Abdel-Hadi Al Breizat (Jordan)
MD, PhD President of the Jordanian Surgical Society. General Surgery Consultant.
Ahmed Kaseb (USA)
MD Professor of GI Medical Oncology and Program Director of the HCC program at MD Anderson and is the Clinical PI and Director of MD Anderson SPORE NIH grant in HCC, USA
Akihiko Oshita (Japan)
Medical Director, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Onomichi General Hospital. Visiting Professor, Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital.
Akimasa Nakao (Japan)
MD, PhD, FACS Director of the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
Aleksandar Karamarkovic (Serbia)
MD, Ph.D., FACS Professor of Surgery, University of Belgrade, Director, Clinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center “Zvezdara”, Belgrade, Serbia.
Alfredo Gugliemi (Italy)
M.D. President of the School of Medicine and Surgery University of Verona. Regional referee for hepatic and biliary cancers Chief of the Functional Department of HPB Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Policlinico “G.B.Rossi".
Ali Guner (Turkey)
Professor of Surgery, Karadeniz Tecnical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Ali Khaki (USA)
American Board Certified Surgeon working with the American College Surgeons Program for Improving Surgical Quality and Patients Outcomes.
Babatunde Duduyemi (Sierra Leone)
Professor & Chair Department of Pathology, University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Brian K. P. Goh (Singapore)
MBBS, MMED, MSC, FRCSEd Senior Consultant Surgeon and Adjunct Professor of HPB, Singapore General Hospital. Head at the SingHealth-Duke National University of Singapore Liver Transplant Center. Director of robotic surgery.
Christian Petkov (Bulgaria)
Senior Consulting Surgeon, First Surgical Department, "Princess Clementine" General Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dan Duda (USA)
DMD, PhD Secretary-General & Head of Cancer Research Section, IASGO. Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Elena Usova (Ukraine)
Elena Usova, MD, PhD is a surgical oncologist specializing in HPB malignancies with the most expertise in pancreatic lesions. Has acquired experience while working in the largest and leading surgical centers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and the United States
Ender Dulundu (Turkey)
MD, FACS, FASGO Professor of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, and Organ Transplantation.Director of Liver Transplantation Unit. Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
Florin Botea (Romania)
Associate Professor, MD, PhD, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania Specialized in HBP, Oncologic and Laparoscopic Surgery and Liver Transplantation. Focused on Ultrasound-guided Liver Resection.
Fumiaki Yano (Japan)
Professor, Dept. of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo Japan.
Gabriela Chiorean (USA)
Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Director GI Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Guido Torzilli (Italy)
MD, PhD Leader of hepatobiliary surgery team in Humanitas Research Hospital, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Milan.
Hauke Lang (Germany)
Director of Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation; University Mainz.
Hideyuki Yoshitomi (Japan)
Professor of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Koshigaya, Japan.
Hirohisa Kitagawa (Japan)
M.D., Ph.D. Director, Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital. Aiming at local recurrence-free surgery for pancreatic cancer.
Hop Tran Cao (USA)
Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ho-Seong Han (South Korea)
MD, PhD Professor of Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.
Irinel Popescu (Romania)
MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS Professor of Surgery, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Center of Digestive Diseases and Liver Transplantation Bucharest, Romania.
Isidoro Di Carlo (Italy)
MD, PhD, FACS, FBSS (Hon.), FCCS (Hon.) Professor of Surgery, University of Catania, Italy
Jan Lerut (Beligium)
MD, PhD Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Director of the Starzl Abdominal Transplant Unit, University Hospitals Saint Luc and UCL Transplant Centre in Brussels; and Past President, European Society of Organ Transplantation and International Society of Liver Transplantation.
Joaquim Manuel Costa Pereira (Portugal)
Director Surgical Service and of Colorectal Unit at Hospital de Braga, Portugal.
Kazutaka Obama (Japan)
Full professor at the Department of Surgery at Kyoto University, Japan. His specialties are minimally invasive surgery for esophagogastric and gastric cancer, and surgical oncology in the gastrointestinal field.
Keinosuke Ishido (Japan)
Professor of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University.
Kenichi Hakamada (Japan)
Director and Professor, Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University Hospital.
Kiyoshi Hasegawa (Japan)
Professor and Chairman, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, The University of Tokyo.
Kyoichi Takaori (Japan)
MD, PhD, FACS, FMAS(H) Secretary General of International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO).
Masafumi Nakamura (Japan)
Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Director of Kyushu University Hospital.
Masayuki Kitano (Japan)
MD, Ph.D. Specialized in the field of pancreatobiliary diseases. In particular, made a novel endoscopic ultrasound system equipped with contrast harmonic imaging which allowed visualization of tissue microcirculation.
Masayuki Sho (Japan)
Professor of Surgery, Nara Medical University.
Milind Javle (USA)
Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal (GI) Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Ming-Tsan Lin (Taiwan)
Professor and Chairman, General Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital. President, Taiwan Society for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition (TSSMN).
Miroslav Levy (Czech Republic)
Asst. Professor, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, FASGO Deputy Head of Surgical Department, Hospital Scientific Board Member First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic Surgical Oncologist specializing in advanced abdominal cancer treatment.
