Jérôme BOURSIER

Professor, Angers University, France

Medical Education:
- Trained in medicine (2006) and PhD (2011) at Angers University
- Post doctoral fellowship at Duke University (2013, Pr Anna Mae Diehl)

Current Academic or Administrative Positions:
- Professor of Medicine at Angers University (2016)
- Head of the HIFIH Laboratory (SFR ICAT 4208) at Angers University
- Head of the Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Department at Angers University Hospital
- Co-coordinator of the University Hospital Federation Grand Ouest-NASH

Area of Research interests: Long-standing interest and expertise in natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of steatotic liver diseases
Publications and Presentations: Author/co-authors of over 200 papers in international peer reviewed journals, over 150 faculty lectures

Comments: Jérôme BOURSIER’s research has made major contributions to the field on non-invasive testing of liver lesions in chronic liver diseases. Initially in chronic viral hepatitis C and now in NAFLD, he has contributed to the development and validation of several tests now widely used in clinical practice. He coordinates several research programs on the non-invasive diagnosis, screening, and prognosis assessment in chronic liver diseases through national research programs, multicenter cohorts, and an international academic/industrial network. He is the General Secretary of the French Association for the Study of the liver (2022-2025).