Venue & Travel

Dr. Hisao Tajiri, MD., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

The Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan

Dr. Tajiri is now Senior Advisor and Former President of World Endoscopy Organization (WEO). In addition, he has been active as Vice President of Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (A-PSDE). He served for 6 years (2013-2019) as President of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) and is now Honorary President of JGES. He was appointed to Chairman and Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan from 2001 to 2015. He has been serving as Professor in the Department of Innovative Interventional Endoscopy Research at Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo since 2015. Dr. Tajiri has been awarded many times for his distinguished research achievements and received the Crystal Award from ASGE (Honorary Membership Award in 2007, International Service Award in 2017), International Service Award from SIED in 2016 and he was also awarded an ESGE Honorary Membership in 2016.