Dr. David A. Geller is the Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director of the UPMC Liver Cancer Center. He is also a member of many professional and scientific societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He earned his BS from the Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and his MD from the Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL. As a hepatobiliary surgical oncologist, his clinical interests center on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers. His research interests include molecular mechanisms of liver injury, liver transplant ischemia/reperfusion injury, HCC signaling pathways, and liver cancer therapy. He has published more than 400 papers and is a frequent guest lecturer on the treatment of liver tumors. His research lab has been funded by the NIH since 1994.