguchi University 1992-1997 Ph.D. degree (1997),

Postgraduate Training; Guest Researcher at Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, NCI, NIH Bethesda (Chief: Dr. Snorri S. Thorgeirsson) (1998-2000) 2000 August-2002 March: Research Associate at Department of Bio-regulation, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 2002 April-2006 October: Research Associate at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 2006 November -2014 December: Associate Professor at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 2012 May -2014 April Chief, Liver regeneration division (Liver cirrhosis), Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation Laboratory, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation Laboratory 2015 January-Present: Professor and chairman, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University Honors and Awards 1998 Young Investigator Award (Japan Society of Gastroenterology) 1998-2000 Fellow ship, Japan Promotion of Cancer Research. 2001 Watanabe Memorial Award (UBE Kosan foundation) 2002 New Frontier Project (Award) in Yamaguchi University 2002 FASEB Summer Research Conference ”Mechanism of liver growth, differentiation and molecular pathogenesis of hepatic disease. (July 27-August1, 2002, Snowmass, Colorado, USA). Invited Speaker. 2003 Outstanding Presentation Award: Japan Society of Regenerative Medicine 2003 Outstanding Presentation Award: Japan Society of Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine. 2003 Award of Excellence for outstanding participation and discussion at Educational Seminar for Young Investigator. The 2nd Japan GRG/AGA symposium (Kyoto, Japan, December 2003) 2005 Otsuka Award (Japan Society of Hepatology) 2006 The 4th Catholic International Stem Cell Symposium : Passion never dries. (Seoul, Korea, July 14th, 2006) Symposium: Current Status of Cell Therapy. Invited Speaker. Development of Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Infusion (ABMI) therapy for liver cirrhosis patients. 2007 Terai S, Sakaida I Current status of ABMI therapy for liver cirrhosis patient. Japan Single Topic Conference (Iwate, Morioka) Invited speaker October (September 27-29th, 2007) Invited Speaker. 2008 Soujinkai Award (Yamaguchi University) 2011 Liver meeting：Distinction poster of presidential HHM(Maid) is a specific regulator to inhibit the generation of liver tumor and progression of liver fibrosis-From the studyof CCl4 induced Maid KO mice and DEN exposure HHM Tg medaka fish- 2012 Best teacher award 2011(Yamaguchi University Merit Award)


Dr. Takeshi Terashima

Adjunct Associate Professor, Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research

Center, Kanazawa University, Japan

Areas of Interest

Treatment of Hepato-biliary-pancreatic malignancy


2003 Graduated from Kanazawa University School of Medicine (M.D.)

2014 Graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University (Ph.D.)

March 1 2018 –

Adjunct Associate Professor, Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research Center, Kanazawa University

March 18 2017 - February 28 2018

Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,

Kanazawa University

October 31 2016 - March 17 2017

Volunteer, HIV Hepatitis and STI Unit, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization Regional

Office for the Western Pacific

December 1 2015 - October 30 2016

Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,

Kanazawa University

April 1 2013 - May 31 2015

Medical reviewer, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

April 1 2004 - March 31 2013

Medical staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital

April 1 2003~March 31 2004

Medical resident, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital

Dr. Takuma Teratani

Chief Medical Master of Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, NTT

Medical Center Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest

Treatment for liver cancer


Education

4/1984-3/1990 Yamanashi Medical College, Japan

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship

6/1990-11/1991 The University of Tokyo Hospital

12/1991-5/1992 Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital 6/1992-5/1994 Kanto Central Hospital

Hospital Staff

6/1994-3/1997 The university of Tokyo Hospital,

4/1997-3/1998 Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Gastroenterology, Tokyo

4/1998-3/2006 The University of Tokyo Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology

4/2006-Present NTT Medical Center Tokyo


Dr. Takuji Torimura

Professor and Chairman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine,

Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

His research interests have focused on mechanism of angiogenesis and antiangiogenic

therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Recently, he is also interested in hepatic arterial

infusion chemotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.


