News from AGA

The application period for the 2018 AGA Fellows Program is now open. The program recognizes members whose accomplishments demonstrate personal commitment to the field of gastroenterology with the distinction of fellowship.

AGA Fellows receive this honor from AGA for their superior professional achievement in clinical private or academic practice and in basic or clinical research.

AGA Fellows receive:

• The privilege of using the designation “AGAF” in professional activities.
• An official certificate and pin denoting your status.
• A listing on the AGA website.

And more.

Apply today to join this international community of excellence.

Find more information, including the list of benefits and criteria for fellowship, at www.gastro.org/fellowship. The deadline for application submissions is Monday, July 31, 2017.

The application period for the 2018 AGA Fellows Program is now open. The program recognizes members whose accomplishments demonstrate personal commitment to the field of gastroenterology with the distinction of fellowship.

AGA Fellows receive this honor from AGA for their superior professional achievement in clinical private or academic practice and in basic or clinical research.

AGA Fellows receive:

• The privilege of using the designation “AGAF” in professional activities.
• An official certificate and pin denoting your status.
• A listing on the AGA website.

And more.

Apply today to join this international community of excellence.

Find more information, including the list of benefits and criteria for fellowship, at www.gastro.org/fellowship. The deadline for application submissions is Monday, July 31, 2017.

The application period for the 2018 AGA Fellows Program is now open. The program recognizes members whose accomplishments demonstrate personal commitment to the field of gastroenterology with the distinction of fellowship.

AGA Fellows receive this honor from AGA for their superior professional achievement in clinical private or academic practice and in basic or clinical research.

AGA Fellows receive:

• The privilege of using the designation “AGAF” in professional activities.
• An official certificate and pin denoting your status.
• A listing on the AGA website.

And more.

Apply today to join this international community of excellence.

Find more information, including the list of benefits and criteria for fellowship, at www.gastro.org/fellowship. The deadline for application submissions is Monday, July 31, 2017.

The AGA Research Foundation is thrilled to award 52 researchers with research funding in the 2017 award year.

“The AGA Research Foundation has a proven track record of funding young investigators who subsequently achieve great success in research. We are confident that the 2017 class will be no exception,” said Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “AGA is honored to invest in this year’s award recipients and looks forward to seeing how each research project contributes to advancing the field of gastroenterology.”

The AGA Research Award Program serves to support talented investigators who are pursuing careers in digestive disease research. A grant from the AGA Research Foundation ensures that a major proportion of the recipient’s time is protected for research.

The awards program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders contributing to the AGA Research Foundation. Show your support for GI research.

To learn about upcoming research funding opportunities, and to view the list of this years’ winners, visit www.gastro.org/awards.

This year’s honorees were recognized during several AGA Research Foundation events at Digestive Disease Week^® 2017, which took place May 6-9 in Chicago, IL.

The AGA Research Foundation is thrilled to award 52 researchers with research funding in the 2017 award year.

“The AGA Research Foundation has a proven track record of funding young investigators who subsequently achieve great success in research. We are confident that the 2017 class will be no exception,” said Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “AGA is honored to invest in this year’s award recipients and looks forward to seeing how each research project contributes to advancing the field of gastroenterology.”

The AGA Research Award Program serves to support talented investigators who are pursuing careers in digestive disease research. A grant from the AGA Research Foundation ensures that a major proportion of the recipient’s time is protected for research.

The awards program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders contributing to the AGA Research Foundation. Show your support for GI research.

To learn about upcoming research funding opportunities, and to view the list of this years’ winners, visit www.gastro.org/awards.

This year’s honorees were recognized during several AGA Research Foundation events at Digestive Disease Week^® 2017, which took place May 6-9 in Chicago, IL.

The AGA Research Foundation is thrilled to award 52 researchers with research funding in the 2017 award year.

“The AGA Research Foundation has a proven track record of funding young investigators who subsequently achieve great success in research. We are confident that the 2017 class will be no exception,” said Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “AGA is honored to invest in this year’s award recipients and looks forward to seeing how each research project contributes to advancing the field of gastroenterology.”

