The Congress Organizing Committee

Congress Presidents
R.K. GOYAL (Boston)
R.H. HUNT (Hamilton)

Guest of Honor
R. Lambert (Lyons)

Secretaries
M. MEIYUN KE (Beijing)
R.P. TATUM (Seattle)
R. TUTUIAN (Bern)

Steering Committee
G. TRIADAFILOPOULOS (Standford)

H.D. Appelman (Pathology)
L.H. Bernstein (Epidemiology)
N.S. Buttar (Basic Sc.)
C.L. Canon (Radiology)
A.G. Casson (Surgery)
X. Chen (Basic Sc.)
I.J.S. Cook (GE)
H. Gregersen (Physiology)

 B.C. Jacobson (Endoscopy)
M. Ke (GE)
M.S. Levine (Radiology)
R.W. McCallum (GE)
J.R. Malagelada (GE)
S.J. Meltzer (Basic Sc.)
R.K. Mittal (Physiology)
R.D. Odze (Pathology)		 R.C. Orlando (GE)
R. Penagini (GE)
C. Scarpignato (Basic Sc)
R. Shaker (GE)
R. Tutuian (GE)
M. Upton (Pathology)
J.J.B. Van Lanschot (Surgery)
R.K. Wong (GE).

Executive Director
Robert GIULI (Paris)
OESO Executive Board
Past-Presidents
H.D. APPELMAN (USA)
Basic Sciences

J.R. SIEWERT (Germany)
Surgery

President
S.J. SONTAG (USA)
Gastroenterology

President-Elect
C.A. PELLEGRINI (USA)
Surgery

 Vice-President
R.K. MITTAL (USA)
Basic Sciences

Secretary General
C. SCARPIGNATO (Italy)
Pharmacology

Treasurer
C. SCHUHMACHER (Germany)
Surgery
 Executive Director
Robert GIULI (France)
Surgery

Board of Scientific Direction
Chair: R.K. GOYAL (USA)
Basic Sciences
B. GAYET (France)
Surgery

 C. SCARPIGNATO (Italy) Pharmacology

 G. TRIADAFILOPOULOS (USA) Gastroenterology-Endoscopy
Permanent Scientific Committee
Physiology- Biomechanics
J.G. Brasseur (USA)
H. Gregersen (Denmark)
J.E. Richter (USA)
Y. Taché (USA)

 Radiology
C. Canon (USA)
P. Pokieser (Austria)

Endoscopy
H.W. Boyce (USA)
H. Inoue (Japan)
B.C. Jacobson (USA)
R. Lambert (France)
C.J. Lightdale (USA)
P.D. Siersema (Netherlands)

 Gastroenterology
Q. Aziz (UK)
D.O. Castell (USA)
I.J.S. Cook (Australia)
G.W. Falk (USA)
J.P. Galmiche (France)
M. Hongo (Japan)
R.H. Hunt (Canada)
L.F. Johnson (USA)
P.J. Kahrilas (USA)
R.W. McCallum (USA)
R.C. Orlando (USA)
J.E. Pandolfino (USA)
H.P. Parkman (USA)
E. Quigley (Ireland)
R.E. Sampliner (USA)
J. Sarosiek (USA)
P. Sharma (USA)
R. Shaker (USA)
D. Sifrim (Belgium)
S.J. Spechler (USA)
J. Tack (Belgium)
G. Tougas (Canada)
R. Tutuian (Switzerland)
W.M. Weinstein (USA)
R.K. Wong (USA)		 Nutrition
E. Riboli (Italy)

 Pharmacology
C. Scarpignato (Italy)

 Biochemistry
P. Biancani (USA)

 Anesthesiology
H. Bartels (Germany)

 Surgery
T. Aikou (Japan)
P. Bechi (Italy)
B.L. Brücher (Germany)
A.G. Casson (Canada)
J.M. Collard (Belgium)
T.C.B. Dehn (UK)
A.H. Hölscher (Germany)
B.A. Jobe (USA)
T. Lerut (Belgium)
J. Marescaux (France)
D. Nocca (France)
J.A. Salo (Finland)
J.R. Siewert (Germany)
H.J. Stein (Austria)
H.W. Tilanus (Netherlands)
J.J.B. Van Lanschot (Netherlands)
B. Zilberstein (Brazil)

 Endoscopic Surgery
B.K. Oelschlager (USA)
J.H. Peters (USA)
L. Swanström (USA)
R.P. Tatum (USA)		 Oto-Laryngology
B. Martin-Harris (USA)
Ph. Monnier (Switzerland)
I.F. Herrmann (Italy)

 Pediatrics
S. Jadcherla (USA)

 Pathology
 K. Geboes (Belgium)
J.R. Goldblum (USA)
R.D. Odze (USA)
R.H. Riddell (Canada)
M. Upton (USA)

Basic Sciences and Molecular Biology
N.S. Buttar (USA)
X. Chen (USA)
K. Dvorakova (USA)
R. Fitzgerald (UK)
H.S. Garewal (USA)
J. Jankowski (UK)

 Oncology
H.S. Garewal (USA)
D.P. Kelsen (USA)

 Health Economics
D. Provenzale (USA)

 Epidemiology and Statistical Evaluation
L.H. Bernstein (USA)
Assistant secretary: Michèle Liégeon (France)