Clinical Advisory Board

Our Clinical Advisory Panel is a formed of experts in PBC and hepatology, from around the world.

We work closely with our Clinical Advisory Board to bring you accurate and up-to-date information about PBC. We are grateful for the time, knowledge, expertise, and support they bring. This medical information is invaluable to people affected by PBC.

Members of our Clinical Advisory Board are:

DOCTORS

Prof Alan Bonder – Professor in Gastroenterology and Medicine | USA
Prof Marco Carbone – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | Italy
Dr Emma Culver – Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Prof John Dillon – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Prof Robert Gish – Professor/Consultant Hepatologist | USA
Prof Bettina Hansen – Professor of Clinical Biostatistics | Netherlands and Canada
Prof Gideon Hirschfield – Professor in Hepatology | Canada
Prof David Jones OBE – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Dr Deepak Joshi – Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Prof Kris Kowdley – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology and Gastroenterology | USA
Prof Andreas Kremmer | Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | Switzerland
Prof Cynthia Levy – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | USA
Dr Ana Lleo – Consultant in Hepatology and Researcher | Italy
Prof Marlyn Mayo – Professor/Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology | USA
Dr George Mells – Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Dr James Neuberger – Retired Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Dr Jose Presa – Consultant in Hepatology | Portugal
Prof Mark Swain – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology and Gastroenterology | Canada
Prof Atsushi Tanaka – Professor in Hepatology and Gastroenterology | Japan
Prof Douglas Thorburn – Professor/Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Prof Michael Trauner- Professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology | Austria
Dr Adriaan van der Meer – Consultant in Hepatology and Gastroenterology | Netherlands
Prof Palak Trivedi – Professor/ Consultant in Hepatology | UK
Prof John Vierling – Professor in Gastroenterology and hepatology | USA
Dr Alejandra Villamil – Consultant in Hepatology | Argentina
Prof Martin Weltman – Professor/Consultant Hepatology and Gastroenterology | Australia
Dr Andrew Yeoman – Consultant in Hepatology | UK

NURSES

Donna Blinston – Hepatology Advanced Nurse Practitioner | UK
Claire Smith – Clinical Nurse Specialist in Hepatology | UK

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Alice Freer – Senior Physiotherapist | UK

PHARMACISTS

Fatema Jessa – Consultant Pharmacist | UK
Sital Shah – Consultant Pharmacist | UK

If you’d like to hear directly from the experts, we host regular interactive online Q&As, where you can submit your PBC questions. Our Q&As and view topic specific bite sized videos are available on PBC TV (YouTube). We also collaborate on medical content for our website, surveys, Bear Facts and news articles. Our Clinical Advisors also join us at conferences and other events.