Vanguard

This committee's mission is to promote the participation of younger members of the liver transplant community in all ILTS activities, and to guide the society in responding to their educational and professional needs.

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Mission statement:

The Vanguard Committee is committed to promoting the engagement of early-career liver transplant professionals and trainees in all ILTS activities, and to advocating on their behalf. Its goal is to give the opportunity to members aged less than 42 years or within 5 years of initial training to actively participate in projects, recognize and support their research, and facilitate collaborations.

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→ Read the Committee Accomplishments

Some committee activities:

Committee Members:

Eleonora De Martin, MD, PhD – Past Chair {2024}

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Paul Brousse Hospital

Villejuif, France

 Ryan Chadha, MD – Chair {2024}

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Mayo Clinic Florida

Jacksonville, USA
Ashwin Rammohan, MD – Vice Chair {2024}

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Dr Rela Institute & Medical Center

Chennai, India

 Nazia Selzner, MD, PhD – Affiliated Councilor {2024}

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada
Felipe Alconchel, MD, PHD {2025}

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Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB)

Murcia, Spain

 Abdul Rahman Hakeem, FRCS, PhD {2025}

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds, United Kingdom
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Keskin {2024}

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Hacettepe University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology

Ankara, Turkey

 Mohammad Qasim Khan {2026}

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Schulich school of medicine & dentistry, Western University

Ontario, Canada
Jiang Liu, MBBS, MS, PhD {2024}

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Tsinghua University-affiliated Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital

Beijing, China

 Johns Shaji Mathew, MBBS, MS, MCh {2025}

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Rajagiri Hospital

Kerala, India
Alessandra Mazzola, MD, PhD {2024}

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Pité-Salpêtrière hospital

Paris, France

 David Nasralla BMBCh, MA (Oxon), FRCS, DPhil {2024}

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Royal Free Hospital

London, UK
Madhukar Patel, MD, MBA, ScM {2025}

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas, USA

 Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc {2025}

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, USA
Tomohiro Tanaka, MD, MPH {2024}

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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City VA  medical centre

Iowa City, USA

 David Victor, MD {2024}

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Methodist University Hospital

Houston, USA
Carmen Vinaixa, MD {2024}

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La Fe University Hospital

Valencia, Spain

 Elizabeth A. Wilson, MD {2026}

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, United States
Young-in Yoon, MD {2024}

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in the year shown in brackets

Trainee Members:

Sadhana Shankar, MS FRCS {2024}

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King’s College Hospital NHS trust

London, United Kingdom

 Dhupal Patel {2024}

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Addenbrooke’s Hospital

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nicholas Syn, MBBS {2024}

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Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System

Singapore

  

*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in the year shown in brackets