Club 1950
Honoring AASLD’s founding year, 1950, Club 1950 is a society of donors who contribute $1950 or more annually in support of AASLD Foundations mission- to invest in innovative hepatology research and in the people who study and treat liver disease.
Dr. Kimberly Brown, Chair of AASLD Foundation's Board of Trustees, is thrilled to see the establishment of this community which acknowledges the crucial role of continual support to sustain funding for hepatology research and those training and treating liver disease.
Commit to acting as a catalyst for hepatology sustainability and join the growing Club 1950 community by donating today.
Founding Members of Club 1950
| Manal F. Abdelmalek, MD, MPH, FAASLD | Anna S. Lok, MD, FAASLD |
| Andres A. Albornoz, MD, FACP, FAASLD, | Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, FAASLD |
| Alina M. Allen, MD | Michael R. Lucey, MD, FAASLD |
| Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, FAASLD | Bruce A. Luxon, MD, PhD, FAASLD |
| Meena B. Bansal, MD, FAASLD | Jacquelyn J. Maher, MD |
| David Bernstein, MD, FAASLD | Harmeet Malhi, MBBS, FAASLD |
| Lawrence M. Blatt, PhD | Lopa Mishra, MD, FAASLD |
| Teresa Bordeaux | Akiko Mizuta |
| Carla W. Brady, MD, MHS, FAASLD | Cynthia A. Moylan, MD, MHS, FAASLD |
| Robert S. Brown, Jr, MD, MPH, FAASLD | Nghia Nguyen, MD |
| Kimberly Ann Brown, MD, FAASLD | Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS, AGAF, FAASLD |
| Rotonya M. Carr, MD, FACP | Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc |
| David E. Cohen, MD, PhD, FAASLD | Jody C. Olson, MD |
| Diana Cheung, DO | Kim M. Olthoff, MD |
| Yoon Jung Cho, MD | Arpan Patel, MD, PhD |
| Raymond T. Chung, MD, FAASLD | Thierry Poynard, MD, PhD |
| Lily Dara, MD | Heather M. Patton, MD, FAASLD |
| Jayne Day | Atoosa Rabiee, MD |
| Julie Deal |
Natarajan Ravendhran, MD, MBA, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD
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| Andrew S. deLemos, MD | Nancy Reau, MD, FAASLD |
| Anna Mae Diehl, MD, FAASLD | K. Gautham Reddy, MD, FAASLD |
| Lorna M. Dove, MD, MPH | Mary E. McCarthy Rinella, MD, FAASLD |
| Matthew D'Uva, FASAE, CAE | Don C. Rockey, MD, FAASLD |
| Gregory T. Everson, MD, FAASLD | Kenneth D. Rothstein, MD, FAASLD |
| Oren K. Fix, MD, MSc, FAASLD | Marina Serper, MD, |
| Brett E. Fortune, MD, MSc, FAASLD | Nikunj N. Shah, MD, FAASLD |
| Michael W. Fried, MD, FAASLD | Vijay Shah, MD, FAASLD |
| Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, FAASLD | David Shapiro, MD, FAASLD |
| Robert G. Gish, MD, FAASLD | Ashwani K. Singal, MD, MS, FACG, FAASLD |
| Fredric D. Gordon, MD, FAASLD | Richard K. Sterling, MD, MSc, FAASLD |
| Nadege Gunn, MD | R. Todd Stravitz, MD, FAASLD |
| Wendy Henderson, PhD, FAASLD | Grace L. Su, MD, FAASLD |
| Steven K. Herrine, MD, FAASLD | Tamar H. Taddei, MD, MD, FAASLD |
| Samar H. Ibrahim, MBCHB, FAASLD | Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, FAASLD |
| Donald M. Jensen, MD, FAASLD | Brent A. Tetri, MD, FAASLD |
| Naudia L. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, MBA | Peter Teuber, PhD |
| David E. Kaplan, MD, MSc, FAASLD, FACP, AGAF |
Dickens Theodore, MD, MPH
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| Saul J. Karpen, MD, PhD, FAASLD | Hugo E. Vargas, MD, FAASLD |
| Andrew P. Keaveny, MD, FRCPI, FAASLD | Elizabeth C. Verna, MD, MS, FAASLD |
| Saikiran Kilaru, MD | John M. Vierling, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AGAF |
| W. Ray Kim, MD, FAASLD | Raj Vuppalanchi, MD, FAASLD |
| Sonal Kumar, MD | Philip Vutien, MD |
| Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE | Kymberly Watt, MD |
| Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA | Julius M. Wilder, MD, PhD |
| Cynthia Levy, MD, FAASLD | Florence Wong, MD, FAASLD |
| Keith D. Lindor, MD, FAASLD | Brittany Yee, MD |
Club 1950 FAQs
Any donor giving $1950 and above will be included in the Club. The donor year is based on the calendar year; however, if you choose to give in December each year, we will extend the benefits to you over the course of the next year.
While there is no formal pledge commitment, we hope donors will join annually. We hope you will continue to give at or above that level each year moving forward, but committing as a Founding Member does not automatically opt you in for the following year. Contact us at Foundation@aasld.org to set up a renewing gift.
Yes, you can commit to Club 1950 by setting up a monthly recurring gift of $162.50.* Join the growing Club 1950 community by setting up your monthly gift today.
*You must be logged into your AASLD account to make monthly contributions. Payments can be made via a checking account or credit card. If you want assistance setting this up, please contact us at Foundation@aasld.org.
Yes. The AASLD Foundation is tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions made to the AASLD Foundation are deductible charitable contributions to the extent permitted by 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Recognition
Honored prominently in prestigious gatherings and communications:- Awards & Honors Ceremony at The Liver Meeting
- Annual Impact Report
- Quarterly updates
- Virtual Donor Wall*
- The Liver Meeting
- Preferred housing and registration
- Access to the VIP Lounge (Convention Center)
- Access to our new and exclusive 1950 Clubhouse in the headquarters hotel
- A guest pass to each Lounge
- Priority use of the Club 1950 Meeting Room (Convention center)
- Club seats are available during the general session at The Liver Meeting
- Invitation to the Research Awards Showcase
- Invitation to the Welcome Reception
- Other Experiences will include invitations to other special events throughout the year.
- Communications will include a quarterly newsletter from the Foundation.
**More benefits are to be announced and subject to change.
Club members are invited to a special Welcome Reception, the Leadership Giving Challenge Winner Reception, and the Awards & Honors Ceremony and Reception at The Liver Meeting. We also have a social event at DDW exclusively for Club 1950 members.
For additional information on Club 1950, contact Julie Deal, Executive Director of AASLD Foundation, for more information by:
- Phone: 703-299-9766
- Email: jdeal@aasld.org
