Governing Council

The World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) vests its general management in a Governing Council. Acting through the Governing Council, the WGO is empowered to undertake the necessary activities to fulfill the goals and mission of the organization.

The Governing Council is comprised of the Executive, the Council of Chairs, the Regional Associations Presidents/Chairs and the Councilors at Large.

Executive

	President Prof. Naima Amrani Morocco Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Mohammed V University Rabat
	President-Elect and Chair of the WGO Foundation Prof. Guilherme Macedo Portugal Centro Hospitalar São João Porto
	Secretary General Prof. Geoffrey Metz Australia Epworth Hospital Richmond, VIC
	Treasurer Prof. Mark Topazian USA
	Past President and Chair of Nominations Prof. Cihan Yurdaydin Turkey Koc University Medical School Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Istanbul

Council of Chairs

The WGO Council of Chairs is comprised of the Executive, the Chairs of the following WGO Committees and Interest Groups, and the Councilors at Large.

	Chair, Clinical Research Committee Prof. Desmond Leddin Canada Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Chair, Endoscopy, Other Procedures and Outreach Interest Group Prof. Andrew Veitch United Kingdom New Cross Hospital Department of Gastroenterology Wolverhampton
	Chair, Guidelines Committee Prof. David Armstrong Canada McMaster University Department of Medicine Hamilton, Ontario
	Chair, Hepatology Interest Group Prof. Saeed Hamid Pakistan Aga Khan University Hospital, Department of Medicine Karachi
	Chair, Scientific Programs Committee Prof. Carolina Olano Uruguay Associate Professor - Universidad de La República Montevideo
	Chair, Training Centers Committee Prof. Finlay Macrae Australia The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Head, Colorectal Medicine and Genetics Melbourne, Victoria
	Chair, Train the Trainers Committee Prof. Jean-Christophe Saurin France Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hépato-Gastroentérologie Lyon Cedex 03

Councilors at Large

	Chair, Publications Committee Prof. Alejandro Piscoya Peru Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de La Fuente Lima
	Promotion of Education in Asia-Pacific Region Prof. Kaichun Wu China Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases Xi'an, Shaanxi

Regional Association Chairs/Presidents

	Pan-American Gastroenterological Association (OPGE) Prof. Eduardo Gutierrez Galiana Uruguay Clinica Platinum Montevideo
	Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) Prof. Daiming Fan China Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an
	African Middle East Association of Gastroenterology (AMAGE) Prof. Reda Elwakil Egypt Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine Ain Shams University Cairo
	United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Prof. Axel Dignass Germany Agaplesion Markus Hospital Frankfurt