Editor-in-Chief

Born in 1957, graduated in Medicine summa cum laude, specialist in Gastroenterology & Digestive Endoscopy; Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. Qualified fit as Full Professor in Gastroenterology and Associate Professor in Internal Medicine at the Italian National University Examination (2017). Author of 205 published papers, H-index 52 (source Scopus, accessed in April 2021), Dr Lonardo has completed more than 700 certified Reviews for international journals of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine. In 2021, Dr. Lonardo has been recognized by Expertscape as “World Expert in Fatty Liver” and placed in the top 0.012% of scholars writing about “fatty liver” in the world over the past 10 years (< a href="https://www.expertscape.com/ex/fatty+liver" target="_blank">https://www.expertscape.com/ex/fatty+liver). His research interests include: MAFLD; primary NAFLD and NAFLD secondary to endocrine disorders; sex differences in NAFLD; bi-directional associations of metabolic syndrome and NAFLD; liver and hypobetalipoproteinemia; dysmetabolism in HCV infection; diabetes in cirrhosis. On these topics, he has delivered several lectures before International and Italian Congresses. He is presently a tutor for fellows in Internal Medicine at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

MASLD, liver fibrosis in the context of metabolic dysfunction, SLD secondary to endocrine disorders, sex differences in the metabolic syndrome, association of diabetes and cirrhosis