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He completed his medical education at Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 1990 and 1996, and his residency in General Surgery at Izmir Training and Research Hospital between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he received the Turkish Surgical Association's Qualification Exam (Board) certificate of success. He is a member of Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association, National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association. He worked as a lecturer at Istanbul Rumeli University between 2017 and 2020. He currently performs Laparoscopic Oncosurgery and Obesity Surgeries. He has many national and international studies and these studies have received many citations.   Having a good command of English, Opr. Dr. Özgür Kavak is married and has two children.

NAME: AHMET SOYKURT

TITLE: OP.DR. GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALIST

FACULTY OF MEDICINE GRADUATED FROM: HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE-2013

GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALTY: HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ANKARA NUMUNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL-2019

ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY AND ERCP TRAINING: ISTANBUL BAKIRKÖY DR.SADİ KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL-2022

AREAS OF INTEREST: ONCOLOGIC SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, BARIATRIC SURGERY, ADVANCED ENDOSCOPIST (ERCP, PH METER ANALYSIS, MANOMETRY MEASUREMENTS, GASTROSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY, STOMACH BOTOX, STOMACH BALLOON, ESOPHAGUS, GASTRIC AND COLONIC STENT PLACEMENT AND MANY INVASIVE PROCEDURES)

OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT

LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

LAPAROSCOPIC NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION (REFLUX SURGERY)

LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER OSEPHAGOGASTRIC MYOTOMY (ACHALAZIA SURGERY)

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN COLON AND RECTUM CANCER SURGERY

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN STOMACH CANCER SURGERY

LAPAROSCOPIC & THORACOSCOPIC AND OPEN ESOPHAGUS SURGERY

PANCREAS CANCER WHIPPLE PROCEDURE

LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN DISTAL SUBTOTAL PANCREATECTOMY

UMBILICAL AND INGUINAL HERNIA WITH OPEN AND CLOSED TECHNIQUE

INCISIONAL HERNIA

THYRODECTOMY (WITH A NERVE MONITOR TO PROTECT THE VOCAL CORD)

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

LAPAROSCOPIC CYST HYDATIC SURGERY

BREAST SURGERY (RADICAL MASTECTOMY, BREAST CONSERVATIVE SURGERY, BREAST PROSTHESIS PLACEMENT DURING/AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY)

NAME: VAROL ESATOĞLU

TITLE: OP.DR. GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALIST

FACULTY OF MEDICINE GRADUATED FROM: ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALTY: HAYDARPAŞA NUMUNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

ADVANCED TRAINING: IRCAD STRASBOURG UNIVERSITY

AREAS OF INTEREST: SINCE 2012, HE HAS FOCUSED HIS CAREER MAINLY ON CANCER SURGERY, ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPY AND OBESITY SURGERY.

HAVING GAINED MORE THAN 7500+ BARIATRIC SURGERY EXPERIENCE IN HIS PROCESS. HE CONTINUES HIS MEDICAL PRACTICE AT DR. SUAT GÜNSEL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

HE IS ONE OF THE PHYSICIANS WHO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED SURGERIES IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY IN CYPRUS.

HE IS ONE OF THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY IN OUR COUNTRY.

HE HAS GIVEN NUMEROUS TRAININGS, SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIUMS TO HIS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLISM SURGERY, AND IS THE LEAD  OF OBESITY SURGERY IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN THE MANY COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD.

I was born in 1967 in Izmir.

I have a happy marriage. I am the father of 3 beautiful girls, more beautiful than each other.

I have a love for Altınordu,inherited from my father.

I speak English and French.

 

The education you have received describes you…

• Izmir Necati Bey Primary School (1973-1978)
• Izmir Private Saint-Joseph Secondary School (1978-1982)
• Izmir Private Tevfik Fikret High School (1982-1985)
• Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1985-1992)
• General Surgery Training at SSK (social insurance institution) Tepecik Training Hospital (1992-1996)
• Liver Transplantation Training at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine (2002-2003)

Surgical Experience

After becoming a general surgery specialist in 1996, I served as a General Surgery and Organ Transplantation Specialist at SSK (social insurance institution), for a period of 9 years. In 2005, was granted the title of Associate Professor-General Surgery. Between 2005 and 2012, I established the kidney transplant centers in İzmir Private Kent Hospital, Istanbul Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, and Medicalpark Goztepe Hospital respectively, and served as the chief executive of these centers.

