Liver Transplant

22nd Annual Patient Symposium: Liver Diseases Update 2026

Join us for a free educational seminar that provides patients, families and community members with an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in liver diseases, including hepatitis, liver cancer and liver transplantation. 

Free Parking in Visitor Structure Lot 1. 
Wellness Breakfast Will Be Provided.

Agenda

7:45–8:00 am – Wellness Breakfast

8:00–8:05 am – Introduction
Sammy Saab, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery

8:05–8:25 am – Bile Duct Disorders of the Liver
Sammy Saab, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery

8:25–8:45 am – Metabolic Fatty Liver
Sherona Bau, ACNP, MSN, Nurse Practitioner III

8:45–9:05 am – Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Akshay Shetty, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery

9:05–9:25 am – Viral Hepatitis
Steven Han, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery

9:25–9:45 am – Nutrition in Liver Transplant Patients
Megan Young, MS, RDN, Clinical Nutrition

9:45–10:05 am – Autoimmune Liver Disease
Gina Choi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery

10:05–10:20 am – Intermission

10:20–10:40 am – Complications of Cirrhosis
Jasleen Singh, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery

10:40–11:00 am – Liver Cancer
Sentia Iriana, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery

11:00–11:20 am – Liver Transplantation
Fady Kaldas, MD

11:40 am–12:00 pm – Life After Liver Transplantation
Susan Kang, MSN, ANP-BC, CCTC, Nurse Practitioner | Clinical Transplant Coordinator III

12:00–12:15 pm – The High-Performance Rebuild: Engineering Resilience and Purpose Post-Transplant
Aaron K. Jackson, Resilience Strategist, Author, and 3x Organ Transplant Recipient

12:15–12:30 pm – Closing

Meet the Facilitators

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF
Transplant Hepatology
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF
Akshay Shetty, MD
Akshay Shetty, MD
Transplant Hepatology
Akshay Shetty, MD
Gina Choi, MD
Gina Choi, MD
Transplant Hepatology
Gina Choi, MD
Jasleen Singh, MD
Jasleen Singh, MD
Transplant Hepatology
Jasleen Singh, MD
Sentia Iriana, MD, MS
Sentia Iriana, MD, MS
Transplant Hepatology
Sentia Iriana, MD, MS
Fady M. Kaldas, MD, FACS
Fady M. Kaldas, MD, FACS
Liver Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery
Fady M. Kaldas, MD, FACS