Everson Luiz de Almeida Artifon
Professor Livre-docente do Departamento de Cirurgia da FMUSP Docente e Orientador Permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Clínica -Cirúrgica da FMUSP MBA em Gestão Hospitalar e Sistemas de Saúde pela EAESP-FGV Vice-Presidente da SIED Gestão 2016-2018×

Kenneth Mcquaid
1473 16th Avenue×

Nageshwar D. Reddy
CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy MD, DM, D.Sc, FAMS, FRCP, FASGE, FACG, MWGO, AGAF Dr D Nageshwar Reddy is currently the Chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. Past President of World Endoscopy Organization. He graduated from Kurnool Medical College obtaining internal medicine, Masters in Madras Medical College and D.M in Gastroenterology from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He subsequently worked as a Professor of Gastroenterology in Andhra Pradesh Health Sciences before setting up Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, a tertiary care Gastro intestinal Specialties Hospital. His main area of research interest has been in G.I. Endoscopy particularly in Therapeutic Pancreatio Biliary Endoscopy and Innovations in Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery. He has published over 560 papers in National & International Peer review journals and has contributed chapters in 10 International Text Books of Gastroenterology and has edited 3 G.I. Endoscopy Text Books. He is on the Editorial Board of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Digestive Endoscopy, World Journal of Gastroenterology, World Gastroenterology News, Gastroenterology Today, Recent Patents on Medical Imaging, and Gastro-Hep.com. He is the peer reviewer of the Journals like Lancet, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Endoscopy, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. He was the President of Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India in 2001. He has been a visiting faculty for over 200 international endoscopy workshops and forum member of Asian Endoscopy Masters Forum. He has been recognized for his achievements by several societies. He received the B C Roy Award from the Indian Medical Council in 1995. He received PADMA SHRI AWARD from Government of India in 2002. He has been elected as honorary member for American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2004, Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2001, Fellow of Philippines Society of Gastroenterology in 2001, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2003, and is a recipient of Honorary Doctor in Sciences (D.S.C) from Nagarjuna University in 2005. He has given several named orations including The Francisco Roman oration of Philippines Society of Gastroenterology 2002, Dr Panner Selvam Memorial Oration of Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology in 2006, Kees Huibregtse Oration of 15th International Symposium on Pancreatio Biliary Endoscopy, Los Angeles 2007, Sir Francis Avery Jones Professorship in St. Marks, London 2008, Peter Gilispje oration, Australia 2010. He received the Master Endoscopist Award from A.S.G.E in 2009, ASGE International Leadership Award in 2011 and Fellow of American College of Gastroenterology in 2012. He received the highest Award Master of World Gastroenterology Organization from World Gastroenterology Organization in 2014. In 2015 he received honorary fellowship and life time memberships from Hong Kong society of Gastroenterology, Singapore Society of Gastroenterology, Indonesia Society of Gastroenterology, Columbia Society of Gastroenterology and Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology. He was the Secretary General of World Endoscopy Organization and subsequent President of World Endoscopy Organization. He received PADMA BHUSHAN AWARD from Government of India in 2016.×

Glaciomar Machado
Glaciomar Machado Full Professor of Gastroenterology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, UFRJ Ph.D., University of Bristol, UK Fellow, Brazilian Academy of Medicine Past-President, WEO (1998-2002) Honorary President, WEO (2005 ~ )×

Prateek Sharma
PRATEEK SHARMA, MD, FACP, FACG Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, USA Certifications • Diplomate of American Board of Gastroenterology • ECFMG certified • FLEX certified • License to practice medicine - Kansas • License to practice medicine - Missouri Academic Appointments & Clinical Experience: Professor of Medicine: Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Kansas School of Medicine VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO May 2007-present Program Fellowship Director: Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Kansas School of Medicine May 2002-present Section Chief: Gastroenterology & Hepatology VA Medical Center Kansas City October 2004-present Associate Professor of Medicine: Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Kansas School of Medicine VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO May 2002-April 2007 Assistant Profesor of Medicine: Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Kansas School of Medicine VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO October 1998-April 2002 Fellowship Gastroenterology: University of Arizona, Tucson AZ July 1995-June 1998 University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS July 1998-September 1998 Residency Internal Medicine: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI July 1993-June 1995 Internship: Internal Medicine Christ Hospital & Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL July 1992-June 1993 Education Graduate Education: MB, BS Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery MS University of Baroda, India (1986-1991) Graduated as the Valedictorian×

Hironori Yamamoto
Hironori Yamamoto is the Chairman and Professor of the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan. He also serves as the Director of the Gastroenterology Center and the Endoscopy Center of Jichi Medical University Hospital. He is a deputy editor in chief of Digestive Endoscopy, the official Journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society. He is the inventor of double-balloon endoscopy and also the pioneer of ESD using sodium hyaluronate.×

Gustavo Andrade de Paulo
Mestre em Gastroenterologia pela Universidade de Londres Doutor e Pós-Doutor em Gastroenterologia pela UNIFESP-EPM Gestor Médico do Setor de Endoscopia do Hospital Albert Einstein×

Vitor Nunes Arantes
Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG Coordenador do Setor de Endoscopia do Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia e do Hospital Mater Dei Contorno Presidente da SOBED-MG×

Djalma Ernesto Coelho Neto
Mestre e Doutor em cirurgia UFRJ Prof. Adjunto de Cirurgia - UNESA Fellow in Therapeutics Endoscopy and Surgery Univerity of Louisville - USA×

