Speaker 2 (Ms. Sivia):
Jonathan G. Stine, MD, MSc, FACPDr. Jonathan Stine is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health Science at Penn State. As an internationally recognized liver expert with a research and clinical focus on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and exercise, he has authored more than 110 peer-reviewed papers, including multinational consensus guidelines, and several book chapters. Dr. Stine has been the recipient of multiple research grants and awards from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Cancer Society and National Institutes of Health. He has been a study investigator on over 30 MASLD clinical trials and is on the editorial board for several leading hepatology journals. Dr. Stine is the MASLD consultant to the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine initiative and recently co-chaired the International Roundtable on MASLD and Physical Activity for ACSM. In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Stine serves as the Fatty Liver Program Director as well as the Research Director for Penn State Health Liver Center. He is a founding member of the METCon (MASLD Exercise Training Consortium), a multinational consortium of exercise researchers. When not at work, he can be found doing anything and everything physically active and enjoys running, resistance training, cycling, yoga, pickleball, kayaking, snowboarding and more!
Kerry Sivia, BAIn 2021, I was diagnosed with MASLD/MASH, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and cirrhosis. This news propelled me on a journey of learning and adaptation, guided by the expertise of my hepatologist, endocrinologist and dietitian. Together, we've embraced medication and lifestyle changes, including losing 110 pounds, which has helped eliminate the fat in my liver. It has. Also helped to slow or even stop the disease’s progression. I've faced challenges and victories on my journey, and I try to continually improve. Inspired by my medical team as well as the hepatology, endocrinology and dietetics communities, I strive to be a model patient. My central goal is to continually improve patient outcomes through education and advocacy.
Dr. Shelley Keating, PhD, AES, AEPSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition SciencesThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Dr. Shelley Keating is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology within the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science at The University of Queensland. She leads a program of research that aims to change the way we access and prioritize exercise for the management of cardiometabolic disease, notably metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and type 2 diabetes. Her research has led to the development of safe and feasible exercise programs that generate significant improvement in the cardiometabolic health of individuals with MASLD and related chronic disease.