World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) - Global Guardian of Digestive Health. Serving the World.

Officers

Officers 2009–2013

Prof. Richard Kozarek

President

  • Prof. Richard Kozarek
  • USA
  • Executive Director, Digestive Disease Institute
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
  • 1100 Ninth Avenue
  • 98101 Seattle, WA
  • USA
  • Tel: +1 206 223 6934
  • Fax: +1 206 223 6379
  • Email: Richard.Kozarek@vmmc.org
  • Biography
Prof. Henry Cohen

Vice President

  • Prof. Henry Cohen
  • Uruguay
  • Clinica de Endoscopia y Gastroenterologia
  • Av. Italia 2370
  • 11600 Montevideo
  • Uruguay
  • Tel: +59 82 4871679
  • Fax: +598-2 4801228 / 4802678
  • Tel: +59 82 4871679
  • Email: hcohen@chasque.apc.org
Eamonn Quigley

Past President & Chair of Nominations

  • Prof. Eamonn M.M. Quigley
  • Ireland
  • Dept. of Medicine
  • National Univ. of Ireland, Cork, Cork
  • University Hospital
  • Clinical Sciences Building, Wilton, Cork,
  • Ireland
  • Tel: +353 21 490 1228
  • Fax: +353-21-4901 289
  • Email: e.quigley@ucc.ie
  • Biography
Cihan Yurdaydin

Secretary General

  • Prof. Cihan Yurdaydin
  • Hepatology Institute, Chief
  • University of Ankara
  • Professor of Gastroenterology
  • Department of Gastroenterology
  • University of Ankara Medical School
  • Ankara,
  • Turkey
  • Email: cihan.yurdaydin@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
  • Biography
Prof. David Bjorkman

Treasurer

  • Prof. David Bjorkman
  • USA
  • Dean, University of Utah, School of Medicine
  • Office of the Dean, Room 1C109 SOM
  • 30 North 1900 East
  • Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-2101
  • USA
  • Tel: +1 801-581-6436
  • Fax: +1 801-585-3300
  • Email:david.bjorkman@hsc.utah.edu
Prof. James Toouli

Coordinator Education & Training

  • Prof. James Toouli
  • Australia
  • Dept. of Surgery
  • Flinders Medical Centre
  • Bedford Park, Adelaide
  • SA 5042 Adelaide
  • Australia
  • Tel: +61-8-8204 5213
  • Fax: +61-8-8204 5966
  • Email: Jim.Toouli@flinders.edu.au
Professor M. Fried

Chair Guidelines & Publications

  • Professor M. Fried
  • Switzerland
  • University Hospital Zürich
  • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Raemistr. 100
  • 8091 Zürich
  • Switzerland
  • Tel: +41-1-255 2420
  • Fax: +41-1-255 8548
  • Email: michael.fried@usz.ch
  • Biography
Prof. Guido N.J. Tytgat

IDCA Representative

  • Prof. Guido N.J. Tytgat
  • The Netherlands
  • Academic Medical Centre
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
  • The Netherlands
  • Tel: +31-20-566 6848
  • Fax: +31-20-566 9157
  • Email: g.n.tytgat@amc.uva.nl
  • Biography
Prof. Bernard Levin

WGOF Chairman

  • Prof. Bernard Levin
  • New York, USA
  • Professor Emeritus, University of Texas
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • Email: blevin2628@gmail.com
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