LECTURERS AT EFS ANNUAL MEETINGS
AUSTRIA 
- Sebastian Schoppmann. Professor of Surgery, Head Upper-GI-Service and Comprehensive Cancer Center – GET- Unit Tumors Unit (CCC-GET), Department of Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Reza Asari. Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Marco Idzko. Professor of internal medicine, Department of Pulmology, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Ivan Krišto. Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Dagmar Kollman. Department of Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Christiane Kulinna-Cosentini. Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging ang Image-guided Therapy, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Erwin Rieder. Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Medicine Vienna, Vienna
- Martin Riegler. Associate Professor of Surgery, Reflux & Health Care Clinic, Vienna.
- Albert Tuchmann. Professor of Surgery, Head Surgical Department, Social Medical Center Floridsdorf Vienna, Vienna
- Gerhard Prager. Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vienna Medical University, Vienna
- Klaus Kaserer. Vienna/Austria
- Christian Sebesta. Vienna/Austria
- Werner Dolak. Medical University of Vienna/Austria
- Rainer Schöfl. Linz, Austria
- Berit Schneider-Stickler. Medical University of Vienna/Austria
- Johannes Zacherl. Vienna/Austria
- Christian Madl. Vienna/Austria
BELGIUM 
- Guy Boeckxstaens. Professor of Gastroenterology, Center of Intestinal Neuroimmune Interaction, Translational Research Center for GI Disorders (TARGID), University Hospital Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven
CROATIA 
- Pave Markoš. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb
FRANCE 
- Andrew A. Gumbs. Professor of Surgery, Department of Visceral Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy/Saint-Germain-En-Laye, Poissy
- Guillaume Gourcerol. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rouen. Rouen.
- Caroline Gronnier. Professor of Surgery. Oeso-Gastric Surgery Unit, Magellan University Hospital, Bordeaux Medicine University, Bordeaux.
GERMANY 
- Gert Bischoff. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Barmherzige Brüder Hospital Munich, Munich
- Karl-Hermann Fuchs. Professor of Surgery, Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Agaplesion Markus-Krankenhaus, Frakfurt-am-Main
- Mustafa Elshafei. Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Nordwest Frankfurt, Frakfurt-am-Main
- Peter Grimminger. Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
- Arnulf H. Hölscher. Professor of Surgery, Head Contilia Center for Esophageal Diseases Elisabeth Hospital Essen Cooperation Partner of West German Tumor Center, University Medicine Essen, Essen
- Thomas Horbach. Professor of Surgery, Head Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Joachim Labenz. Professor of Gastroenterology, Medical Director, Physician-in-chief, Internal Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung- Stilling, Siegen
- Stefan Thesen. Head of Innovation Management D&A, Siemens Healthineers, Siemens Healthineers Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
- Beat Peter Müller. Clinical Professor of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel.
- Oliver Pech. Professor of Gastroenterology, Head Department of Gastroenterology and Interventioanl Endoscopy,Barmherzige Brüder Hospital, Regensburg
- Thorsten Lehmann. -Doz. Dr. Center Director and Chief Physician of the Clinics for General and Visceral Surgery Friedrichshafen & Clinic Tettnang, Medical Campus Lake Constance.
- Jessica Leers. Professor of Surgery, Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery University of Cologne | UOC, Colognee
- Dieter Birk. Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, RKH Hospitall Bietigheim-Vaihingen
- Imad Kamaleddine. University Hospital Rostock/Germany
- Ines Gockel. Leipzig/Germany
- Seung-Hun Chon. Cologne/Germany
- Helmut Messmann. Augsburg/Germany
GREECE 
- Dimitrios Theodorou. Professor of Surgery, Head Upper GI Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine University of Athens, Athens
HUNGARY 
- György Lázár. Professor of Surgery, Head Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, Dean University of Szeged, Szeged
ITALY 
- Luigi Bonavina. Professor of Surgery, Head Department of Surgery at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Chief Department of Surgery, University of Milano Medical School, Milano.
- Alberto Aiolfi. Istituto clinico Sant’Ambrogio. University of Milan | UNIMI · Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Milano.
- Davide Bona. Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Milan | UNIMI · Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health. Milano.
- Nicola De Bortoli. Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa.
- Ivo Boškoski. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome
- Guido Costamagna. Professor of Gastroenterology, Director University Department of Medicine and Translational Surgery, Head UOC Surgical Digestive Endoscopy, Foundation University Policlinic Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Rome
- Pietro Familiari. Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Department of Medicine and Translational Surgery, Surgical Digestive Endoscopy, Foundation University Policlinic A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Rome
- Stefano Siboni. Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano
- Roberto Penagini. Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano Medical School, Milano
- Alessandro Repici. Professor of Gastroenterology, Chairman Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Humanitas University, Milano
- Renato Salvador. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Esophageal Disease Center and Trauma Surgery, Azienda Hospital, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastrointestinal Sciences, University of Padova, Padova
- Edoardo Savarino. Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova.
- Emanuele Asti. Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milano Medical School, Milano.
- Riccardo Rosati. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
- Uberto Fumagalli. Division of General Surgery 2, Spedali Civili, Brescia.
- Carlo Castoro. Professor of Surgery. Department of upper GI surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital – Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milano.
- Galyna Shabat. San Pier Damiano Hospital GVM, Faenza
- Pier Alberto Testoni. Milano/Italy
NETHERLANDS 
- Roos Pouw. Consultant Gastroenterologist, University of Amsterdam, UMC, Amstedram
- Suzanne Gisbertz. Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center and Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam.
- Mark van Berge Henegouwen. Full Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam.
- Arjan Bredenoord. AMC Amsterdam/Netherlands
- Peter Siersema. Radboud University/Netherlands
POLAND 
- Adam Chwiesko. Medical University of Bialystok · Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Białystok.
ROMANIA 
- Calin Popa. Associated Professor of Surgery. Department of Surgery, Surgery Unit No 3, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”. Cluj-Napoca
SERBIA 
- Aleksandar P. Simić. Professor of Surgery, Chair Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Hospital for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade
- Ognjan M. Skrobić. Associate Professor of Surgery, Head Department of Upper GI Surgery, Hospital for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade
SWEDEN 
- Anders Thorell. Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ersta Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
SWITZERLAND 
- Daniel Pohl. Professor of Gastroenterology, Head Functional Diagnostics Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich
- Christian A. Gutschow. Professor of Surgery, Head Upper GI tract, Department for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich
- Stefan Mönig. Professor of Surgery, Visceral Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva
- Joerg Zehetner. Professor of Surgery, Department of Visceral Surgery, Hirslanden Clinic, Beau-Site, Bern
- Yves Borbely. Consultant Surgeon, Department for Visceral Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern
- Mark Fox. Arlesheim/University Hospital Zurich/Switzerland
UNITED KINGDOM 
- Nicholas Boyle. Consultant Surgeon, Founder RefluxUK, The Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital & Lister Hospital Chelsea, London
- Stephen E. Attwood. Professor of Surgery, Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Durham University, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields
- Martin Birchall. Professor of Laryngology, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, University College Hospital, London
- Jason Dunn. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation Trust, London
- Anthony R. Hobson. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Functional Gut Clinic, London
- Rehan Haidry. Consultant Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist, University College Hospital, London
- Benjamin Knight. Consultant Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
- Rami Sweis. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at University College London Hospital, London
- Abrie Botha. Consultant Surgeon, Upper gastro-intestinal specialist, St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
- Sheraz Markar. Associate Professor & Director, Surgical Interventional Trials Unit, NDS, University of Oxford & Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon
- James Gossage. Consultant upper GI surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London
- Matt Banks. University College London/United Kingdom
- Peter George. Imperial College London/United Kingdom
- Rebecca Fitzgerald. University of Cambridge/United Kingdom
- Phil Woodland. Royal London Hospital/United Kingdom
- Anjan Dhar. Durham/United Kingdom
- Janus Jankowski. (London/United Kingdom)
UNITED STATES 
- Reginald Bell. Consultant Surgeon, Chairman Institute of Esophageal and Reflux Surgery, Englewood, Colorado
- Ronnie Fass. Professor of Gastroenterology, Medical Director Digestive Health Center, Chairman Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Head Esophageal and Swallowing Program, Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- John Lipham. Professor of Surgery, Chief Division of Upper GI and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck Medical Center of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- Felice Schnoll-Susmann. Consultant Gastroenterologist, Director, Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, Assistant Professor, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York
- Michael Vaezi. Professor of Gastroenterology, Clinical Director Division of Gastroenterology, Director Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Philip Katz. Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
- Michael S. Smith. Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospitals, Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
- Don Low. Seattle/United States of America
- Mark Pimentel. Geffen School of Medicine/United States of America