Zobair M.Younossi, MD, MPH FACG, FACP, AGAF, FAASLD is the President of Medicine Service Line, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia. He is alsoProfessor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and the Chairman ofClinical Research, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

Dr. Younossi pioneered research in NAFLD and has been a leader in the field of patient-reported outcomes, economic assessment and outcomes research in liver disease.He is the Chair of Global NASH Council and the Global Liver and NASH Registries. His research in both NAFLD and outcomes research is extensively cited and he is a highly sought-after speaker for national and international scientific meetings. Dr. Younossi specializes in hepatology and gastroenterology and has authored over 600articles, 3 books, 6 journal supplement sand has delivered over 430 faculty lectures in national and international meetings. Dr.Younossi has also served as the co-editor of Liver International, Associate Editor of J of Hepatology and on the editorial board of a number of important medical journals. He has represented the American Association of Liver Disease and American Gastroenterological Association at different congressional meetings.