Masters of the WGO (MWGO)

The Master of the WGO Award is the highest honor the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) can bestow on a member and is granted only to those individuals who have provided outstanding dedication to the mission of the WGO and achieved distinction in such areas as scholarly research, teaching, and service to WGO and the community at large.

The Award was created to recognize these contributions and by this recognition provide incentive, encouragement, and guidance for others to significantly contribute to their fields. The Masters of the WGO Award is a capstone career award and is given in conjunction with each World Congress of Gastroenterology.

Recipients of the Masters of the WGO Award receive an engraved plaque presented at the time of the General Assembly, recognition in WGO publications and on the website. Recipients may also use the title of “Master of the WGO” and the letters “MWGO” in conjunction with their name.

2026 Masters of the WGO

The 2026 Masters of the WGO will be recognized at the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2026, in New Delhi, India, 30 September – 3 October 2026.

Abdelmounem Eltayeib Abdo, MWGO Sudan	Ronnie Fass, MWGO United States	Guilherme Macedo, MWGO Portgual	Alejandro Piscoya, MWGO Peru
Grażyna Maria Rydzewska, MWGO Poland	Fayez Sandouk, MWGO Syria	Shiv Kumar Sarin, MWGO India	Kentaro Sugano, MWGO Japan