The AGA Research Award Program serves to support talented investigators who are pursuing careers in digestive disease research. A grant from the AGA Research Foundation ensures that a major proportion of the recipient’s time is protected for research.

The awards program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders contributing to the AGA Research Foundation. Show your support for GI research.

To learn about upcoming research funding opportunities, and to view the list of this years’ winners, visit www.gastro.org/awards.

This year’s honorees were recognized during several AGA Research Foundation events at Digestive Disease Week^® 2017, which took place May 6-9 in Chicago, IL.

Patients with obesity need a multidisciplinary approach to achieve a healthy weight. AGA understands the importance of embracing obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease and supports a multidisciplinary approach to the management of obesity led by gastroenterologists.

To watch

AGA Solutions to Successful Obesity Program Integration: Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, assistant professor in medicine, clinical enteric neuroscience translational and epidemiological research, division of gastroenterology and hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Sarah Streett, MD, AGAF, clinical associate professor and director of IBD, Stanford (Calif.) University, discuss the AGA Obesity Guide and how GIs can begin to implement the program in their practices. Watch the on-demand webinar in the AGA Community resource library.

To read

POWER: Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education and Resources: This practice guide on obesity and weight management will help you develop a multidisciplinary team and obesity care model for your practice.

Episode-of-Care Framework for the Management of Obesity: Moving toward high-value, high-quality care – AGA established an obesity episode-of-care model to develop a framework to support value-based management of patients with obesity, focusing on the provision of nonsurgical and endoscopic services.

These resources are available at www.gastro.org/obesity.

To discuss

Visit the AGA Community to join the discussion on managing your patient with obesity.

Patients with obesity need a multidisciplinary approach to achieve a healthy weight. AGA understands the importance of embracing obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease and supports a multidisciplinary approach to the management of obesity led by gastroenterologists.

To watch

AGA Solutions to Successful Obesity Program Integration: Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, assistant professor in medicine, clinical enteric neuroscience translational and epidemiological research, division of gastroenterology and hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Sarah Streett, MD, AGAF, clinical associate professor and director of IBD, Stanford (Calif.) University, discuss the AGA Obesity Guide and how GIs can begin to implement the program in their practices. Watch the on-demand webinar in the AGA Community resource library.

To read

POWER: Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education and Resources: This practice guide on obesity and weight management will help you develop a multidisciplinary team and obesity care model for your practice.

Episode-of-Care Framework for the Management of Obesity: Moving toward high-value, high-quality care – AGA established an obesity episode-of-care model to develop a framework to support value-based management of patients with obesity, focusing on the provision of nonsurgical and endoscopic services.

These resources are available at www.gastro.org/obesity.

To discuss

Visit the AGA Community to join the discussion on managing your patient with obesity.

Patients with obesity need a multidisciplinary approach to achieve a healthy weight. AGA understands the importance of embracing obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease and supports a multidisciplinary approach to the management of obesity led by gastroenterologists.

To watch

AGA Solutions to Successful Obesity Program Integration: Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, assistant professor in medicine, clinical enteric neuroscience translational and epidemiological research, division of gastroenterology and hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Sarah Streett, MD, AGAF, clinical associate professor and director of IBD, Stanford (Calif.) University, discuss the AGA Obesity Guide and how GIs can begin to implement the program in their practices. Watch the on-demand webinar in the AGA Community resource library.

To read

POWER: Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education and Resources: This practice guide on obesity and weight management will help you develop a multidisciplinary team and obesity care model for your practice.

Episode-of-Care Framework for the Management of Obesity: Moving toward high-value, high-quality care – AGA established an obesity episode-of-care model to develop a framework to support value-based management of patients with obesity, focusing on the provision of nonsurgical and endoscopic services.

These resources are available at www.gastro.org/obesity.

To discuss

Visit the AGA Community to join the discussion on managing your patient with obesity.

Approximately 35 million Americans are affected by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). April is IBS Awareness Month, which is a perfect time to ensure you have the resources to care for your IBS patients.

To help your IBS patients, AGA provides credible, accessible education information on the following topics in English and Spanish.

• • What is irritable bowel syndrome?
• • Symptoms
• • Getting tested
• • Newly diagnosed
• • Treatment
• • Complications

Visit www.gastro.org/IBS to access our patient materials.

