COURSE DIRECTORS
Irving Waxman, MD, FACG, FASGE
Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Medicine,
Surgery and Director of The Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT)
Uzma Siddiqui, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Director of the Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT)
Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Advanced Endoscopy Training
Christopher Chapman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy
INTERNATIONAL COURSE FACULTY
Marianna Arvanitakis, MD,
PhD Professor of Medicine Associate Head of Clinic,
Gastroenterology Department, Erasme Hospital Brussels
Michael Bourke, MBBS, FRACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
University of Sydney Medical School University of Queensland Australia
Herbert Burgos, MD
Specialist in Gastroenterology Gastroclinica and WGO - San Jose Training Center Costa Rica
Horst Neuhaus, MD
Professor of Medicine Evangelischos Urankeuhaus Dusseldorf Germany
Thiery Ponchon, MD
Head of Digestive Diseases Department E. Herriot Hospital Lyon, France
US FACULTY
Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic
Sharmila Anandasbapathy, MD
Professor of Medicine in Gastroenterology Vice President,
Baylor College of Medicine Director, Baylor Global Health
Neil Gupta, MD, MPH
Regional Director, Digestive Health Program Loyola University Health System
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FACP, FACG
Affiliate Professor of Medicine University of Washington
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
Medical Director of CIE Professor of Medicine University of Central Florida
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY
Mark Ferguson, MD
Professor of Surgery
John Fung, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery Chief, Section of Transplantation Co-Director, Transplantation Institute
Neil Hyman, MD
Professor of Surgery Section Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Co-Director, Digestive Diseases Center
Mitch Posner, MD
Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery Chief, Section of General Surgery Chief, Surgical Oncology
Physician-in-Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Carol Semrad, MD, FACG
Professor of Medicine Director, Adult Clinical Nutrition and Small Bowel Disease