Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Rohit Loomba, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, and Adjunct Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA on the paper 'Liver stiffness thresholds to predict disease progression and clinical outcomes in bridging fibrosis and cirrhosis' published in paper copy in Gut in March 2023 and available online: https://gut.bmj.com/content/72/3/581