Approximately 35 million Americans are affected by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). April is IBS Awareness Month, which is a perfect time to ensure you have the resources to care for your IBS patients.

To help your IBS patients, AGA provides credible, accessible education information on the following topics in English and Spanish.

• • What is irritable bowel syndrome?
• • Symptoms
• • Getting tested
• • Newly diagnosed
• • Treatment
• • Complications

Visit www.gastro.org/IBS to access our patient materials.

Approximately 35 million Americans are affected by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). April is IBS Awareness Month, which is a perfect time to ensure you have the resources to care for your IBS patients.

To help your IBS patients, AGA provides credible, accessible education information on the following topics in English and Spanish.

• • What is irritable bowel syndrome?
• • Symptoms
• • Getting tested
• • Newly diagnosed
• • Treatment
• • Complications

Visit www.gastro.org/IBS to access our patient materials.

A simple, flexible and versatile way to ensure The AGA Research Foundation can continue our work for years to come is a gift in your will or living trust, known as a charitable bequest. To make a charitable bequest, you need a current will or living trust.

Your gift can be made as a percentage of your estate. Or you can make a specific bequest by giving a certain amount of cash, securities, or property. After your lifetime, the AGA Research Foundation receives your gift.

We hope you’ll consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. It’s simple – just a few sentences in your will or trust are all that is needed. The official bequest language for the AGA Research Foundation is: “I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise, and bequeath to the AGA Research Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

When planning a future gift, it’s sometimes difficult to determine what size donation will make sense. Emergencies happen, and you need to make sure your family is financially taken care of first. Including a bequest of a percentage of your estate ensures that your gift will remain proportionate no matter how your estate’s value fluctuates over the years.

Whether you would like to put your donation to work today or benefit us after your lifetime, you can find a charitable plan that lets you provide for your family and support the AGA Research Foundation.

Please contact us for more information at [email protected] or visit http://gastro.planmylegacy.org/.

A simple, flexible and versatile way to ensure The AGA Research Foundation can continue our work for years to come is a gift in your will or living trust, known as a charitable bequest. To make a charitable bequest, you need a current will or living trust.

Your gift can be made as a percentage of your estate. Or you can make a specific bequest by giving a certain amount of cash, securities, or property. After your lifetime, the AGA Research Foundation receives your gift.

We hope you’ll consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. It’s simple – just a few sentences in your will or trust are all that is needed. The official bequest language for the AGA Research Foundation is: “I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise, and bequeath to the AGA Research Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

When planning a future gift, it’s sometimes difficult to determine what size donation will make sense. Emergencies happen, and you need to make sure your family is financially taken care of first. Including a bequest of a percentage of your estate ensures that your gift will remain proportionate no matter how your estate’s value fluctuates over the years.

Whether you would like to put your donation to work today or benefit us after your lifetime, you can find a charitable plan that lets you provide for your family and support the AGA Research Foundation.

Please contact us for more information at [email protected] or visit http://gastro.planmylegacy.org/.

A simple, flexible and versatile way to ensure The AGA Research Foundation can continue our work for years to come is a gift in your will or living trust, known as a charitable bequest. To make a charitable bequest, you need a current will or living trust.

Your gift can be made as a percentage of your estate. Or you can make a specific bequest by giving a certain amount of cash, securities, or property. After your lifetime, the AGA Research Foundation receives your gift.

We hope you’ll consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. It’s simple – just a few sentences in your will or trust are all that is needed. The official bequest language for the AGA Research Foundation is: “I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise, and bequeath to the AGA Research Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

When planning a future gift, it’s sometimes difficult to determine what size donation will make sense. Emergencies happen, and you need to make sure your family is financially taken care of first. Including a bequest of a percentage of your estate ensures that your gift will remain proportionate no matter how your estate’s value fluctuates over the years.

Whether you would like to put your donation to work today or benefit us after your lifetime, you can find a charitable plan that lets you provide for your family and support the AGA Research Foundation.

Please contact us for more information at [email protected] or visit http://gastro.planmylegacy.org/.