He is currently a professor of Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology,

Kurume University School of Medicine since 2014. He graduated from Kurume

University School of Medicine in 1982. He completed a clinical fellowship in Kurume

University Hospital followed by a research fellowship at Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University

School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. degree in Medical Science in 1990. He was nominated as a

professor at Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy in 2011. He is a member of The Japanese Society of

internal Medicine, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, The Japanese Society of Hepatology, The Japanese

Cancer Association, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, American Association for the Study of Liver

Diseases and American Association of Cancer Research.

Dr. Hidenori Toyoda

Director, Hepatology Division, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki

Municipal Hospital, Japan

Current position

Director, Hepatology Division, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal

Hospital, Ogaki, JAPAN

Curriculum Vitae

1990: Graduated from Nagoya University School of Medicine

1990-1992: Resident, Ogaki Municipal Hospital

1992:1994: Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal

Hospital

1994:1998: Hepatologist, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine

1998-2000: Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine

2000-2003: Postdoctral Fellow, Hopital Necker- Institut Pasteur, Universite Paris V

2003-2015: Senior Hepatologist, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital

2015- : Director, Hepatology Division, Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, JAPAN


Dr. Kaoru Tsuchiya

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital,

Japan

Kaoru Tsuchiya was graduated with M.D. degree in 1998 from Gunma university in

Japan. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from Graduate School of Medical Science,

University of Yamanashi in 2009. She has been working at Musashino Red Cross

Hospital since 2000 and became a deputy director of department of Gastroenterology

and Hepatology in 2011. From 2015 to 2017 she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in

medical university of Vienna, Austria. From April, 2017 she started working again at

Musashino Red Cross Hospital. Her research interests are "Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

(HCC)"."Nutorition in patients with HCC" and "Management of complications of liver cirrhosis". She usually

performs contrast enhanced ultrasonography with sonazoid. radiofrequency ablation (RFA). and antiangiogenic

systemic therapy together with many wonderful young doctors. In Musashino Red Cross Hospital more than 3000

patients received RFA and antiangiogenic systemic therapies for advanced HCC have already performed in 262

patients.

Koji Uchino

Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of

Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Areas of Interest


Chronic hepatitis

Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumor


Education

Chiba University, Department of Medicine, MD, 2004

The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine PhD, 2012

Work History

Assistant Professor

Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (2016-present)

Chief Physician

Department of Gastroenterology, JR Tokyo General Hospital (2015-2016)

Medical Staff

Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (2008-2015)

Resident

Department of internal medicine, Mitsui Memorial Hospital (2006-2008)

The University of Tokyo Hospital (2004-2006)

Honors and AwardsYoung Investigator Bursary, EASL 2010

Poster Presentation Award, ACTA 2017


Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueno

Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and

Vice Director of Yamagata University Hospital, Japan

Professor Yoshiyuki Ueno is currently Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of

Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Vice Director of Yamagata University Hospital.

He is the course director of PhD course in Gastroenterology, Postgraduate School of

Medicine Yamagata University. Professor Ueno has been engaged in the field of

Hepatology since after his graduation of medical school at Tohoku University in 1987.

After obtaining PhD degree in 1991, he had been a research fellow at Mayo Clinic,

Rochester, USA. Since after his return to Japan, he continues to work as an academic

researcher. Currently, he is an associate editor of Hepatology Research, Hepatology

International, and Seminars in Liver Diseases. He has been actively involved in more than 20 international trials on

antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C. He is one of the AASLD inaugural Fellow, and first Japanese

hepatologist to become both AASLD and AGA Fellow. He has been involved in several steering committees of

academic societies. He has received numerous local, national and international research awards. He has published

more than 250 peer-reviewed papers in international journals including 2 in PNAS, 9 in Gastroenterology, 22 in

Hepatology, 3 in J Hepatol, 22 in AJP.

