Prof. Mohamed El-Kassas is a professor and chief of Endemic Medicine and Hepatology at the Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Egypt, and past president of the Egyptian Association for Research and Training in HepatoGastroenterology (EARTH). Prof. El-Kassas has a postgraduate diploma in clinical research, and he is the founder and director of the Clinical Research Center, director of the Research Support Centre, Chancellor of Scientific Research at Helwan University, and a member of the Specialized Scientific Council for Medical Research, ASRT. Moreover, he is currently appointed as the regional council member of the International Association for the Study of Liver (IASL) and a member of the Global NASH Council. Prof. El Kassas had clinical and research training internships at Kyoto University, Japan; Pasteur Institute, France; L'Hospital Tinon, France; Rotterdam University Hospital, Netherlands; University of Calgary, Canada; and Fresno Medical Center, California, USA. Prof. El-Kassas is experienced in various hepatology topics with a focus on viral hepatitis, fatty liver, and hepatocellular carcinoma.