Dr. Falck-Ytter is assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University and director of hepatology at the VA Medical Center, Cleveland. His research interest focuses on clinical trials as well as research methodology and evidence translation. He is a long-term member of the GRADE working group and has been a methodology consultant to national and international organizations such as the AHRQ, NICE, the European CDC, the WHO, US Gastroenterology societies, ACCP, and UpToDate.