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Dr. Giacomo Zaccherini

Italy

Dr. Giacomo Zaccherini, MD, PhD, is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Bologna and a Consultant Hepatologist at the IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna (Policlinico Sant'Orsola).

He completed his medical degree, internal medicine residency, and PhD at the University of Bologna, alongside a research fellowship at the European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF-CLIF) in Barcelona.

His clinical and translational research focuses on decompensated cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), portal hypertension, and liver transplantation. Dr. Zaccherini serves as an investigator in major clinical trials evaluating long-term albumin therapy and novel therapeutic targets in advanced liver disease. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles (H-index: 30) and regularly serves as an invited speaker and peer reviewer for top hepatology journals.