Journal Best Paper Awardee 2023 – Robert Hüneburg
Robert Hüneburg, the first author of the winning article Real-time use of artificial intelligence (CADEYE) in colorectal cancer surveillance of patients with Lynch syndrome-A randomized controlled pilot trial (CADLY) is a gastroenterologist in the Department of Internal Medicine I, National Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
This well-designed German prospective study used a randomised and prospective approach. The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, particularly in relation to endoscopy, is becoming increasingly popular, making this study highly relevant and timely. This is also reflected in the high Altmetrics score, indicating its widespread attention and engagement. Another appealing aspect is the immediate applicability of the study's results in clinical practice.
Robert Hüneburg will receive his award in the UEG Week session Best of hepatology in UEG Journal, and an in-depth discussion of his article will be available on UEG Week+.

Best papers of previous years
2022 - Laurent Goessens
Centre hospitalier de Mouscron, Belgium and the Centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, France.
First author of the winning article: Safety and efficacy of combining biologics or small molecules for inflammatory bowel disease or immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A European retrospective observational study
Watch the "Good Morning UEG Week" session with Laurent Goessens.
2021 - Nicolas Richard
Gastroenterology- Rouen University Hospital, France.
First author of the winning article: The effectiveness of rotating versus single course antibiotics for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
2020 - Andrew Wisniewski
Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne of the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
First author of the winning article: Increased incidence of systemic serious viral infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease associates with active disease and use of thiopurines
2019 - Liat Gutin
University of California, USA.
First author of the winning article: Fecal microbiota transplant for Crohn disease: A study evaluating safety, efficacy, and microbiome profile
2018 - Joaquín Cubiella
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Spain.
First author of the winning article: Correlation between adenoma detection rate in colonoscopy- and fecal immunochemical testing-based colorectal cancer screening programs
2017 - Clive H. Wilder-Smith
Department of Preventive, Restorative and Paediatric Dentistry Bern University, Switzerland.
First author of the winning article: Gastro-oesophageal reflux is common in oligosymptomatic patients with dental erosion: A pH-impedance and endoscopic study
Watch the interview with Clive H. Wilder-Smith
2016 - Tara Raftery
National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
First author of the winning article: Effects of vitamin D supplementation on intestinal permeability, cathelicidin and disease markers in Crohn’s disease: Results from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study
2015 - Asbjørn Christophersen
Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Oslo, Norway.
First author of the the winning article: Tetramer-visualized gluten-specific CD4+ T cells in blood as a potential diagnostic marker for coeliac disease without oral gluten challenge
This prize awards the best UEG Journal article
With this award we recognise the first named author of the best original scientific research, published in UEG Journal in the past year.
Target group
First named authors of submitted articles to UEG Journal.