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MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Board Members are composed of 80 distinguished experts active in the relevant field, distributed in 23 countries/regions, including Japan (14), China (11), Italy (11), United States (9), India (5), South Korea (4), Spain (4), Brazil (3), Egypt (3), Taiwan (2), Türkiye (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), France (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Israel (1), Lithuania (1), Mexico (1), Portugal (1), Qatar (1), Romania (1), Singapore (1), and Slovenia (1).
Editor-in-Chief (2026-01-01/2029-12-31)
Bing Hu, MD, Professor, (Email: hubingnj@163.com) Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Senior Editorial Board (2026-01-01/2029-12-31)
Joo Young Cho, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Cha Gangnam Medical Center, Cha University College of Medicine, Seoul 06135, South Korea
Associate Editor (2026-01-01/2029-12-31)
Nozomu Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Cancer Screening Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Editorial Board (2026-01-01/2029-12-31)
Mesut Akarsu, MD, Full Professor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir 35110, Türkiye
Ahmed Youssef Altonbary, FRCP, MD, Associate Professor, FASGE, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mansoura Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Livia Archibugi, MD, Research Fellow, Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan 00135, Italy
Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, FASGE, MD, Adjunct Professor, Director, Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano 20132, Italy
José Celso Ardengh, FASGE, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Endoscopy Service, Hospital Moriah, São Paulo, SP 04611-000, Brazil
Umesha Boregowda, MD, Department of Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY 13326, United States
Kai-Lin Cai, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hebei Province, China
Carlos Chavarría, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid 28933, Spain
Saurabh Chawla, FACG, MD, Associate Professor, Digestive Diseases, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Chien-Huan Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
Tao Chen, MD, PhD, Deputy Director, Professor, Endoscopy Center, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
Ming-Jen Chen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan
Jun-Qiang Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
László Czakó, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Center of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged 6725, Hungary
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Instituto D`Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo 01401-022, Brazil
Mohamed H Emara, MD, Professor, Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
Hai-Ming Fang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Center of Gut Microbiota, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, China
Enrico Fiori, MD, Full Professor, Departement of Surgery Pietro Valdoni, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome 00191, Italy
Luciano Fogli, MD, Chirurgia B, Ospedale Maggiore C. A. Pizzardi, Bologna 40132, Italy
Yasser M Fouad, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Minia University, Minia 19111, Egypt
Yoshihiro Furuichi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Laboratory and Endoscopy, Adachi Medical Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 123-8558, Japan
Giuseppe Galloro, MD, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, School of Medicine and Surgery, Naples 80131, Italy
Girolamo Geraci, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital "Paolo Giaccone" of Palermo, Palermo 90100, Italy
Mahesh Kumar Goenka, MD, DM, AGAF, FRCP, Director, Head, Institute of Gastrosciences and Liver Transplant, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, 58 Canal Circular Road, Kolkata 700054, India
Jin-Tao Guo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Naoki Hosoe, FACG, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
José María Huguet, PhD, Assistant Professor, Digestive Disease Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia 46015, Spain
Katsuro Ichimasa, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama 2240032, Japan
Laimas Virginijus Jonaitis, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Professor, Senior Scientist, Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas 50009, Lithuania
Kenya Kamimura, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Niigata University, Department of General Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata 9518510, Japan
Tawfik Khoury, MD, Senior Researcher, Department of Gastroenterology, Galilee Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Naharia 2210001, Israel
Jae Hyun Kim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, South Korea
Dong Hyun Kim, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, No. 42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61469, South Korea
Koh Kitagawa, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Rakesh Kochhar, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Paras Hospital, Panchkula 134109, India
Diogo Libânio, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Andrea Lisotti, MD, Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Imola 40026, Italy
De-Liang Liu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Research Center of Digestive Disease, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Rashid N Lui, MRCP, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Marcello Maida, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Surgery, 'Kore' University of Enna, Piazza dell'Università, Enna 94100, Italy
Valerio Mais, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Italy
Manish Manrai, FRCPE, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra 411040, India
Jacques Marescaux, FACS, FRCS (Hon), MD, Professor, Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer, IRCAD, Strasbourg 67091, France
Satohiro Matsumoto, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama 330-8503, Japan
Antonio Mendoza Ladd, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
Amosy E M'Koma, PhD, MD, Full Professor, Department of Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Pathology, and Cancer Biology at the Schools of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37208-3501, United States
Naoki Muguruma, MD, PhD, Director, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Municipal Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-8538, Japan
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