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
Vice President
Matthias Löhr
- Karolinska Institutet
- Stockholm
Secretary General
Jeanin van Hooft
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Leiden
Treasurer
Berthold Koletzko
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital
- Munich
Treasurer Elect
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
Wafaa Khannoussi
- Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda
- Oujda
National Societies Committee Chair
Martina Müller-Schilling
- University Hospital
- Regensburg
Public Affairs Group Chair
Patrizia Burra
- University of Padua
- Padua
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
Endoscopy Representative
Mario Dinis-Ribeiro
- Instituto Português de Oncologia
- Porto
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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