About me

Josep M. Llovet, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine – Hepatic Oncology at University of Barcelona, Group leader and Professor of Research-ICREA in the Liver Unit, IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic and Director of the Liver Cancer Program and Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. He has devoted his career to the pathogenesis and treatment of liver cancer, publishing ~ 350 articles (~ 136,049 citations, h index: 134) and leading ~100 projects. He has been nominated as global Top-1% cited researcher (2014 to 2022) and nominated Editor in Chief of JHEP Reports (2024-29).

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • Laboratori de Recerca Translacional en Oncologia Hepàtica

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet Bayer
    Funder: Agencia de Gestio d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)
    Code: AGAUR_SGR21
    Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024
  • Identification of biomarkers predicting response and resistance to immunotherapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet Bayer
    Funder: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer
    Duration: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2025
  • Molecular characterization of obesity/diabetes/NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet Bayer
    Funder: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
    Code: PID2019-105378RB-100
    Duration: 01/06/2020 - 31/05/2023
  • HUNTER-Hepatocellular Carcinoma Expediter Network

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet Bayer
    Funder: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC)
    Code: AECC_AccAward17
    Duration: 01/12/2018 - 30/11/2025
  • Mecanismos de resistencia adquirida a sorafenib en el carcinoma hepatocelular

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet Bayer
    Funder: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
    Code: SAF2016-76390-R
    Duration: 31/12/2016 - 10/01/2020