Mohamed Ahmed Elmakki (Sudan)
Professor of surgery University of Khartoum Director of Jabir Abueliz Diabetic Centre, Khartoum. President of Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan.
Nikola Vladov (Bulgaria)
Head of HPB and liver transplantation department Military Medical Academy Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ousmane Ka (Senegal)
Professor Ousmane KA. General and Digestive Surgeon Aristide Le Dantec Hospital. Cheikh Anta Diop University. Dakar, Senegal.
Philip A Philip (USA)
MD, PhD Professor of Oncology at Wayne State University, Leader of the GI & Neuroendocrine Oncology program. Co-Leader of the Pancreatic Cancer program. Medical Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office. Chair of the GI Cancer Committee at SWOG, Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Rawisak Chanwat (Thailand)
Current positions Surgeon, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok HPB senior consultant at National Cancer Institute, Thailand Expertise Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology.
Roberto Troisi (Italy)
Full Professor of General Surgery, Chairman of the Division of HBP, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Transplantation center at the Federico II University Hospital in Naples. His main interests are Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery, Liver Donor hepatectomy and Transplantation.
Ruso Luiz Martinez (Uruguay)
MD, FACS Full Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine.University of Republic. (UdeLar) Chair Department of Surgery, Hospital Maciel (ASSE), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Safi Dokmak (France)
HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France
Shintaro Yagi (Japan)
Professor and Chairman of Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation/Pediatric Surgery, Kanazawa University, Japan Clinical specialty is liver transplantation and HBP surgery including MIS and microsurgery. Currently I am the President of International Society of Experimental Microsurgery (ISEM: 2023-35). I developed a 3D-4K Video Microscope System “Hawksight” with a high resolution, being supported by Japanese Government.
Shugo Mizuno (Japan)
Professor and Chairman, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic & Transplant Surgery, Mie University, Mie, Japan
Si-Young Song (South Korea)
MD, PhD Emeritus Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Chairman, Steering committee of national bio bigdata project
Takeyuki Misawa (Japan)
MD, PhD, FJCS, FACS graduated Teikyo University School of Medicine in Tokyo and obtained his degree. He completed his surgical training and received his PhD in The Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo. Currently, Dr. Misawa is an active academic surgeon, and the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery of HPB surgery and Professor of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
Tan To Cheung (Hong Kong)
MD, MS, FRCSEd, FCSHK, FHKAM(Surgery) Chief of the Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital. Council member of the Hong Kong Society of HPB and Pancreatic Surgery and Board of Directors of Hong Kong Liver Foundation.
Thilo Hackert (Germany)
Chairman of the Department for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Thomas Brunner (Germany)
Director of the Department for Radiation Therapy at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Thomas Yau (Hong Kong)
MD(HK), MBBS (HK), MRCP (UK), FRCP(London), FHKCP (Med Onc), FHKAM Vice President of Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Board Member of IASGO, General Secretary of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Foundation.
Timothy Newhook (USA)
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as a Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncologist. His research focuses on prognostication, patient selection, and novel biomarkers for patients with colorectal liver metastases as well as outcomes research and clinical trials for patients with primary and secondary hepatic malignancies.
Tsutomu Fujii (Japan)
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery and Science, University of Toyama. Director, Pancreas and Biliary Center, Toyama University Hospital
Valter Nilton Felix (Brazil)
MD, PhD. Professor of Surgery - Medical School of the São Paulo University - Brazil. Head of the Nucleus of General and Specialized Surgery - São Paulo.
Vijay Khatri (USA)
MBChB, MBA, FACS Professor of Surgery, an academic surgical oncologist and Editor-in-Chief for the international journal, Surgical Oncology. He also serves the state of California, USA as a Medical Consultant for the Medical Board of California in their Enforcement Department (Executive Office) to participate in their mission to protect healthcare consumers and promote access to quality medical care.
Ching-Yao Yang (Taiwan)
Vice Director of Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital.
Yoo-Seok Yoon (South Korea)
Professor of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.
Yuichi Nagakawa (Japan)
Professor Nagakawa is the Chair of the Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery at Tokyo Medical University. He has developed various approaches based on precise anatomy for pancreatic surgery and is dedicated to promoting the international adoption of minmaly invasive pancreatic surgery.
Yun Jeong Lim (South Korea)
Served as the Chairman of the Capsule Endoscopy Research Committee of KSGE (Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) and participated as the principal investigator in the development of AI and magnetically controlled active capsule endoscopy. Vice President and the Director of the Gastroenterology Center at Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital.
Zoran Milosevic (Serbia)
Head of HPB/Liver transplantation unit, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina Novi Sad, Serbia.
Timothy M Pawlik (USA)
Chair of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Roland Croner (Germany)
Chair of the Department of General-, Visceral-, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg in Germany with focus on minimally invasive surgical oncology and robotic liver surgery.
Jacques Belghiti (France)
IASGO Vice-President. Elected President of the Division of Surgical Sciences of the National Academy of Medicine.
Hiroshi Yoshida (Japan)
Professor & Chairman, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nippon Medical School. President of Japanese College of Surgeons. President of the Japan Society for Portal Hypertension.