I have worked in İzmir Private Kent Hospital since 2013. I established Obesity Clinic at Gazi Hospital, and performed more than 200 gastric reduction operations.

Scientific Activity

More than 50 international publications

Approximately 100 national publications

Section authorship of 12 books

Editorship of 2 books

Serving as a lecturer, session moderator, science board member, and regulatory board member in many scientific congresses held both at home and abroad.

Serving as a referee and editor in domestic and international magazines.

Citation in approximately 100 international scientific publications

Awards

Certificate of Achievement granted by SSK General Directorate for the first kidney transplant operations performed at SSK Hospitals (1997).

Young Researcher Award in ONKKD (Turkish Organ Transplantation Centers Coordination Association) 2002 Congress held in Adana (2002).

Certificate of Appreciation granted by SSK General Directorate for the first small intestine transplant in Turkey (2003).

Young Researcher Award in the World Congress of Nephrology held in Berlin (2003).

The Firsts

Besides these, I have broken many new grounds in Turkey.

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (laparoscopic removal of the donor kidney intended to be transplanted) (2004)

Kidney-transplant without tissue adaptation (2005)

Cross-over (cross-donor) kidney transplantation (2005)

Small intestine transplantation (2005)

Social Responsibility

I have worked in the management boards of many associations engaging in scientific and social activities, and served as a founding member in some of them.

The most important one of these is that I have served as a coordinator in the project intended for providing 150.000 elementary school students and 5,000 adults with training on organ donation, for a period of 10 years, through various social activities.1

Bachelor’s Degree:
2003 – 2010, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir (Turkey)

Training Education:
2011 – 2017, Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery, Ege University, Izmir (Turkey)
2013 - 2014: Liver and Kidney Transplantation Observership, Montefiore Medical Center Bronx – New York (USA)

Professional Experience : 1. July 2020 - November 2021, Anadolu Cerrahi
2. November 2018 - July 2020, İzmir Private Ege Şehir Hospital
3. 05-07 2014, Liver and Kidney Transplantation Observership Montefiore Medical Center Bronx / New York / USA
4. April 2017 - November 2018, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
5. July 2011 - April 2017, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
6. May 2010-August 2010, Kastamonu Pınarbaşı Family Health Center

Assoc. Prof. Orhan Veli ÖZKAN

 Expertise: General Surgery 

Foreign language: - English 

Education : - Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University (1987-1993) - Residency, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Clinic I, Vakıf Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul (1997-2001) - Assoc. Prof, General Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Sakarya University Biography : - Laparoscopic repair of Inguinal and abdominal hernia - Mammary endocrine surgery - Laparoscopic surgery (Splenic-adrenal surgery, laparoscopic appendectomy, cholecystectomy, etc), - Surgical treatment of malignant and benign gastrointestinal system diseaes - Gastrointestinal system endoscopy Doctorate Dissertation/Qualification Study/Title of Medical Specialty Dissertation (abstract is attached) and Advisor(s): Timing of Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Biliary Pancreatitis. İstanbul, 2001 Thesis Supervisor: Thesis Consultant: Prof. Mustafa ŞAHİN, M.D. 1. Chief of General Surgery Clinic Vakıf Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital Post-graduate thesis supervised: Resident Doctor Residency Thesis for Fikret Beyaz Subject: Bacterial translocation of Quercetin, hepatic function tests and effect on hepatic histopathology in obstructive jaundice model in rats. Hatay, 2010 Area of Specialty : - Laparoscopic repair of Inguinal and abdominal hernia - Mammary endocrine surgery - Laparoscopic surgery (Splenic-adrenal surgery, laparoscopic appendectomy, cholecystectomy, etc), - Surgical treatment of malignant and benign gastrointestinal system diseaes - Gastrointestinal system endoscopy Doctorate Dissertation/Qualification Study/Title of Medical Specialty Dissertation (abstract is attached) and Advisor(s): Timing of Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Biliary Pancreatitis. İstanbul, 2001 Thesis Supervisor: Thesis Consultant: Prof. Mustafa ŞAHİN, M.D. 1. Chief of General Surgery Clinic Vakıf Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital Post-graduate thesis supervised: Resident Doctor Residency Thesis for Fikret Beyaz Subject: Bacterial translocation of Quercetin, hepatic function tests and effect on hepatic histopathology in obstructive jaundice model in rats. Hatay, 2010 Memberships : - Scientific Organization Memberships: - Turkish Surgical Association - Turkish Association for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery - Turkish Medical Association - Kocaeli Association of Breast Diseases - Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery - Euro-Asian Mastology Association Publications : Doctorate thesis / Proficiency in Art studies supervised: Duties undertaken in projects: 1.Subject of Project Changes in Plasma Ghrelin, Neuropeptide Y and Peptide YY in treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis. Project No: 08 T 1401 Source of Project: Scientific Research Project Unit, Mustafa Kemal University Duty in Project: Coordinator 2.Subject of Project Protective Effects of Beta-Glucan on Acetyl Salicyclic Acid-induced Gastric Ulcer in rats Project No: 03 M 0107 Source of Project: Scientific Research Project Unit, Mustafa Kemal University Duty in Project: Coordinator 3.Subject of Project Bacterial translocation of Quercetin, hepatic function tests and effect on hepatic histopathology in obstructive jaundice model in rats. Project No: 02 M 0103 Source of Project: Scientific Research Project Unit, Mustafa Kemal University Duty in Project: Coordinator 4.Subject of Project Importance of Plasma D-Dimer, ALT, AST, Alkaline phosphatese, LDH, CK and P levels in early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia Project No: 09 T 1301 Source of Project: Scientific Research Project Unit, Mustafa Kemal University Duty in Project: Co-investigator Administrative Duties: - Pre-graduation Education Improvement Committee, 4th Semester, Deputy Coordinator (2008 – 2011) - Member of Post-graduation Education Committee (2011- ) - Supervisor of Surgical Endoscopy Unit Awards: - TUBITAK publication promotion award - 2012 - BAP Publication promotion award, Sakarya University – 2014 International Congress Attendance - BAP Publication Promotion award, Sakarya University, 2015, International 3-month research award - BAP Publication promotion award, Sakarya University – 2016 International Congress Attendance Congress : Articles, Presentations, Releases, Congresses, Courses, Awards: LETTERS/ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS A. Articles published in international peer-review journals: A1. Ozkan OV, Ozturk OH, Sogut S, Aydin M, Yilmaz N, Yetim I, Nacar A, Oktar S, Sogut S. Effects of β-glucan pretreatment on acetylsalicylic acid-induced gastric damage: an experimental study in rats. Current Therapeutic Research-Clinical and Experimental. 2010; 71(6): 369-383. A2.Yetim I, Ozkan OV, Gokce C, Yetim TD, Guvenc D, Savas N, Davran R, Kaya H. Late onset dysphagia after thyroidectomy: Thyroid remnant or thyroglossal hyperplasia? Acta Endocrinologica (Buc) 2010 ;3: 377-380. A3. Ozkan OV, Yuzbasioglu MF, Ciralik H, Kurutas EB, Yonden Z, Aydin M, Bulbuloglu E, Semerci E, Goksu M, Atli Y, Bakan V, Duran N. Resveratrol, a natural antioxidant, attenuates intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.Tohoku J Exp Med 2009; 218(3):251-258. B. Abstracts-full texts presented and published in proceedings of international scientific meetings: C. Books and book chapters written in other languages: D. Articles published in local peer-review journals: E. Abstracts-full texts presented and published in proceedings of local scientific meetings: SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND COURSES 1-Turkish Surgery Congress, 2006. May 24-28, 2006, Antalya. 2-VII. National Breast Diseases Congress. October 16-19, 2003, Kemer-Antalya. 3-V. Turkish Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery November 16-20, 2005. Side/Antalya 4-Basic course in Laboratory Animals Science 1-2 May, 2004. Kayseri, Turkey 5-5. National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Congress. April 22-25, 2002. Istanbul. 6-3rd Regional Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress with international attendance. October 24-27, 2001. Konya 7-ISW 2001 International Surgical Week August 26- 30, 2001 in Brussels, Belgium. 8- II. Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Post-graduate Training Course April 13-14, 2001. Istanbul. 9-Continuous Medical Education Activities, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University. Symposium of Breast Diseases. December 22, 2000, İstanbul. 10-Colorectal Surgery Symposium February 12-13, 2000. Istanbul. 11-Eurosurgery 2000 &Turkish Surgical Congress. From 20 to 24 June 2000. İstanbul. 12-Turkish-German Gastroenterology and Hepatology Congress, June 13, 2000. Istanbul. 13-National Telemedicine Symposium and 4th National Endoscopic – Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, April 3-6, 2000. Istanbul. 14-Kocaeli Hernia Days. January 9-10, 2004, Kocaeli 15-Chronic Venous Failure and Hemorrhoid Symposium. December 3, 1999, İstanbul. 16-VIII. National Colon and Rectal Surgery Congress. September 13-16, 1999, Kemer/Antalya. 17-Role and Efficiency of Ultracision in Open and Closed Surgery. 27.04.98, İstanbul. 18-Mental disorders in Primary Healthcare Services, 1995, Amasya 19-Occupational Medicine course. Dip No : 22733/01 20-III. Çukurova Coloproctology and Stomatherapy Symposium. April 12-14, 2007, Adana. 21-VI. National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress. September 4-7, 2007, Side/Antalya. 22-IV. National Çukurova Tıpmed Congress and 1st Emergency Medicine Days. March 24-26, 2008, Adana 23- Emergenct Ultrasound Course IV. National Çukurova Tıpmed Congress and 1st Emergency Medicine Days. March 25, 2008, Adana 24.Examination of Axillary Lymph Nodes, Percutaneous Biopsy and Marking in Breast Lesions and BI-RADS Classification Symposium 21.03.08, Adana 25-Basic Endoscopy Training at Vakıf Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, June – July 2008, Istanbul. 26-18th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons & Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, October 08-11, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. 27-Endorectal Ultrasound Course Şişli Etfal Hospital; Postgraduate Course. 18th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons & Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, October 08, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. 28-3. Congress for Contemporary Approaches in General Surgery, Uludağ University March 5-8, 2009, Bursa 29-Mersin Hernia Days. March 20-21, 2009, Mersin. 30-Course for Ethical Approaches in Clinic Researches. May 14-15, 2009, Gaziantep. 31-Symposium on current management of IBD- from diagnosis to treatment. 28-29th November 2008. 32-Training Course On Use of Laboratoroyy Animals. March 2009, Hatay. 33-Meeting on Novelties in Breast Cancer, June 13th, 2009, Hatay. 34-10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 13-17 May, 2009. Antalya, Turkey. 35-Health Bridges Across the Bhosphoros 2 (HBAB2) Workshop, 31 October-1 November 2009, Hatay, Turkey. 36-Meeting on Novelties in Mammary Pathology. December 19, 2009. Hatay. 37-17. Turkish Surgery Congress, May 26-29, 2010, Ankara. 38-5th National Hydatidology Congress. September 22-25, 2010, Hatay. 39-Endsocopy Course of Turkish Surgical Association at General Surgery Endoscopy Unit, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, July-September 2010, Kocaeli. 40-Training Course on Breast Disesaes, December 18, 2010, Kocaeli. 41-2. Regional Symposium for General Surgery and Internal Medicine Dialogue. 30.04.11. Hatay. 42-XIII. National Colon and Rectal Surgery Congress. May 18-22, 2011. Antalya. 43-Hatay Surgery Days -1 “Symposium on Contemporary Approaches to Breast Cancer and Thyroid Diseases” June 17-18, 2011, Hatay. 44-18. National Surgery Congress. May 23-27, 2012, İzmir 45-XVI. Annual meeting of the European Society of Surgery-ESS 2012. November 22-24, 2012. Istanbul, Turkey. 46-IV. National Haseki Congress: April 11-14, 2013, T.R.N.C. 47-6. National Endocrine Surgery Congress. April 25-28, 2013, Antalya. 48-Sakarya University II. Gynecology Congress with International Attendance. May 13-16, 2013, Sakarya. 49-48th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research. May 29 - June 1 2013, İstanbul, Turkey. 50-Professionalism for breast surgeons. 3. MAYMET –ESO Joint Meeting. 5 October 2013, Istanbul, Turkey 51-Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, Contemporary approaches to Non-colorectal gastrointestinal cancers November 02, 2013, Sakarya 52- 7. Surgical Research Congress November 7-9, 2013, Ankara. 53-Ultrasound Training for Surgeons November, 07, 2013 - Ankara 54- Demanding future of breast cancer management. 1. Senatürk-EURAMA Joint meeting. 30 November 2013. 55-19th Turkish Surgery Congress. April 16-20, 2014, Antalya. 56-The 49th International Congress of European Society for Surgical Research. 21-24 May 2014, Budapest, Hungary. 57-Theoretical and applied workshop for laparoscopic repair of hernia. 09.06.14, İzmir. 58-Unlock the potential of negative pressure wound therapy educational event. 11 September, 2014, İstanbul. 59-Project Preparation Training, Continous Education Center of East Marmara Development Agency, January 29-30, 2015, Sakarya. 60-Workshop for Visceral Trauma March 10, 2015, Graz, Austria. 61-Acute Care Surgery Course on Visceral & Gastrointestinal Emergencies. March 16-17, 2015, Graz, Austria. 62-Istanbul Endocrine Meetings Renal hyperparathyroidism. 03. April 2015, Istanbul. 63-5. National Hernia Congress: November 22-25, 2015, Muğla-Türkiye 64-14. Post-graduate Training Course on Medical-Surgical Endocrinology November 5-8, 2015, Antalya/Turkey. MODERATOR: 1-Hatay Surgery Days -1 “Symposium on Contemporary Approaches to Breast Cancer and Thyroid Diseases” June 17-18, 2011, Hatay. 2. Gynecology Congress with International Attendance, Sakarya University May 13-16, 2013, Sakarya. 3. Gynecology Congress with International Attendance, Sakarya University May 13-16, 2013, Sakarya. 4. Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, Contemporary approaches to Non-colorectal gastrointestinal cancers November 02, 2013, Sakarya 5. 7th Surgical Research Congress November 7-9, 2013, Ankara. PANELIST IN MEETINGS: 1-Hatay Surgery Days -1 “Symposium on Contemporary Approaches to Breast Cancer and Thyroid Diseases” June 17-18, 2011, Hatay. 2-IV. National Haseki Congress: April 11-14, 2013, T.R.N.C. 3. Gynecology Congress with International Attendance, Sakarya University May 13-16, 2013, Sakarya. 4-Istanbul Endocrine Meetings Surgical Indications in Renal Hyperparathyroidism, April 03, 2015, Istanbul. MEMBER OF ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (CONGRESS, SYMPOSIUM) 1.National Hydatidology Congress. September 22-25, 2010, Hatay. 2.Regional Symposium for General Surgery and Internal Medicine Dialogue. 30.04.11. Hatay. 3-Hatay Surgery Days -1 “Symposium on Contemporary Approaches to Breast Cancer and Thyroid Diseases” June 17-18, 2011, Hatay. 4. Gynecology Congress with International Attendance, Sakarya University May 13-16, 2013, Sakarya. 5. 1st National Medicine Congress, Sakarya University, April 24-27, 2014

• Surgical treatment: laparoscopic operations to remove all types of hernias (inguinal hernias, femoral hernias, umbilical hernias, postoperative ventral hernias, esophageal opening of the diaphragm and other types of abdominal wall hernias).

• Treatment of gallstone disease, removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy), stones in the ducts.

• Operative treatment for acute conditions (acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, perforating ulcer, perforation of a diverticulum, intestinal obstruction, purulent-septic diseases), all conditions of "acute abdomen".

• Treatment of oncological diseases of the stomach, intestines and other organs of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space.

• Treatment of varicose veins of the legs.

• Operative treatment of obesity (bariatric surgery) and metabolic dysfunction.

• Colitis, hemorrhoids, anal itching, fissures, constipation and diarrhea, anal sphincter weakness, anal sphincter incontinence due to rupture of the perineum after childbirth.

• Abdominal injuries.

• Perianal condylomas.

• Polypos.

• Proctitis, paraproctitis and others.

Education and Expertise

2009 - Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine

2008 - Universita Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Medicina e Chirurgia, Naples, Italy

2016 - Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital - Ph.D./S.S./Medical Specialization General Surgery

Experience

2009 - 2010 - Gaziantep Station Health Center - Dr.

2010 - 2016 - Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic - As.Dr.

2014 - Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Endocrine and Metabolism Institute, Center for Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland, USA. - Observer Dr.

2016 - 2018 - Op.Dr. Kilis State Hospital

Professional Memberships

Turkish Surgery Association

Dr. Erwin Santo is an Israeli top rated gastroenterologist, an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric and liver diseases. He has extensive experience in the field, including heading the Gastroenterological Department at Sourasky Medical Center and being a co-founder of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology, and the European Association of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition.