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Prof. Roy Soetikno

Indonesia

Roy Soetikno, MD, MS, MASGE, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He is also an Adjunct professor of medical education at Northwestern University and an Adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Indonesia.  

He started his career at Stanford School of Medicine as a professor of medicine. He specializes in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy with specific expertise is in the detection and resection of early gastrointestinal cancers. Trained in outcomes research, he led a team that showed the prevalence and importance of flat colon polyps in the United States. His contribution brought a worldwide recognition of the critical relationship of easy-to-miss flat polyps and colon cancer.

Prof. Soetikno is a passionate teacher of endoscopy and is internationally renowned for his efforts to disseminate knowledge about simulation learning and endoscopy. In 2014, he was awarded the highest honor from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the Master Endoscopist Award, in recognition of his impactful contributions to the field of endoscopy and endoscopy training.