Salvatore Piano is Associate Professor of Medicine and Consultant Hepatologist at the University and Hospital of Padova, Italy. He trained at Catholic University of Rome (MD), University of Padova (residency, PhD) and Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain (Fellowship). His main research interests are pathophysiology and treatment of complications of cirrhosis: ascites, acute kidney injury, hepatorenal syndrome, bacterial infections and acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Salvatore has coordinated several national and international projects on decompensated cirrhosis and his research has been supported by European Commission, Italian Ministry of Health, Italian Ministry of University and Research and EASL.
He is member of the International Club of Ascites steering committee and Baveno cooperation steering committee and Secretary of the EF-Clif strategic advisory board.
He serves as Associate Editor of JHEP Reports, and Clinical and Molecular Hepatology and Editorial Board member of Journal of Hepatology.