Personal Statement
I am a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, NHS, and an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology with an established international academic and leadership profile. I hold elected leadership roles within major national and European societies, including International Secretary of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG, 2025–2027), BSG Representative to United European Gastroenterology (UEG, 2023–2027), and former Governing Board Member of the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) as Communications lead. I have also served on the UEG Research Committee and the UEG Young Talent Group, contributing to strategic research and educational initiatives at European level. In parallel, I am Social Media Editor for the UEG Journal (IF 6.7) and a member of the ESGE Social Media Advisory Board, supporting knowledge dissemination and engagement across the gastroenterology community.

Within the NHS, I hold senior clinical leadership roles as former Clinical Lead for Alcohol Care Services, Gastroenterology Clinical Lead for Morbidity and Mortality, and Chair of the Merseyside Portal Hypertension MDT, leading multidisciplinary, guideline-driven care pathways aligned with NICE, BASL, and BSG standards. My educational leadership includes serving as Course Director of the first UEG-accredited ESEGH course, where I led curriculum development, accreditation, faculty coordination, and quality assurance, establishing a formally recognised annual international training programme. Collectively, my roles reflect sustained leadership across clinical service development, governance, education, and research, with a strong commitment to advancing evidence-based hepatology and gastroenterology practice within the NHS and across Europe