Dr. Kazuomi Ueshima

Lecturer, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University

Faculty of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest

Chemotherapy for HCC

Interventional radiology for HCC


1995-1997: Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe City General Hospital

1997-2000: Department of Emergency, Kobe City General Hospital

2000-2004: Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe City General Hospital

2005- present: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine

■Qualification of certified Doctor

Certified physician of The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine,

Board Certified Gastroenterologist of The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology,

Board Certified Gastroenterological endoscopist of The Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society,

Board Certified Hepatologist of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Board Certified Emergency physician of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine


Dr. Chung-Kwe Wang

Vice superintendent, Kang Ning Hospital, Attending physician, Department of

Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Ren-Ai Branch, Taiwan

1.Education MD, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC BS, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas, U S A MS, Dept. of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, U S A PhD, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, U S A 2. Hospital and Other Appointment

Resident, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Chief Resident, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Research Fellow, Dept. of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Research Fellow, Taipei Institute of Pathology Research Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Attending Physician, Dept. of Pathology, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, Taipei Municipal Ren-Ai Hospital Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Vice superintendent, Taipei City Hospital, Ren-Ai Branch 3. Academic Appointments Research Fellow, Dept. of 1st Pathology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan (Scholarship of Fujisawa) Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Science, Academia Sinica Visiting Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, USA 1992-1993 (Scholarship of Dept. of Health) Research Fellow, Dept. of 1st Pathology, Kurume University, School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan Clinical Associate Professor, National Yang Ming University Lecturer, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University 4. Conference paper: 34 (1st Author) Reference paper: 61 5. Manuscript Reviewer Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal of Cancer Research and Practice (Official Journal of Chinese Oncology Society) 6. Associations Honorable President, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association 2017-Present President, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association 2012-2017 Member of board of director: The Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan, 2009-present Member of board of director: The Chinese Oncology Society, 2009-present Member of board of director: The Pancreatic Society of Taiwan, 2006-present

Dr. Manabu Watanabe

Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal

Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Japan

Areas of Interest

Hepatology

Vascular & Non-vascular Interventional Radiology

Edu M.D. & Ph.D.: Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, University of

Toho, Japan.

Intern/Resident: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal

Medicine, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Japan.

Research Fellow: USC Research Center for Liver Disease, Kech School of Medicine, University of Southern

California, USA. cational and Career Experiences


Dr. Lai Wei

Director and Professor, Peking University Hepatology Institute

Professor, Peking University People’s Hospital, China

Education and Career Background

・9/93-6/96 Ph.D. Beijing Medical University

・9/78-6/83 M.D. Xuzhou Medical Collage

Postgraduate Training

・6/98-8/99 Postdoctoral Training in laboratory of Professor Criag Cameron

・Pennsylvania State University

Clinical and Research Interest

Hepatitis C and B, NAFLD

Dr. Xiaoyan Xie

Professor and Director of Department of Medical Ultrasonics

The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Areas of Interest

1. Ultrasound-guided interventional treatment for HCC (including microwave

and radiofrequency, nano-knife, ethanol injection, hot-distilled water injection,

boiling carboplatin injection ablation).

2. Contrast ultrasound (by Sonovue in hepatic, bile duct, pancreas, kidney

lesion)


1984.7: M.D. Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China

1987.6: D.M.SC Department of Hepato-biliary Surgery, Division of First

Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China

2002.12: Ph.D. Sun Yat-sen University

Honors and Awards

1/Vice-chairman of Chinese Doctor Association of Ultrasound medical imaging society

2/Vice-chairman of interventional division of Chinese Medical Association

3/Vice-chairman of interventional division of Chinese Medical Imaging Society

4/ Chairman of Ultrasound Division of Guangdong Medical Association

5/Member of the Society of Japan Ultrasonics in Medicine

6/Member of Japanese Ultrasound Association

7/Member of ASUM 2008-2009

8/Faculty of WCIO 2008, 2009


Dr. Khin Maung Win

Honorary Professor, Department of Hepatology, University of Medicine,

Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, Myanmar

Prof. Khin Maung Win was professionally trained by Prof. Neil Finlayson in the

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland and Prof. Dame Sheila Sherlock in Liver

Unit, Royal Free Hospital of London. He obtained his MRCP in 1984 and FRCP in

1997 respectively. As a specialist in hepatology, he treats patients with various kinds

of liver diseases throughout his profession.

He worked in the Government Service until he retired as the Professor and Head of

Department of Hepatology, Yangon General Hospital (YGH) in 2007. After his

retirement, he established the Yangon GI & Liver Centre, which is well-equipped with the state-of- the-art

diagnostic laboratory and initiated his private clinical practices. He devotes his life primarily in patient care and

conducts clinical services in many hospitals in Yangon.

Being a leading clinician of Myanmar, he is involved in several multi-centre clinical trials including the current

AHCC 06 Trial, entitled Phase III Multi Centre Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial of Selective Internal

Radiation Therapy (SIRT) versus Sorafenib in Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (SIRveNIB).

Dr. Peihong Wu

Professor and Direcetor of Medical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy,

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China

Areas of Interest

Dr. Wu has focused his clinical expertise on treating various solid malignancies,

especially in liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, thyroid tumor, renal cancer,

prostate cancer, and uterine fibroids, by interventional and image-guided minimally

invasive therapy combined with bio-immunotherapy.


Dr. Wu received his medical degree from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in 1982. He completed his

Fellowship of Radiology as well as Oncology in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in 1988, and start working

as a radiologist and oncologist since then. In 1993, he was appointed Associate Professor and Vice Director of

Radiology, and in 1998, he was promoted to Professor, and Director of Medical Imaging and Interventional

Radiology at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. From 1999 to 2000, he was visiting scholar in Imaging

Division at MD Anderson Cancer Centre (USA). Dr. Wu also serves as Visiting Professor in the department of

Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA, and University of Toronto, Canada.

Honors and Awards

Dr. Wu has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers, as first author or corresponding author for more than 50

SCI papers. He has published 6 books and more than 20 book chapters in his field. He has won many grants as a PI

or Co-PI, including National High Technology Research and so on. He is currently the editorial board member of

many journals.

He was the chairman of Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation 2017. He is the founder and first Co-chairman of

Asia-Pacific Association of Image-guided Minimally Invasive Therapy in Oncology, the President of the Society of

Minimally Invasive Therapy in Oncology, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, and the member of Standing

Committee of Society of Immunotherapy in Oncology, Guangdong Anti-Cancer Association.


Dr. Koichiro Yamakado

Chairman, Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan

Areas of Interest



1987: Graduated from Kanazawa University

1987-2015: Mie University

2015-: Hyogo College of Medicine

Dr. Kentaro Yamazaki

Chief staff, Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center,

Japan

Areas of Interest

Colorectal Cancer


Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine (Year graduated: 1999)

1999-2000 Sapporo Medical University Hospital

2000-2002 Muroran City General Hospital

2002-2003 Hokkaido Prefectural Esashi Hospital

2003-2004 Sapporo-Kosei Hospital

2004- Shizuoka Cancer Center


Dr. Jin Mo Yang

Professor, Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine,

St’ Vincent Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Education Career

1976-1983 College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

1989-1992 Postgraduate School, College of Medicine, The Catholic University

of Korea (B.S)

1992-1995 Postgraduate School, College of Medicine, The Catholic University

of Korea (Ph.D)

Clinical Trial Experience

1. Megesterol Treatment in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2002, Singapore

2. Lamivudine durability study ( multicenter trial )

3. Clevudine in CHB (Phase III, multicenter trial )

4. Entecavir in CHB

Dr. Yangkui Gu

Associate Professor, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery,

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Graduated from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science in 1998 and received a

doctorate in oncology in 2012

Visiting Scholar, Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

Professional Society Service

CSCO Youth Expert Committee

Guangdong Cancer Society Association Standing Committee of Minimally Invasive Treatment Committee

Member of the liver metastasis group of the Colorectal Cancer Professional Committee of the Chinese Anticancer

Association

Professor of Colorectal Cancer MDT Expert Group, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Hospital

The main research direction

Minimally Invasive Digestive System Tumors and Immunotherapy, Published 8 SCI papers in professional fields as

the first or corresponding author.


Dr. Hiroshi Yatsuhashi

Director General, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization

Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan

Areas of Interest

Viral hepatitis, Anti-viral treatment, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Risk factors

for development of HCC


1984 Graduated from Nagasaki University School of Medicine

1984-1988 （Post-graduate Training） 1st Department of Medicine, Nagasaki

University

1988- Clinical Research Center, Nagasaki Medical Center

2002-2012 Director, Department of Therapeutic Research, Clinical Research Center, Nagasaki Medical Center

2004- Professor, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Department of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of

Biomedical Sciences,

2012- Director General, Clinical Research Center, Nagasaki Medical Center

2013-2017 APASL Executive Council

Dr. Osamu Yokosuka

President, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Funabashi

Central Hospital

Professor Emeritus, Chiba University, Japan

1975 Graduated Chiba University School of Medicine

1975-1978 Trainee in Chiba University Hospital (Prof. K Okuda)

1978-1980 Royal Free Hospital, London (Prof. S Schelock, Prof. BH Billing)

1980-1985 Fellow (Chiba University)

1984 Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (Dr. J Summers)

1985 Degree of Dr. of Medical Science

1985-1994 Assistant Professor, Chiba University

1994-2006 Lecturer in Medicine, Chiba University

2006-2016 Director and Professor of Medicine, Chiba University

2008-2014 Secretary General of APASL

2013-2015 Dean, Chiba University School of Medicine

2015-2016 President of APASL 2016 Tokyo

2016 - President, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Funabashi Central Hospital

Main field of interest

Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma


Dr. Hideo Yoshida

Vice Director, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Japanese Red

Cross Medical Center, Japan

Areas of Interest

Treatment of liver tumor


1993 Graduated from Osaka University

2000 Graduated from Graduated school of medicine, University of Tokyo

1993 University of Tokyo hospital

1994 Toranomon hospital


2001 JR Tokyo general hospital

2003 University of Miami


2008 Japanese Red Cross Medical Center

Dr. Kengo Yoshimitsu

Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka

University, Japan

Education：

March 27, 1985 Graduated from Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu

University

Certification：

May 8, 1985 79th License to Practice Medicine, Japan （#288322）

1988 FMGEMS (USA), #420-766-8

1990 Japanese Board of Radiology （#1335）

1992 FLEX （Pennsylvania, USA）, #600903010

Thesis：

Aug 18, 1997 Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University (Otsu #2018）


Dr. Kentaro Yoshioka

Professor, Department of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Diseases,

Fujita Health University, Japan

Employment

1979-1982 Physician, Nagoya First Red Cross Hospital

1982-1984 GI Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of

Medicine

1984-1986 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine

and Dentistry of New Jersey

1986-1987 Physician, Clinic of Nagoya Courthouse

1987-1998 Assistant, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of

Medicine

1998-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine

2004-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Diseases, Fujita Health University

2005- Present, Professor, Department of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Diseases, Fujita Health University

Education

1979 MD, Nagoya University School of Medicine

1987 PhD, Nagoya University School of Medicine

Honors

1991 Research Encouragement Prize of Japanese Association of Study of Liver Diseases

2012 High Citation Award of Japanese Association of Study of Liver Diseases

Publication

Professor Yoshioka’s main research interests include the natural history, molecular virology, pathogenesis and

treatment of chronic viral hepatitis and HCC. He has published more than 150 articles in both national and

international journals, including Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology research.

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