Scott L. Friedman

Prof. Friedman is Chief of Liver Diseases and Dean of Therapeutic Discovery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His pioneering hepatic fibrosis research has been supported by the NIH since 1986 and his mentorship of over 80 trainees have helped fibrosis emerge as a new hepatology therapeutic specialty with exciting potential. Prof.. Friedman was a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Weizmann Institute, Israel, in 1995 and President of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in 2009. He received the International Hans Popper Prize, the EASL International Recognition Award, the AASLD Distinguished Achievement Award and the American Liver Foundation Distinguished Award. Prof. Friedman is a Fellow of the AASLD, AGA, ACP and AAAS.