AGA looks forward to seeing our members at Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017, May 6-9 in Chicago. If you’re not yet registered for the meeting, visit www.ddw.org to reserve your spot.

Please also join us for the 2017 AGA Postgraduate Course. The 2017 course is set for May 6 and 7, 2017, in conjunction with DDW. This 1.5-day course is designed to help you step beyond basic learning and get the full scope of GI advances. You will measure, learn, and apply the newest advances that will help you make confident decisions for your patients.

The course will feature six general sessions:

• • Hot Topics (abdominal pain and opioid therapy, microbiome and obesity, viral hepatitis, and fecal microbiota transplantation)
• • IBD: It’s a Beautiful Day (IBD) to discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• • The Biliary Tree and Pancreas
• • Love the Liver
• • All Guts and Glory: Esophagus, Stomach and Small Intestine
• • Bringing Up the Rear: Disorders of the Colon and Rectum

The course will also include 29 breakout sessions. These focused, small-group sessions allow you to delve deeper into specific clinical topics and provide direct access to internationally renowned faculty.

To learn more about the AGA Postgraduate course, visit pgcourse.gastro.org.

AGA looks forward to seeing our members at Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017, May 6-9 in Chicago. If you’re not yet registered for the meeting, visit www.ddw.org to reserve your spot.

Please also join us for the 2017 AGA Postgraduate Course. The 2017 course is set for May 6 and 7, 2017, in conjunction with DDW. This 1.5-day course is designed to help you step beyond basic learning and get the full scope of GI advances. You will measure, learn, and apply the newest advances that will help you make confident decisions for your patients.

The course will feature six general sessions:

• • Hot Topics (abdominal pain and opioid therapy, microbiome and obesity, viral hepatitis, and fecal microbiota transplantation)
• • IBD: It’s a Beautiful Day (IBD) to discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• • The Biliary Tree and Pancreas
• • Love the Liver
• • All Guts and Glory: Esophagus, Stomach and Small Intestine
• • Bringing Up the Rear: Disorders of the Colon and Rectum

The course will also include 29 breakout sessions. These focused, small-group sessions allow you to delve deeper into specific clinical topics and provide direct access to internationally renowned faculty.

To learn more about the AGA Postgraduate course, visit pgcourse.gastro.org.

AGA looks forward to seeing our members at Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017, May 6-9 in Chicago. If you’re not yet registered for the meeting, visit www.ddw.org to reserve your spot.

Please also join us for the 2017 AGA Postgraduate Course. The 2017 course is set for May 6 and 7, 2017, in conjunction with DDW. This 1.5-day course is designed to help you step beyond basic learning and get the full scope of GI advances. You will measure, learn, and apply the newest advances that will help you make confident decisions for your patients.

The course will feature six general sessions:

• • Hot Topics (abdominal pain and opioid therapy, microbiome and obesity, viral hepatitis, and fecal microbiota transplantation)
• • IBD: It’s a Beautiful Day (IBD) to discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• • The Biliary Tree and Pancreas
• • Love the Liver
• • All Guts and Glory: Esophagus, Stomach and Small Intestine
• • Bringing Up the Rear: Disorders of the Colon and Rectum

The course will also include 29 breakout sessions. These focused, small-group sessions allow you to delve deeper into specific clinical topics and provide direct access to internationally renowned faculty.

To learn more about the AGA Postgraduate course, visit pgcourse.gastro.org.

AGA is pleased to announce new AGA Institute Governing Board designate-elects for 2017-2018.

Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, AGAF, is the vice president-elect designate. Dr. El-Serag is professor and chair of medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. He is the editor of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology until July 2017, and serves on the AGA Institute Leadership and Publications Committee.

Lawrence S. Kim, MD, AGAF, is the secretary/treasurer-elect designate. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C., Littleton, CO. He currently serves on the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates, Audit, and Finance and Operations Committees. Dr. Kim has previously served as an AGA Institute Private Practice Councillor.

Dr. El-Serag and Dr. Kim begin their terms immediately following Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017.

AGA is pleased to announce new AGA Institute Governing Board designate-elects for 2017-2018.

Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, AGAF, is the vice president-elect designate. Dr. El-Serag is professor and chair of medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. He is the editor of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology until July 2017, and serves on the AGA Institute Leadership and Publications Committee.

Lawrence S. Kim, MD, AGAF, is the secretary/treasurer-elect designate. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C., Littleton, CO. He currently serves on the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates, Audit, and Finance and Operations Committees. Dr. Kim has previously served as an AGA Institute Private Practice Councillor.

Dr. El-Serag and Dr. Kim begin their terms immediately following Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017.

AGA is pleased to announce new AGA Institute Governing Board designate-elects for 2017-2018.

Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, AGAF, is the vice president-elect designate. Dr. El-Serag is professor and chair of medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. He is the editor of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology until July 2017, and serves on the AGA Institute Leadership and Publications Committee.

Lawrence S. Kim, MD, AGAF, is the secretary/treasurer-elect designate. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, P.C., Littleton, CO. He currently serves on the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates, Audit, and Finance and Operations Committees. Dr. Kim has previously served as an AGA Institute Private Practice Councillor.

Dr. El-Serag and Dr. Kim begin their terms immediately following Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2017.

AGA and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation are partnering to cosponsor a new annual conference for health care professionals and researchers. By joining the nation’s leading IBD patient organization with the premier GI professional organization, this will be the must-attend IBD conference, bringing state-of-the-art comprehensive care together with the latest research to advance prevention, treatment, and cures for IBD patients.

Save the date – Jan. 18-20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Get ready to expand your knowledge, network with other leaders, and be inspired! Stay tuned for our website launch and more details coming this spring.

AGA and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation are partnering to cosponsor a new annual conference for health care professionals and researchers. By joining the nation’s leading IBD patient organization with the premier GI professional organization, this will be the must-attend IBD conference, bringing state-of-the-art comprehensive care together with the latest research to advance prevention, treatment, and cures for IBD patients.

Save the date – Jan. 18-20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Get ready to expand your knowledge, network with other leaders, and be inspired! Stay tuned for our website launch and more details coming this spring.

AGA and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation are partnering to cosponsor a new annual conference for health care professionals and researchers. By joining the nation’s leading IBD patient organization with the premier GI professional organization, this will be the must-attend IBD conference, bringing state-of-the-art comprehensive care together with the latest research to advance prevention, treatment, and cures for IBD patients.

Save the date – Jan. 18-20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Get ready to expand your knowledge, network with other leaders, and be inspired! Stay tuned for our website launch and more details coming this spring.

Each year, AGA participates in a series of activities in support of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – and 2017 is no exception. March provides us with an important platform to help remind patients of the necessity of getting screened. Here are a few easy ways to join us in raising awareness:

• In-person: Take time this month to talk to your patients about their personal history and encourage timely screening. Visit www.gastro.org/CRC for materials you can provide to your patients to help them understand risk factors and screening options.
• On your practice website: When patients visit your website, make sure there is a prominent CRC screening reminder. You can link to AGA’s patient materials or use our awareness videos (also available via the above link) to help spread the word.
• On Facebook: AGA will be running a campaign throughout March to remind patients over 50 to get screened. Make sure to like us (facebook.com/AmerGastroAssn) to see our CRC posts, which you can share with your family and friends. If your practice has a Facebook page, the page can share all of our CRC awareness materials, as well.
• On Twitter: Tweeting is a great way to raise awareness among the public. Follow @AmerGastroAssn (twitter.com/AmerGastroAssn) for information on Twitter chats you can take part in to help raise awareness.

With your support, we can improve the public’s understanding of this deadly cancer and continue to increase screening rates. Stay tuned to AGA eDigest and AGA’s website (gastro.org) for timely CRC Awareness Month updates, and join CRC-related discussions with other AGA members on the AGA Community (community.gastro.org).

Each year, AGA participates in a series of activities in support of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – and 2017 is no exception. March provides us with an important platform to help remind patients of the necessity of getting screened. Here are a few easy ways to join us in raising awareness:

• In-person: Take time this month to talk to your patients about their personal history and encourage timely screening. Visit www.gastro.org/CRC for materials you can provide to your patients to help them understand risk factors and screening options.
• On your practice website: When patients visit your website, make sure there is a prominent CRC screening reminder. You can link to AGA’s patient materials or use our awareness videos (also available via the above link) to help spread the word.
• On Facebook: AGA will be running a campaign throughout March to remind patients over 50 to get screened. Make sure to like us (facebook.com/AmerGastroAssn) to see our CRC posts, which you can share with your family and friends. If your practice has a Facebook page, the page can share all of our CRC awareness materials, as well.
• On Twitter: Tweeting is a great way to raise awareness among the public. Follow @AmerGastroAssn (twitter.com/AmerGastroAssn) for information on Twitter chats you can take part in to help raise awareness.

With your support, we can improve the public’s understanding of this deadly cancer and continue to increase screening rates. Stay tuned to AGA eDigest and AGA’s website (gastro.org) for timely CRC Awareness Month updates, and join CRC-related discussions with other AGA members on the AGA Community (community.gastro.org).

Each year, AGA participates in a series of activities in support of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – and 2017 is no exception. March provides us with an important platform to help remind patients of the necessity of getting screened. Here are a few easy ways to join us in raising awareness:

• In-person: Take time this month to talk to your patients about their personal history and encourage timely screening. Visit www.gastro.org/CRC for materials you can provide to your patients to help them understand risk factors and screening options.
• On your practice website: When patients visit your website, make sure there is a prominent CRC screening reminder. You can link to AGA’s patient materials or use our awareness videos (also available via the above link) to help spread the word.
• On Facebook: AGA will be running a campaign throughout March to remind patients over 50 to get screened. Make sure to like us (facebook.com/AmerGastroAssn) to see our CRC posts, which you can share with your family and friends. If your practice has a Facebook page, the page can share all of our CRC awareness materials, as well.
• On Twitter: Tweeting is a great way to raise awareness among the public. Follow @AmerGastroAssn (twitter.com/AmerGastroAssn) for information on Twitter chats you can take part in to help raise awareness.

With your support, we can improve the public’s understanding of this deadly cancer and continue to increase screening rates. Stay tuned to AGA eDigest and AGA’s website (gastro.org) for timely CRC Awareness Month updates, and join CRC-related discussions with other AGA members on the AGA Community (community.gastro.org).

Research has brought so much to our specialty and advanced the science and practice of gastroenterology. Research is made possible through funding. AGA Legacy Society members are showing their gratitude for what funding and research has brought to our specialty by giving back.

Legacy Society members are the most generous individual donors to the AGA Research Foundation. Members of the AGA Legacy Society provide tax-deductible gifts to the AGA Research Foundation of $5,000 or more per year for 5 years ($25,000 total) or $50,000 or more in a planned gift, such as a bequest. All Legacy Society contributions go directly to support research awards.

“I was at a crossroads in my career when I received funding from the AGA,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, AGA Past President. “Having been personally a recipient of awards from the AGA Research Foundation, I believe it is now important to give back. This is one of the ways I will impact not only the careers of young colleagues but ultimately patient care, as well.”

The AGA Research Foundation’s mission is to raise funds to support young researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology. More than 870 researchers have benefited from our support since 1984 – with more than 90% of AGA Research Scholar Award recipients in the past 10 years continuing on to exceptional research careers. These research grants are funded through the generosity of donors.

“To understand the fundamental mechanism of disease process, particularly chronic diseases is always a challenge, but it is critical to be able to interfere with the disease process, halt progression and hopefully achieve a cure,” remarked Kiron M. Das, MD, PhD, AGAF. “Research has to be continued, and we have to train young investigators. On behalf of my wife and myself, we want to thank the AGA Research Foundation for its commitment to promote discovery. It is critical that we support and give to the AGA Research Foundation.”

AGA Institute

A celebration of research support

Beginning with a memorable gathering at the United States Library of Congress in 2007, the AGA Benefactors’ Dinner has welcomed members of the AGA Legacy Society and other AGA dignitaries to special locations nationwide. The University Club of Chicago will be the location of the 2017 AGA Research Foundation Benefactors Dinner during DDW in Chicago. Guests will enjoy a wonderful evening in the historic setting established in 1887 to foster an appreciation for literature and the arts. Members of the AGA Legacy Society will be among the distinguished honorees at the annual event.

