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Council & Sections

The AGA Institute maintains a council to address the diverse needs and specialties of its members. The AGA Institute Council is made up of elected representatives from the 13 special interest groups, or sections, within the AGA membership. The council is responsible for the AGA Institute’s education program at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW), developing educational resources and holding events in targeted areas of practice throughout the year.

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AGA Council's commitment to DEI

The AGA Institute Council is taking targeted steps to ensure diverse voices and opinions are represented in DDW programming. View a statement from the AGA Institute Council about the targeted steps being taken to ensure diverse voices and opinions are represented in DDW programming.

Meet the Council

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COUNCIL CHAIR

Douglas J. Robertson, MD, MPH, AGAF
VA Medical Center, WRJ/Geisel School of Medicine

"For me, Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) is about connection. Connection to the newest developments in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology and gastrointestinal endoscopy. It is also about connection to the best science that underpins developments in those fields. Finally, it is about connection to colleagues across the globe that work in the clinic, classroom, and laboratory to either prevent GI disease or improve the care of those afflicted with it. My goal, as AGA Institute Council Chair, is to support that process of meaningfully connecting each attendee to the meeting. Working with our outstanding AGA council members, we will create a scientific agenda that presents the best science in our field in an approachable way and within an environment that invigorates."

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COUNCIL CHAIR: RHONDA SOUZA, MD, AGAF

“I LOVE DDW, and I am honored and excited to have been chosen as the next AGA Institute Council chair. My goal is to create a DDW meeting that will invigorate and energize the minds of clinicians and scientists, both young and seasoned, reassuring them that their choice of a career in gastroenterology was the right one! I will work with the AGA Institute Council members to create unique and non-redundant programming that will challenge unsubstantiated dogma, showcase cutting-edge concepts and technologies, and highlight developments that impact clinical practice, making DDW the “must go to” professional meeting each year!”

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