Speakers

Professor Stuart McPherson is a Consultant Liver Specialist who joined the Newcastle Hospitals in 2010. Stuart manages patients with liver disease and runs specialist clinics for viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. In 2017 he led the team to win the prestigious Royal College of Physicians Quality Improvement Award for developing a decompensated cirrhosis care bundle that was shown to improve care of patients with cirrhosis and is now used in most centres in the UK. Professor McPherson is also an Honorary Professor of Hepatology Practice in the Translational and Clinical Research Institute at Newcastle University. He has a strong research interest aiming to improve the care of patients with liver disease. He is the Chief Investigator for the SOLID study, which is evaluating the use of liver fibrosis biomarkers in primary care with the aim for developing a clinically and cost effective pathway to identify patients with significant liver disease.