Council & Sections

The AGA Institute maintains a council to address the diverse needs of its members. The AGA Institute Council is made up of elected representatives from the 12 special interest groups within the AGA membership. The Council's mission includes the following:

  • To develop high quality educational and scientific programming throughout the year, including for Digestive Disease Week®.
  • To develop guidelines/standards of practice and other educational resources to help AGA members provide better clinical care.
  • To advocate for the respective AGA section memberships' interests.

Council Chair — D. Brent Polk, MD, AGAF

AGA members are invited to join up to four specialty sections/areas of interest. If you would like to join a section, update your membership information online. You will need your membership ID number. If you do not know your member number, contact AGA member services at 301-941-2651 or member@gastro.org.

The AGA Sections Needs Help From All Members

Review your section's pages for ideas on how you can get involved:

  • Recommend changes in the abstract descriptor categories for our section by suggesting new ones or rewording of the present ones.
  • Recommend invited speakers and their topics that would interest our section.
  • Volunteer to Review abstracts.

Sections

2011 Election Results

The AGA Council welcomes incoming the Council Chair-elect, Section Vice-chairs and nominating committee members. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 AGA Council Elections.

Council Chair-elect Richard M. Peek, Jr., MD, AGAF
   
Esophageal, Gastric and Duodenal Disorders  
Vice-Chair David C. Metz, MD, AGAF
Nominating Committee Jay L. Goldstein, MD, AGAF
  Ikuo Hirano, MD
  Rhonda F. Souza, MD, AGAF
  Paul Moayyedi, MD, PhD, AGAF
   
Growth, Development and Child Health
  
Vice-Chair Alessio Fasano, MD
Nominating Committee David A. Rudnick, MD, PhD
  Joshua R. Friedman, PhD
  Beth A. Carter, MD
  Andrew P. Feranchak, MD
   
Hormones, Transmitters, Growth Factors and Their Receptors  
Vice-Chair Andrew B. Leiter, MD, PhD
Nominating Committee Andrea Todisco, MD, AGAF
  Joseph R. Pisegna, MD
  Eileen F. Grady, PhD
  Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, PhD, AGAF
   
Imaging and Advanced Technology  
Vice-Chair Ellen M. Zimmermann, MD, AGAF
   
Liver and Biliary  
Vice-Chair Jorge A. Marrero, MD
Nominating Committee Norman L. Sussman, MD
  Chen Liu, MD, PhD
  Smruti R. Mohanty, MD
  M. Mazen Jamal, MD, AGAF
   
Neurogastroenterology and Motility  
Vice-Chair P. Jay Pasricha, MD
Nominating Committee Adil E. Bharucha, MD, MBBS, AGAF
  Ronnie Fass, MD
  William L. Hasler, MD
  Braden Kuo, MD
   
Nutrition and Obesity  
Vice-Chair Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, AGAF
Nominating Committee John K. DiBaise, MD
  Stephen A. McClave, MD, AGAF
  Martin H. Floch, MD, AGAF
  Jeanette N. Keith, MD            

AGA Staff

If you have general questions about the AGA Institute Council, please contact staff: