American Liver Foundation Elects New Chair of the Board
FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the weekend at its quarterly meeting, the national board of directors for the American Liver Foundation (ALF) announced the election of a new board chair, Emmanuel Thomas, MD, PhD, FAASLD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas replaces outgoing chair, Daniel Weil of Highwood, Illinois who has served for the past three years. ALF board chairs serve three consecutive one-year terms.
- Dr. Thomas replaces outgoing chair, Daniel Weil of Highwood, Illinois who has served for the past three years.
- "On behalf of the entire board, we are so grateful to Dr. Thomas for his leadership at ALF.
- "I am honored and humbled to be elected as board chair of an organization that has led the way for liver patients for nearly 47 years," said Dr. Thomas.
- Before his election as board chair of ALF, Dr. Thomas served the organization as a national board member, medical advisor, and chair of the board nominating committee.