On this episode of Liver Talks, Alex and Adam are joined by Dr. Nadim Mahmud of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss his training and career, surgical risk stratification in cirrhosis--notably the creation of his group's VOCAL-Penn score--and tips for getting involved in Big Data.  VOCAL-Penn Instrument: https://www.vocalpennscore.com/ Risk Prediction Models for Post-Operative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.31558 External Validation of VOCAL-Penn: https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lt.26060 Join the LFN Workroom: https://liverfellow.org/post/the-workroom Hosts: Adam Winters @adam_c_winters Alex Vogel @AlexSVogel Guest: Nadim Mahmud @nadimmahmud Music Credits: “Tropkicks”, Broke for Free “Something Elated”, Broke for Free “Take Me Higher”, Jahzzar “RSPN,” Blank & Kytt All music furnished by https://freemusicarchive.org/ under Creative Commons licensing. http://brokeforfree.com/ https://jahzzar.bandcamp.com/ https://blankkytt.bandcamp.com/