Media and Community Engagement Committee

The Media and Community Engagement Committee oversees all aspects associated with the focus, publication, distribution, promotion, and performance of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) publications, including the quarterly e-newsletter (e-WGN), and the WGO website. It provides advice and guidance to the WGO Governing Council on the future direction and needs of the WGO publications and website.

Chair Anita Afzali (USA)

Vice Chair Tony C. Tham (Ireland)

Members

Mahesh Goenka, India, e-WGN Co-editor
Nancy Fanous, e-WGN Co-editor
Antonio Mendoza-Ladd, USA
Aisha Elsharkawy, Egypt
Dhanasekhar Kesavelu, India
Georgiana Gilca-Blanariu, Romania
Jung-Chun Lin, Taiwan
Hiroshi Nakase, Japan
Dao Viet Hang, Vietnam
Tarkan Karakan, Turkey
Mahrukh Ali Bugti, Pakistan
Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Egypt
Sridhar Sundaram, India
Wojciech Marlicz, Poland
Hanna Aberra, Rwanda
Hailemichael Desalegn, Ethiopia
Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Egypt
Motaz Fathy Saad, Egypt
Yoshiyuki Ueno, Japan
Aydin Seref Koksal, Turkey

Staff Liaison

Caitlin Brandstatter, WGO Communications Manager