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

Vice President
Matthias Löhr
- Karolinska Institutet
- Stockholm

Secretary General
Jeanin van Hooft
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Leiden
- The Netherlands

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

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

Public Affairs Group Chair
Patrizia Burra
- University of Padua
- Padua

Education Committee Chair
Charles Murray
- Royal Free Hospital
- London

Education Committee Chair Elect
Henriette Heinrich
- Stadtspital Triemli Zurich
- Zurich

Research Committee Chair
Luigi Ricciardiello
- University of Bologna
- Bologna

Research Committee Chair Elect
Silvio Danese
- University Vita-Salute San Raffaele
- Milan

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

National Societies Committee Chair Elect
Martina Müller-Schilling
- University Hospital
- Regensburg

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

Liver Representative
Annalisa Berzigotti
- INSELSPITAL Universitätsspital
- Bern
- Switzerland

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

General Gastroenterology Representative
Hana Algül
- Technical University
- Munich
- Germany

Surgery Representative
Dieter Hahnloser
- University Hospital
- Lausanne
- Switzerland

Independent Councillor
Philippe van Hootegem
- University of Leuven
- Belgium

Quality of Care Committee Chair
Wafaa Khannoussi
- Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda
- Oujda

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

Young Talent Group Chair
Pilar Acedo
- University College London , Institute for Liver & Digestive Health
- Royal Free Hospital, London
Contact
Head of Association Management
Wilma Hofer
- M: +43 699 1997 16 43
- T: +43 1 997 16 39