George Papatheodoridis is a Professor in Medicine and Gastroenterology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Director of the Academic Gastroenterology Department and Liver Transplantation Unit of “Laiko” General Hospital of Athens, Greece. He is also President of the Hellenic Transplant Organization and the Hellenic Foundation of Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He received his MD at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was a member of the EASL Scientific Committee/Governing Board and president of the Hellenic Association for Study of Liver.