Rajiv Jalan MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPE, FAASLD

Rajiv Jalan, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPE, FAASLD, is a clinician with a strong focus on translational research. He graduated in India, completed his clinical training in Edinburgh, and earned his PhD in Maastricht. He joined University College London (UCL) as a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in 2000 and was awarded a personal chair in 2009.

He devotes approximately 50% of his time to patient care as a hepatologist at the secondary and tertiary care levels at the Royal Free Hospital, where he also leads a translational and basic science laboratory. He recently completed his term as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hepatology, the highest-ranked journal in the field of liver diseases. The Liver Failure Group at UCL, which he founded and leads, currently comprises six principal investigators, including himself. He also serves as the Scientific Director of the European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EFCLIF).