Dr. Hirokazu Takahashi is a Hepatology specialist currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Hepatology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology at Saga Medical School. He obtained a Ph.D degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Saga University in 2011. In 2008, Dr. Takahashi received a Travel Award for the 18th Annual Meeting of United European Gastroenterology. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Young Investigator’s Award from The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine at their 19th Annual Meeting in Kyushu. In addition, Dr. Takahashi is an active board member of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, the Japan Society of Hepatology, the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine and the Japan Diabetes Society. He has been featured as a guest editor for numerous journals and was a reviewer for the Lancet Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Diabetes, Nature Communications, Journal of Gastroenterology, Liver International, the European Journal of Ultrasound, and Hepatology International. Moreover, his research topics mainly include non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes.