Dr. Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, a leading figure in hepatology, is Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Digestive Diseases at the VA-Connecticut Healthcare System. With extensive expertise in liver diseases, she has served as president of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and directed the Clinical Core of the NIH-funded Yale Liver Center. Dr. Garcia-Tsao's research primarily focuses on cirrhosis complications related to portal hypertension, resulting in over 200 scholarly contributions and several prestigious lectureships and awards, including recognition from the European Association for the Study of Liver Disease.

Trained at the Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de México and Yale University, Dr. Garcia-Tsao's career highlights include leadership roles, such as her editorship at the New England Journal of Medicine, and her dedication to patient-oriented research. Her work, elucidating complex concepts in liver disease, has earned her widespread respect as a mentor and lecturer in the field.