What we do
The overall leadership of UEG rests with the Council for strategic direction.
The Executive Committee, consisting of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary General, is responsible for the daily management and administration of UEG’s business, along with the UEG Headquarters Management.
Executive Committee
President
Matthias Löhr
- Karolinska Institutet
- Stockholm
Vice President
Joost PH Drenth
- Amsterdam UMC
- The Netherlands
Secretary General
Jeanin van Hooft
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Leiden
Treasurer
Jonas Rosendahl
- University Clinic Halle (Saale) - Department of Internal Medicine
- Leipzig
Council
Scientific Committee Chair
Julia Mayerle
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University
- Munich
Education Committee Chair
Henriette Heinrich
- Clarunis – Universitäres Bauchzentrum
- Basel
Research Committee Chair
Silvio Danese
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
- Milan
Quality of Care Committee Chair
Giovanni Marchegiani
- Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova
- Padova
National Societies Committee Chair
Martina Müller-Schilling
- University Hospital
- Regensburg
Public Affairs Group Chair
Patrizia Burra
- University of Padua
- Padua
Equality & Diversity Group Chair
Carolina Ciacci
- Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno
- Italy
Young Talent Group Chair
Paula Sousa
- Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu
- Portugal
Endoscopy Representative
Helmut Messmann
- University Clinic Augsburg
- Germany
Liver Representative
Annalisa Berzigotti
- INSELSPITAL Universitätsspital
- Bern
General Gastroenterology Representative
Hana Algül
- Technical University
- Munich
General Gastroenterology Representative
Jan Bornschein
- Oxford University Hospitals
- Oxford
Surgery Representative
Dieter Hahnloser
- University Hospital
- Lausanne
Independent Councillor
Philippe van Hootegem
- University of Leuven
- Leuven
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