Pathology

The ILTS Liver Transplant Pathology Committee aims to raise standards of clinical care through the development of official practice guidelines and promote education, communication and fellowship in these specialty areas.

Key aims of the Pathology Committee:

1. To represent and recruit ILTS members specializing in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,

2. To promote education, communication, and fellowship in these specialty areas,

3. To raise standards of clinical care and improve outcomes, including through the development of official ILTS clinical practice guidelines,

4. To foster collaborative links with other relevant specialist societies.

→ Read the Committee Terms of Reference

Some Committee Activities

Webinars & Meeting Sessions

→ Hepatology – Pathology / Imaging

→ Surgery – Pathology

→ Pathophysiology

Committee Members:

  • Zongming Eric Chen, MD, PhD – Past Chair {2024} Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Zhao Xinyan, MD –  Chair {2025} Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
  • Oyedele Adeyi, MD, FCAP, FRCPC, Joins LMP – Vice Chair {2026} University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
  • Mohamed Rela, MS, FRCS, DSc – Affiliated Councilor, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Center, Chennai, India
  • Gwyneth Soon Shook Ting, MBBS, FRCPath, FRCPA {2026} National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore
  • Hanlin L. Wang, MD {2025} University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, California, CA
  • Jimin Nancy Liu, MD {2026} Mackenzie Health, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
  • Magda El-Monayeri, MSc, PhD {2026} Wadi El Neel Center of Liver Transplantation, Cairo, Egypt
  • Michail Doukas, MD, PhD {2026} Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Mina Komuta, MD, PhD – {2024} International University of Health and Welfare, School of Medicine, Narita Hospital, Chiba, Japan
  • Mukul Vij {2025} Dr Rela Institute and Medical Center, Chennai, India
  • Wei Zheng, MD, PhD {2026} Emory School of Medicine, Decatur, GA, USA
  • Xuchen Zhang, MD, PhD {2026} Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

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

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