What we do
The overall leadership of UEG rests with the Council for strategic direction.
The Executive Committee, comprising of the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary General, together with the UEG Secretariat is responsible for the daily management and administration of UEG’s business.
Executive Committee

President
Axel Dignass
- Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus
- Frankfurt am Main
- Germany

Vice President
Helena Cortez-Pinto
- Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, HSM
- Lisbon
- Portugal

Secretary General
Magnus Simrén
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Gothenburg
- Sweden

Treasurer
Berthold Koletzko
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital
- Munich
- Germany

Secretary General Elect
Jeanin Van Hooft
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Leiden
- The Netherlands
Council

Chair Education Committee
Charles Murray
- Royal Free Hospital
- London
- United Kingdom

Chair Research Committee
Luigi Ricciardiello
- University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy

Chair Scientific Committee
Herbert Tilg
- Innsbruck Medical University
- Innsbruck
- Austria

Chair Elect Scientific Committee
Julia Mayerle
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University
- Munich
- Germany

Chair Public Affairs Committee
Markus Peck-Radosavljevic
- Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
- Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
- Austria

Chair Elect Public Affairs Committee
Patrizia Burra
- University of Padua
- Padua
- Italy

Chair National Societies Committee
Dan Lucian Dumitrascu
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu
- Cluj-Napoca
- Romania

Liver Representative
Laurent Castera
- Hôpital Beaujon
- Clichy
- France

Endoscopy Representative
Mario Dinis-Ribeiro
- Instituto Português de Oncologia
- Porto
- Portugal

General Gastroenterology Representative
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
- Aalborg University Hospital
- Aalborg
- Denmark

General Gastroenterology Representative
Janneke van der Woude
- Erasmus Medisch Centrum Dept. of Gastroenterology
- Rotterdam
- The Netherlands

Surgery Representative
Richard Van Hillegersberg
- University Medical Center
- Utrecht
- The Netherlands

Independent Councillor
Enrique Dominguez-Munoz
- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela
- Santiago de Compostela
- Spain

Chair Quality of Care Task Force
Wafaa Khannoussi
- Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda
- Oujda
- Morocco

Chair Equality & Diversity Task Force
Dina Tiniakos
- Aretaieion Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece & Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, UK

Chair Young Talent Group
Henriette Heinrich
- Stadtspital Triemli Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
Contact
Head of Finance & Administration
Stefanie Lehner
- M: +43 699 1997 16 08
- T: +43 1 997 16 39