Prof. Virendra Singh is working as Professor& Head of Hepatology at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India), with more than 35 years of teaching experience. He completed his training in Gastroenterology from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), in 1988. He has published more than 135 papers in national as well as international journals. His areas of interest include ascites, post-paracentesis circulatory dysfunction, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic regeneration in alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis, malignant hilar biliary obstruction, biliary injuries, and gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Dr. Akash Roy is a Senior Resident (Academic) at the Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh. He did his MBBS from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, and MD in Internal Medicine from NEIGRIHMS, Shillong. He has over 50 publications (national/international) andis the recipient of multiple awards in Internal Medicine and Hepatology. His areas of interest include cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, gut microbiota, and liver transplantation.
