Steering Committee
All officers of ESNM, provide their effort and time on a complete voluntary basis, thus making ESNM a non-profit organisation concerned solely with the well-being of patients. The European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility ESNM is composed of a Steering Committee and a General Assembly. The overall leadership and strategic direction of ESNM lies with the Steering Committee. The Executive Officers are the President and the Treasurer. They are responsible for conducting daily activities of the Society and executing decisions made by the Steering Committee.
Executive Committee
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Qasim Aziz
President
Honorary Consultant at Barts and The London NHS Trust, Director Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology
London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Daniel Pohl
Treasurer
University Hospital Zurich Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Zurich, SWITZERLAND
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Giovanni Barbara
Past-President
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, ITALY
Section chairs
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Giovanni Barbara
Chair Gut Microbiota For Health
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, ITALY
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Adam Farmer
Chair Meeting Section
Wingate Insitute of Neurogastroenterology
London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Jutta Keller
Chair Research Section
Israelitic Hospital Hamburg, Neurogastroenterology Lab, Academic Hospital University of Hamburg, Germany
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Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
Chair Media Section
Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, DENMARK
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Edoardo Savarino
Chair Educational Section
Steering Committee
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Serhat Bor
Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova
Izmir, TURKEY
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Gerard Clarke
APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, IRELAND
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Ram Dickman
Petah-Tikva, ISRAEL
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Vasile Drug
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr T Popa” Iasi, University Hospital “St Spiridon” – Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Iasi, ROMANIA
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Kristin Elfers
Institute for Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, GERMANY
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Adam Farmer
London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Ricard Farré i Marti
Mucosal Permeability Lab, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing
Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Leuven, BELGIUM
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Goran Hauser
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Chloé Melchior
Univ Rouen Normandie, Gastroenterology department and CIC CRB 1404, Rouen, FRANCE
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Jutta Keller
Israelitic Hospital Hamburg, Neurogastroenterology Lab, Academic Hospital University of Hamburg, Germany
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Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
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Radislav Nakov
Clinic of Gastroenterology, Tsaritsa Yoanna University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, BULGARIA
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Luis Novais
Laboratório de Neurogastrenterologia e Motilidade Digestiva (LNMD), Nova Medical School FCM-UNL Edifício CEDOC, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Jean-Marc Sabaté
Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Avicenne Bobigny, FRANCE
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Edoardo Savarino
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DiSCOG, University of Padova, ITALY
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Jordi Serra
Digestive System Research Unit University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, SPAIN
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Olga Storonova
Department of Internal Disease Propaedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov University, Moscow, RUSSIA
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Marek Waluga
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice POLAND
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René van den Wijngaard
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, THE NETHERLANDS
Former Steering Committee Members
ESNM would like to thank the former steering committee members for their advice, critical input and help and support during the last decades.
J. Tack, BELGIUM (2011-2021)
F. Zerbib, FRANCE (2011-2021)
B. Niesler, GERMANY (2011-2021)
A. Mulak, POLAND (2017-2021)
L. Akkermans, THE NETHERLANDS (1998-2004)
Q. Aziz, U.K. (2008-2011, 2020-)
F. Azpiroz, SPAIN (2014-2020)
F. Baldi, ITALY (1992-2000)
B. Coffin, FRANCE (2009-2013)
R. De Giorgio, ITALY (2012-2016)
M. Delveaux , FRANCE (2002-2008)
I. Depoortere, BELGIUM (2009-2013)
D. Dumitrascu, ROMANIA (2011 - 2015)
P. Enck, GERMANY (2012-2020) Secretary till 2020
J. Fioramonti, FRANCE (1996-2002)
M. Fox, U.K. (2011-2014)
M. Fried, SWITZERLAND (2005-2008)
P. Funch-Jensen, DENMARK (1992-1996)
R. M. Herman, POLAND (1998-2004)
E. Husebye, NORWAY (1996-2002)
N. Hyland, IRELAND (2015-2020)
J. Janssens, BELGIUM (1992-1998)
M. Jimenez, SPAIN (2002-2014)
J.R. Malagelada, SPAIN Secretary till 2004
T. Peeters, BELGIUM (1998-2004)
S. Roman, FRANCE (2013-2017)
M. Schemann, GERMANY (2008-2011)
M. Simren, SWEDEN (2008-2012)
A. Smout, THE NETHERLANDS (2014-2018)
R. Spiller, U.K. (1998-2004)
V. Stanghellini, ITALY (2008-2012)
D.G. Thompson, U.K. (1992-1998)
P.J. Thor, POLAND (1992-1998)
A. Trukhmanov, RUSSIA (2014-2018)
A.L. Blum, SWITZERLAND Founding Member
M. Bortolotti, ITALY Founding Member
S. Gustavsson, SWEDEN Founding Member
S. Konturek, POLAND Founding Member
C. Roman, FRANCE Founding Member
G. Vantrappen, BELGIUM Founding Member, Secretary till 1998
M. Wienbeck, GERMANY Founding Member
D.L. Wingate, U.K. Founding Member