AGA Governing Board welcomes new members at DDW® 2016
The new AGA Institute Governing Board began its term immediately following Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2016. In addition to Timothy Wang, MD, AGAF, of Columbia University, who began his term as the 111th president of AGA Institute, the other 2016-2017 board members include:
• Sheila E. Crowe, MD, AGAF, President-Elect
• David A. Lieberman, MD, AGAF, Vice President
• Francis M. Giardiello, MD, AGAF, Secretary/Treasurer
• Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, Past President
Additionally, the Councillors of the 2016-2017 board include:
• Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, AGAF, At-Large Councillor
• Gregory J. Gores, MD, AGAF, Basic Research Councillor
• John M. Inadomi, MD, AGAF, Clinical Research Councillor
• Rajeev Jain, MD, AGAF, Practice Councillor
• Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF, Practice Councillor
• Deborah D. Proctor, MD, AGAF, Education & Training Councillor
• Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, AGA Research Foundation Chair
AGA also thanks the outgoing board members for their service, including John Allen, MD, MBA; Martin Brotman, MD; Byron Cryer, MD; and Suzanne Rose, MD, MSed. AGA congratulates both the incoming and outgoing board members, and thanks them for their commitment to advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology.