Gastroenterology & Hepatology (G&H) is a monthly peer-reviewed journal reaching nearly 21,000 gastroenterologists and hepatologists. G&H provides editorial content encompassing a wide array of topics relevant and useful to the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology, both separately and together. Content is directed by the strong input of today’s top thought leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology, including feature-length review articles and monthly columns consisting of engaging interviews with experts on current issues in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hepatology, and endoscopy. G&H also publishes industry-supported meeting highlights, clinical roundtable monographs, and clinical review supplements. The journal and all affiliated supplements are included in the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed/MEDLINE index as well as EMBASE.
About
H&O Editorial Advisory Board:
Editor-in-Chief

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Section Editors

MASH in Focus
Naim Alkhouri, MD
Summit Clinical Research

Advances in IBS
William D. Chey, MD
University of Michigan
Medical Center

HCC In Focus
Robert G. Gish, MD
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Advances in IBD
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

Advances in Upper GI Disorders
Colin W. Howden, MD
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center

Advances in Endoscopy
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA
University of Washington

HCC in Focus
Nancy S. Reau, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Board:
Maria T. Abreu, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Leonard Baidoo, MD
University of Tennessee
College of Medicine
Robert N. Baldassano, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Manoop S. Bhutani, MD
University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Athos Bousvaros, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital Boston
Joel V. Brill, MD
Predictive Health, LLC
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
Weill Cornell Medical College
Brooks D. Cash, MD
University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston
Lin Chang, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California,
Los Angeles
Russell D. Cohen, MD
University of Chicago
Scott J. Cotler, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Douglas Dieterich, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Jack A. Di Palma, MD
University of South Alabama
David B. Doman, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine
Herbert L. DuPont, MD
University of Texas
McGovern Medical School
University of Texas
School of Public Health
Gary W. Falk, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Ronnie Fass, MD
Case Western Reserve University
Brian G. Feagan, MD
Western University
M. Brian Fennerty, MD
Oregon Health & Science
University
Steven L. Flamm, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Basavana Goudra, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Tarek Hassanein, MD
University of California,
San Diego
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
NYU Langone Health
David L. Jaffe, MD
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH
Mayo Clinic
Philip O. Katz, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Seymour Katz, MD, FACG, MACG
New York University
Asher Kornbluth, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Joshua Korzenik, MD
Brigham and Women’s
Hospital
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Anthony J. Lembo, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Richard MacDermott, MD
Albany Medical Center
Willis C. Maddrey, MD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Paul Martin, MD
University of Miami
Kevin D. Mullen, MD
Metrohealth Medical Center
Guy W. Neff, MD, MBA
Florida Research Institute
Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Paul J. Pockros, MD
Scripps Clinic
Fred Poordad, MD
Texas Liver Institute/University of Texas Health, San Antonio
Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital
K. Rajender Reddy, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Miguel Regueiro, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Douglas K. Rex, MD
Indiana University Medical Center
Joel E. Richter, MD, FACP, MACG
University of South Florida
David T. Rubin, MD
University of Chicago
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH
David Geffen School
of Medicine
University of California,
Los Angeles
Ellen J. Scherl, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York-Presbyterian
Hospital
Eugene R. Schiff, MD
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD, MEd, MSc
John D. Dingell VA
Medical Center
Prateek Sharma, MD
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Bo Shen, MD
Columbia University
Irving Medical Center
Mitchell Shiffman, MD
Liver Institute of Virginia
Bon Secours Health System
Corey A. Siegel, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
Mark Sulkowski, MD
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fernando Velayos, MD
University of California,
San Francisco
Nizar Zein, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation