The Congress Organizing Committee

Congress Presidents
C.A. PELLEGRINI (Seattle)
P. RAMPAL (Monaco)

Secretary
C. SCHUHMACHER (Munich)

Executive Director
Robert GIULI (Paris)

Board of Scientific Direction
Chair: R.K. GOYAL (USA)
Basic Sciences

B. GAYET (France)
Surgery

C. SCARPIGNATO (Italy) Pharmacology

G. TRIADAFILOPOULOS (USA) Gastroenterology-Endoscopy
 Steering Committee

President: R. SHAKER (Milwaukee)

Physiology
R.K. Mittal (USA)

 Biomechanics
J.G. Brasseur (USA)
H. Gregersen (Denmark)

 Basic Sciences
P. Biancani (USA)
Y. Taché (USA)

 Gastroenterology
I.J.S. Cook (Australia)
R.O. Dantas (Brazil)
M. Kusano (Japan)
R.W. McCallum (USA)
K.E.L. Mc Coll (UK)
J. Pandolfino (USA)
A. Straumann (Switzerland)
P. Xie (China)

Endoscopy & Functional investigations
E. Bardan (Israel)
T. Ponchon (France)
P.D. Siersema (Netherlands)
S. Seewald (Germany)

ENT & Swallowing
P.C. Belafsky (USA)
I.F. Herrmann (Italy)
B. Martin-Harris (USA)
G.N. Postma (USA)
Imaging
Q. Aziz (UK)
C. Canon (USA)

 Surgery
T. Aikou (Japan)
J.M. Collard (Belgium)
K.H. Fuchs (Germany)
B.A. Jobe (USA)
C. Palanivelu (India)
J. Salo (Finland)
L.L. Swanström (USA)

 Pediatrics
S. Jadcherla (USA)
C. Rudolph (USA)

 Pharmacology
A. Lehmann (Sweden)
G. Tougas (Switzerland)

 Pathology
G. Chejfec (USA)
K. Takubo (Japan)

 Oncology
H.S. Garewal (USA)

 Epidemiology
G. Singh (USA)

 Lung
A. Ing (Australia)
OESO Executive Board
Past-President
J.R. SIEWERT(Germany)
 Surgery

President
H.D. APPELMAN (USA)
 Pathology

President-Elect
S.J. SONTAG (USA)
 Gastroenterology

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

Secretary General
C. SCARPIGNATO (Italy)
Pharmacology

Treasurer
T.H. GOUGE (USA)
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
RJ.G. Brasseur (USA)
H. Gregersen (Denmark)
R.K. Mittal (USA)
J.E. Richter (USA)
Y. Taché (USA)

 Radiology
C. Canon (USA)

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

 Gastroenterology
Q. Aziz (UK)
D.O. Castell (USA)
R.E. Clouse (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)
E. Quigley (Ireland)
R.E. Sampliner(USA)
J. Sarosiek (USA
P. Sharma (USA)
R. Shaker (USA)
D. Sifrim (Belgium)
S.J. Spechler (USA)
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)
A.G. Casson (Canada)
J.M. Collard (Belgium)
A. Del Genio (Italy)
T.R. DeMeester (USA)
R.J. Finley (Canada)
J. Harmon (USA)
A.H. Hölscher (Germany)
T. Lerut (Belgium)
J. Marescaux (France)
D. Nocca (France)
M.B. Orringer (USA)
H.J. Stein (Austria)
H.W. Tilanus (Netherlands)
J.J.B. Van Lanschot (Netherlands)
J. Wong (China)
B. Zilberstein (Brazil)

 Endoscopic Surgery
B.K. Oelschlager (USA
J.H. Peters (USA)
L. Swanström (USA)
R.P. Tatum (USA

 Oto-Laryngology
Ph. Monnier (Switzerland)
I.F. Herrmann (Italy)

 Pediatrics
S. Jadcherla (USA)
S.R. Orenstein(USA)
V. Tolia (USA)

 Pathology
G. Chejfec (USA)
K. Geboes (Belgium)
J.R. Goldblum (USA)
R.H. Riddell (Canada)

 Basic Sciences and Molecular Biology
N.S. Buttar (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)