Our Advisory Group
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An Advisory Group to the Chair and Board has been established to draw on the knowledge of highly experienced and respected people in gastroenterology and areas relevant to ANZGITA’s work, e.g. Indo-Pacific politics/diplomacy, cultural awareness and philanthropy.

The aim is to obtain high level guidance on issues we should be considering, our plans, possible future steps and connections. In some situations, members may also be in a position to advocate on our behalf.  The Group’s meetings are chaired by Prof Finlay Macrae, ANZGITA Chair. 

​Members of the Group are:

Prof Rakesh Aggarwal as the newest member of the ANZGITA Advisory Group.
Director of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
Chair of the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation
 
Prof Joseph SUNG MD, PhD
Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Director, Institute of Digestive Disease
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong
​Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation
 
Prof Ian Roberts-Thomson
Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide
Former Chairman, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation
 
Prof KL Goh
Emeritus Professor 
KSD, PDMP, FACG, FRCP (Glasg), FASGE, FASci, FAMM, MD (UM), MBBS (UM), Merdeka Award
Division Head, Gastroenterology and Hepatology & Chief of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit
University of Malaya Medical Center (UMMC)
 
Prof Michael Wesley, PhD
Deputy Vice-Chancellor International
The University of Melbourne
 
Prof Desmond Leddin MB, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPC
Adjunct Professor Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) Dalhousie University Canada
Chair, World Gastroenterology Organization Research Committee

Mr Brian Freestone
Director, ArkTalent
Former Senior Executive at RACP