We are pleased to announce the results of the elections held recently by the AGA Institute Council for the positions of council chair-elect, section vice chairs and nominating committee members.
With congratulations, we welcome these member leaders into their new roles! The AGA Council is the driving force behind AGA’s programming at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).
Meet our incoming chair
Douglas J. Robertson, MD, MPH, AGAF
Council chair-elect
VA Medical Center, White River Junction & Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Incoming council chair-elect Dr. Douglas Robertson will serve one year (May 2023-May 2024), while shadowing Dr. Rhonda Souza for DDW 2024. Dr. Robertson will then serve as council chair for three years (May 2024-May 2027; DDW 2025, 2026 and 2027).
Section leadership
Each new vice chair will serve a two-year term that begins immediately following this year’s DDW meeting and extends through DDW 2025. Following their term as vice chair, they will move into the role of section chair for an additional two years through DDW 2027. Nominating committee members will serve during the 2025 nomination/election cycle (fall 2024).
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR GASTROENTEROLOGY (CMG)
Arianne L. Theiss, PhD, AGAF
University of Colorado
Nominating committee members
- Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, AGAF
- Amy Christine Engevik, PhD
- Jose B. Saenz, MD, PhD
- C. Chris Yun, PhD, AGAF
ESOPHAGEAL, GASTRIC & DUODENAL DISORDERS (EGD)
C. Prakash Gyawali, MD, MRCP, AGAF
Washington University
Nominating committee members
- Walter Wai-Yip Chan, MD, MPH, AGAF
- Kristle Lynch, MD
- Amanda Muir, MD
- Anisa Shaker, MD, AGAF
GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY (GIONC)
Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, AGAF
The University of Chicago
Nominating committee members
- William M. Grady, MD, AGAF
- Yujin Hoshida, MD, PhD, AGAF, FAASLD
- Fay Kastrinos, MD
- Jonathan Katz, MD
NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY & MOTILITY (NGM)
Braden Kuo, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nominating committee members
- Dustin Carlson, MD, MS
- Anand S. Jain, MD
- Ellen M. Stein, MD, AGAF
- Miranda A. van Tilburg, PhD
PANCREATIC DISORDERS (PAN)
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, AGAF
UCLA Medical Center Program
Nominating committee members
- Philip Hart, MD
- Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, PhD, FRCP
- Anna E. Phillips, MD
- Guru V. Trikudanathan, MD
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (PGDB)
Sandeep K. Gupta, MD, AGAF
Indiana University
Nominating committee members
- Jennifer L Dotson, MD
- Melanie Kishner Greifer, MD
- Sonia Michail, AGAF
- Michael J. Rosen, MD
