Adopts a multidisciplinary approach to liver transplantations
Meets the needs of both residents and specialists in the field
Includes psychosocial aspects of liver transplantation
Covers cell therapies and organogenesis
Written by leading experts in the various disciplines involved in liver transplantation
About the Author: Patrizia Burra is Full Professor of Gastroenterology and Head of the Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology at the University of Padua, Italy. Since 2015 she is ViceRector on Research Training at Padua University. Following the medical degree and the Diploma on Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, she spent 3 years as research fellow at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK, before completing the PhD in Hepatology at the University of Padua. Patrizia Burra is interested in clinical and translational studies in the setting of liver transplantation, mainly regarding antiviral therapy for HCV recurrence, HBV prophylaxis after transplantation, acute alcoholic hepatitis as early indication for liver transplantation, liver transplantation for NASH and NAFLD, adherence to medical treatments and quality of life of transplant recipients.
She has previously served as President of ELITA, Vice President of ESOT, Chair of ILTS Education Committee, Treasurer of ILTS and ILTS President. She served EASL for 5 years, as EU Policy Councilor until 2016. Currently she is the elected Chair of the Public Affairs Committee 2022-2025 at United European Gastroenterology (UEG). In 2021 she has obtained the Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD). She is also President of the NGO Marina Minnaja Foundation for the research and study of liver transplantation.
Currently she is Co-chair of The Lancet - EASL Commission on liver diseases in Europe from 2018, Deputy Editor of Journal of Hepatology from 2019 and Associate Editor of Transplant International and Digestive and Liver Disease.
She has authored over 340 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, with an H-index of 54 and over 1000 presentations in national and international congresses.
