Gina Bartes oversees the patient and community engagement aspects for Global Liver Institute, driven by the mission to improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by liver disease through promoting innovation, encouraging collaboration, and scaling optimal approaches to help eradicate liver diseases. Gina has worked extensively in leading liver health education, advocacy training, development, marketing & campaigns, and creative programming across the globe with stakeholders at every level.
Gina advocates for patients, caregivers, and the community and joins a network of colleagues and liver champions across the globe from many different academic centers, liver clinics, and organizations to work toward eliminating stigma and promoting access and normalization of liver health equity and inclusion.
Gina is co-founder of the Hep Free AZ Coalition, an Arizona state-wide advocacy effort convening stakeholders in viral hepatitis elimination efforts and elimination plan implementation, and United Liver Arizona & New Mexico, focusing on increasing health equity, access, and care to those affected by liver disease. She serves on the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Practice Guidelines Committee, the Donate Life Arizona (DNAZ) Medical Executive Committee, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) Viral Hepatitis Diagnostics Working Group, the United Liver Board of Directors, and several advocacy and research related advisory boards across the globe.