Research has brought so much to our specialty and advanced the science and practice of gastroenterology. Research is made possible through funding. AGA Legacy Society members are showing their gratitude for what funding and research has brought to our specialty by giving back.

Legacy Society members are the most generous individual donors to the AGA Research Foundation. Members of the AGA Legacy Society provide tax-deductible gifts to the AGA Research Foundation of $5,000 or more per year for 5 years ($25,000 total) or $50,000 or more in a planned gift, such as a bequest. All Legacy Society contributions go directly to support research awards.

“I was at a crossroads in my career when I received funding from the AGA,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, AGA Past President. “Having been personally a recipient of awards from the AGA Research Foundation, I believe it is now important to give back. This is one of the ways I will impact not only the careers of young colleagues but ultimately patient care, as well.”

The AGA Research Foundation’s mission is to raise funds to support young researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology. More than 870 researchers have benefited from our support since 1984 – with more than 90% of AGA Research Scholar Award recipients in the past 10 years continuing on to exceptional research careers. These research grants are funded through the generosity of donors.

“To understand the fundamental mechanism of disease process, particularly chronic diseases is always a challenge, but it is critical to be able to interfere with the disease process, halt progression and hopefully achieve a cure,” remarked Kiron M. Das, MD, PhD, AGAF. “Research has to be continued, and we have to train young investigators. On behalf of my wife and myself, we want to thank the AGA Research Foundation for its commitment to promote discovery. It is critical that we support and give to the AGA Research Foundation.”

AGA Institute

A celebration of research support

Beginning with a memorable gathering at the United States Library of Congress in 2007, the AGA Benefactors’ Dinner has welcomed members of the AGA Legacy Society and other AGA dignitaries to special locations nationwide. The University Club of Chicago will be the location of the 2017 AGA Research Foundation Benefactors Dinner during DDW in Chicago. Guests will enjoy a wonderful evening in the historic setting established in 1887 to foster an appreciation for literature and the arts. Members of the AGA Legacy Society will be among the distinguished honorees at the annual event.

Research has brought so much to our specialty and advanced the science and practice of gastroenterology. Research is made possible through funding. AGA Legacy Society members are showing their gratitude for what funding and research has brought to our specialty by giving back.

Legacy Society members are the most generous individual donors to the AGA Research Foundation. Members of the AGA Legacy Society provide tax-deductible gifts to the AGA Research Foundation of $5,000 or more per year for 5 years ($25,000 total) or $50,000 or more in a planned gift, such as a bequest. All Legacy Society contributions go directly to support research awards.

“I was at a crossroads in my career when I received funding from the AGA,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, AGA Past President. “Having been personally a recipient of awards from the AGA Research Foundation, I believe it is now important to give back. This is one of the ways I will impact not only the careers of young colleagues but ultimately patient care, as well.”

The AGA Research Foundation’s mission is to raise funds to support young researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology. More than 870 researchers have benefited from our support since 1984 – with more than 90% of AGA Research Scholar Award recipients in the past 10 years continuing on to exceptional research careers. These research grants are funded through the generosity of donors.

“To understand the fundamental mechanism of disease process, particularly chronic diseases is always a challenge, but it is critical to be able to interfere with the disease process, halt progression and hopefully achieve a cure,” remarked Kiron M. Das, MD, PhD, AGAF. “Research has to be continued, and we have to train young investigators. On behalf of my wife and myself, we want to thank the AGA Research Foundation for its commitment to promote discovery. It is critical that we support and give to the AGA Research Foundation.”

AGA Institute

A celebration of research support

Beginning with a memorable gathering at the United States Library of Congress in 2007, the AGA Benefactors’ Dinner has welcomed members of the AGA Legacy Society and other AGA dignitaries to special locations nationwide. The University Club of Chicago will be the location of the 2017 AGA Research Foundation Benefactors Dinner during DDW in Chicago. Guests will enjoy a wonderful evening in the historic setting established in 1887 to foster an appreciation for literature and the arts. Members of the AGA Legacy Society will be among the distinguished honorees at the annual event.