Masters of the WGO
The Master of the WGO Award is the highest honor the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) can bestow on a member and is granted only to those individuals who have provided outstanding dedication to the mission of the WGO and achieved distinction in such areas as scholarly research, teaching, and service to WGO and the community at large.
The Award was created to recognize these contributions and by this recognition provide incentive, encouragement, and guidance for others to significantly contribute to their fields. The Masters of the WGO Award is a capstone career award and is given in conjunction with each World Congress of Gastroenterology.
Recipients of the Masters of the WGO Award receive an engraved plaque presented at the time of the General Assembly, recognition in WGO publications and on the website. Recipients may also use the title of “Master of the WGO” and the letters “MWGO” in conjunction with their name.
2022 Masters of the WGO
The 2022 Masters of the WGO were recognized at an awards ceremony that took place during the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2022, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 12 December 2022.
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Salim Awadh Sabih, MWGO
(United Arab Emirates)
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Damon Bizos, MWGO
(South Africa)
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Elias Makhoul, MWGO
(Lebanon)
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Eduardo Mauriño, MWGO
(Argentina)
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Justus Krabshuis MWGO
(France)
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KR Palaniswamy, MWGO
(India)
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Christina Surawicz, MWGO
(USA)
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Nurdan Tözün, MWGO
(Turkey) |
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2019 Masters of the WGO
The 2019 Masters of the WGO were recognized at an awards ceremony that took place during the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2019, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23 September 2019.
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T.S.Chandrasekar, MWGO
(India)
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Henry Cohen, MWGO
(Uruguay)
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Daiming Fan, MWGO
(China)
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Makki H. Fayadh, MWGO
(Iraq)
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Peter Ferenci, MWGO
(Austria)
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Eamonn Quigley, MWGO
(USA)
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James Toouli, MWGO
(Australia)
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2017 Masters of the WGO
The 2017 Masters of the WGO were recognized at the WGO General Assembly that took place during the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017, in Orlando, Florida, USA, in October 2017.
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Julio Bai, MWGO
(Argentina)
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Khean-Lee Goh, MWGO
(Malaysia)
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Günter Krejs, MWGO
(Austria)
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Shuji Shimizu, MWGO
(Japan)
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Sandie Thomson, MWGO
(South Africa)
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2015 Masters of the WGO
The 2015 Masters of the WGO were recognized at the WGO General Assembly that took place during Gastro 2015: AGW-WGO International Congress in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2015.
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Michael Fried, MWGO
(Switzerland)
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Richard Kozarek, MWGO
(USA)
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2013 Masters of the WGO
The 2013 Masters of the WGO were recognized at an awards ceremony that took place during the World Congress, Gastro 2013 APDW/WCOG Shanghai, in Shanghai, China, in September 2013.
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Jean Paul Galmiche, MWGO
(France)
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Richard Hunt, MWGO
(UK)
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Bernard Levin, MWGO
(USA)
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Juan Malagelada, MWGO
(Spain)
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Finlay Macrae, MWGO
(Australia)
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Ibrahim Mostafa, MWGO
(Egypt)
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D Nageshwar Reddy, MWGO
(India)
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Joseph Sung, MWGO
(China)
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Guido Villa-Gomez, MWGO
(Bolivia)
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2009 Masters of the WGO
The 2009 Masters of the WGO were recognized at an awards ceremony that took place during the Gastro 2009 United Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) / World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG) in London, UK, in November 2009.
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Luiz de Paula Castro, MWGO
(Brazil)
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Suliman Fedail, MWGO
(Sudan)
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Joseph Geenen, MWGO
(USA)
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Solly Marks, MWGO
(South Africa)
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Melvin Schapiro, MWGO
(USA)
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Isidor Segal, MWGO
(South Africa)
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Zeyad Sharaiha, MWGO
(Jordan)
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Rakesh Tandon, MWGO
(India)
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Guido Tytgat, MWGO
(The Netherlands)
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Shu-Dong Xiao, MWGO
(China)
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