ESTABLISHED IN 1958
1958, Washington DC (USA). By-laws approved by General Assembly, September 17, 1986, Caracas (Venezuela).
IASL is one of the oldest international organizations fighting against liver and biliary tract diseases. It was established in 1958, aiming to train experts in hepatology; encourage basic and clinical research; facilitate internationally the prevention, recognition and treatment of diseases of the liver and biliary tract.
The International Association for the Study of the Liver (IASL) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to:
establish, maintain, sponsor, promote activities, programs, and projects which assist in the education of clinicians and scientists in an international context;
foster and promote, within an international context, basic and clinical research into liver and biliary diseases;
collaborate with its continental constituent association members, as well as with other healthcare organizations concerned with liver disease; and
facilitate progress toward the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the liver and biliary tract.
Aims
Foster the training of experts in hepatology; encourage basic and clinical research on the liver and its diseases; facilitate internationally the prevention, recognition and treatment of diseases of the liver and biliary tract.
Activities
Organizes international study groups; encourages exchange of research workers, study materials and information
IASL Inaugural Meeting, London, 1960
The IASL at 50: past, present and future perspectives
Sheila Sherlock
1st 1958-1962
Adolph Martini
3rd 1966-1970
Niels Tygstrup
Rudi Schimid
7th 1980-1982
5th 1974-1978
Valeer Desmet
9th 1984-1986
James Boyer
11th 1988-1990
Juan Rodes
Johan Terblanche
15th 1996-1998
13th 1992-1994
David Kershenobich
17th 2000-2002
Ding-Shing Chen
19th 2004-2006
Thomas D Boyer
Mario Mondelli
23th 2012-2013
21th 2008-2010
Samuel Lee
25th 2016-2019
Markus Peck
27th 2021-2023
Jidong Jia
Kwang-Hyub Han
26th 2019-2021
24th 2013-2016
Hans Popper
2nd 1962-1966
Coral Leavy
4th 1970-1974
Kunio Okuda
6th 1978-1980
Olefemi Williams
Lawrie Powell
10th 1986-1988
8th 1982-2984
Luis Goyotto
12th 1990-1992
Badri Tanden
14th 1994-1996
John Gollan
Didier Lebrec
18th 2002-2004
16th 1998-2000
Gamal Esmat
20th 2006-2008
Federico Villamil
22th 2010-2012
Mindie Nguyen
28th 2023-2025
Executive Committees and Officers
Markus Peck
Austria
(Past President )
Andres Cardenas
Spain
(Secretary General)
Mindie Nguyen
USA
(President)
Henry Lik Yuen Chan
China
(Treasurer)
Kwang-Hyub Han
Korea
(At Large)
Samuel S. Lee
Canada
(Vice President)
Global Council
Arun Sanyal
USA
Qin Ning
China
Jacob George
Australia
Marco Arrese
Mexico
Nobuyuki Enomoto Japan
Ji-Dong Jia
China
Faisal Sanai
Saudi Arabia
Yasuhito Tanaka
Japan
Marina Maevskaya Russia
Jinlin Hou
China
Adrian Gadano
Argentina
Ming-Lung Yu
Taiwan
Mohamed El Kassas Egypt
Mark Sonderup
South Africa
North America
| Global Council | Sam Lee | University of Calgary, Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Mindie H. Nguyen | Stanford School of Medicine, USA | |
| Arun Sanyal | Virginia Commonwealth University, USA | |
| Regional Council | Yasuko Iwakiri | Yale University, USA |
| Gyongi Szabo | Harvard Medical School, USA |
Europe
| Global Council | Markus Peck | Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Cardenas | University of Barcelona, Spain | |
| Joost Drenth | Radboud University, Netherlands | |
| Marina Maevskaya | First Moscow State Medical University, Russia | |
| Regional Council | Rajiv Jalan | University College London, UK |
| Massimo Pinzani | University College London, UK |
Oceania
| Global Council | Jacob George | The University of Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Council | Ed Gane | Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand |
Africa
| Global Council | Chris Kassianides | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed El Kassas | Helwan University, Egypt | |
| Regional Council | Hailemichael Desalegn | St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia |
| Naima Lahbabi-Amrani | Mohammed V University, Morocco | |
| Olusegun Ojo | Obafemi Awolowo University and Teaching Hospital, Nigeria | |
| Mark Sonderup | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
Global & Regional Council Members
South America
| Global Council | Adrian Gadano | Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Arrese | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile | |
| Regional Council | Paulo L Bittencourt | University of São Paulo, Hospital Português, Brazil |
| Graciela Castro Narro | Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico |
Asia
| Global Council | Jidong Jia | Capital University in Beijing, China |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Chan | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China | |
| Jinlin Hou | Southern Medical University, China | |
| Qin Ning | Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China | |
| Kwang-Hyub Han | National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Korea | |
| Nobuyuki Enomoto | University of Yamanashi, Japan | |
| Faisal Sanai | King Saud University, Saudi Arabia | |
| Regional Council | Man-Fung Yuen | The University of Hong Kong, China |
| Soon Koo Baik | Yonsei Wonju University, Korea | |
| Dong Joon Kim | Hallym University, Korea | |
| Naomi Khaing Than Hlaing | Mandalay General Hospital, Myanmar | |
| Saeed Sadiq Hamid | The Aga Khan University, Pakistan | |
| Yock Young Dan | National University of Singapore, Singapore | |
| Pei-Jer Chen | National Taiwan University, Taiwan | |
| Cihan Yurdaydin | University of Ankara Medical School, Turkey |