David Zagalsky
David H. Zagalsky Consultor y Entrenador en Endoscopia Biliar del Hospital Nacional A Posadas. Presidente del Congreso Argentino de Endoscopia Digestiva 2004. Presidente de Endoscopistas Digestivos de Bs As 1996. Presidente de la Sociedad Argentina de Gastroenterologia 2006. Faculty en Train The Trainers Chile 2009 y Perú 2010 Participante en TTT Leadership and Management Porto 2013. Director del Módulo Bilio Pancreático de la Carrera de Especialista SAGE/UBA. Chair del Comité de Educación de la SIED (Soc Interamericana de Endoscopia Dig.)×

Ana Maria Zuccaro
Mestre em Medicina Chefe do Serviço de Endoscopia Digestiva do Hospital Federal de Ipanema Presidente da Comissão de Ética e Defesa Profissional - SOBED Ex-Presidente da SOBED-RJ Membro titular SOBED-FBG-CBC Especialista em Gestão da Clínica×

Carlos Eduardo Oliveira dos Santos
TITULAR DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE ENDOSCOPIA DIGESTIVA(SOBED); TITULAR DO COLÉGIO BRASILEIRO DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA(CBCD); PRESIDENTE DA SOBED, ESTADUAL RS (GESTÃO 2014-2016); SECRETÁRIO GERAL DA SOCIEDADE INTERAMERICANA DE ENDOSCOPIA DIGESTIVA (SIED)×

Simone Guaraldi da Silva
· Médica endoscopista responsável pelo Setor de Ecoendoscopia da Seção de Endoscopia Digestiva Diagnóstica e Terapêutica do INCA / RJ · Cirurgiã-oncológica INCA / RJ · Membro Titular da Sociedade Brasileira de Endoscopia Digestiva - SOBED - capítulo Rio de Janeiro · Especialização em Endoscopia das vias biliares e pâncreas pelo Wellesley Hsopital - Toronto - Canadá · Especialização em Ecoendoscopia pelo Institut Paoli-Calmettes - Marselha - França · Mestre em Ecoendoscopia pela Universidade Fedreal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ - Rio de Janeiro×

Douglas Faigel
Dr. Douglas Faigel is the Co-director of the World Endoscopy Organization Program for Endoscopic Teachers. He is Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic Arizona. He served as President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from 2015 to 2016. He was educated at Harvard University and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania before completing training in Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and Fellowships in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Advanced Endoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania. He was previously Professor of Medicine and Director of Endoscopy at Oregon Health and Science University before joining the Mayo Clinic in 2010.×

Evgeny D. Fedorov
Doctor Evgeny D. Fedorov is Professor of the Department of Abdominal Surgery, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy at the N.I.Pirogov’s Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) and Clinical Head of the Department of Endoscopy & Endoscopic Surgery at Moscow University Hospital No. 31. He is the advisor to the Scientific and Practical Council of the Ministry of Health of Russia; the current Vice-President of the Russian Endoscopy Society and a member of several international committees and scientific societies. Prof. Fedorov received his medical degree from the Pirogov’s State Medical Institute in 1981. He completed his surgical and endoscopy residencies at Moscow University Hospital No. 31 and received diplomas in surgery and digestive endoscopy (specialist distinction) from the Russian medical board. In 2007, Prof. Fedorov organized and took the lead on the Elective Endoscopy Course and the Endoscopy Training Center. His professional achievements include: receiving the distinction of RNRMU four times for the best scientific research, becoming a Laureate of Moscow’s Mayor Prize for Series of Scientific Works; being conferred the rank of “excellent worker of public health” from the Russian Government; receiving the WEO Gold commemorative medal ENDO-2017 and Nominal gold medal No. 24 of the Russian Endoscopic Society "For outstanding contribution to the development of endoscopy in Russia". Prof. Fedorov has published more than 180 scientific articles and several books in the area of endoscopy and is a consultant and reviewer for several surgical, gastroenterology and endoscopy journals. Prof. Fedorov’s principal research interests include enteroscopy and colonoscopy clinical intervention trials; evaluation of artificial intelligence in diagnostic endoscopy; development of new interventional endoscopic methods (ESD; POEM; STER); and clinical utility of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). ×

Carlos Eduardo Oliveira dos Santos
TITULAR DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE ENDOSCOPIA DIGESTIVA(SOBED); TITULAR DO COLÉGIO BRASILEIRO DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA(CBCD); PRESIDENTE DA SOBED, ESTADUAL RS (GESTÃO 2014-2016); SECRETÁRIO GERAL DA SOCIEDADE INTERAMERICANA DE ENDOSCOPIA DIGESTIVA (SIED)×

David Zagalsky
David H. Zagalsky Consultor y Entrenador en Endoscopia Biliar del Hospital Nacional A Posadas. Presidente del Congreso Argentino de Endoscopia Digestiva 2004. Presidente de Endoscopistas Digestivos de Bs As 1996. Presidente de la Sociedad Argentina de Gastroenterologia 2006. Faculty en Train The Trainers Chile 2009 y Perú 2010 Participante en TTT Leadership and Management Porto 2013. Director del Módulo Bilio Pancreático de la Carrera de Especialista SAGE/UBA. Chair del Comité de Educación de la SIED (Soc Interamericana de Endoscopia Dig.)×