The IASGO Textbook of Multi-Disciplinary Management to Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases

Dr. Ming-Tsan Lin is a professor and the chief of general surgery in the department of surgery at National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan. He is also the president of the Taiwan Society of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, and an emeritus president of the Taiwan Surgical Society of Gastroenterology, and founder and emeritus president of Taiwan Medical Altruistic Society. Dr. Lin is an expert in gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgical metabolism and nutrition, and hospital administration.

Dr. Giovanni De Manzoni is a professor of surgery at Verona University and the director of the upper gastrointestinal surgery unit at Verona University Hospital, Italy. He is the founding member of the Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG) under which he has coordinated numerous research projects on the surgical and multimodal treatment of gastric cancer. Dr. Manzoni was the president of the International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA) and works as an editor-in-chief of the gastric cancer journal.

Dr. Kazutaka Obama is a professor at the department of surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. He is an expert in minimally invasive upper gastrointestinal surgery, with a specialization in robotic gastrectomy. Currently, he is involved in conducting domestic and international multicenter clinical studies, researching novel treatments for gastric and colorectal cancers, and developing an integrated surgical education system for robotic surgery. Dr. Obama has published several articles on the advancement of gastrointestinal surgical research in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

Dr. Ali Guner is a Professor of Surgery at Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey, where he leads the upper gastrointestinal surgery unit. With a PhD in Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, he brings a unique blend of surgical expertise and data analysis skills to his work. Dr. Guner's research interests span a wide range of gastric cancer treatment, quality improvement in healthcare, patient safety protocols, advanced biostatistics, and artificial intelligence applications in medicine. He has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals, focusing on gastric cancer and innovative surgical approaches. 

Dr. Kyoichi Takaori  is the chief executive officer (C.E.O) of Nagahama City Hospital Network, president of Nagahama City Hospital, and professor at Asahi University, Japan. He has made significant contributions to the development of surgical techniques for pancreatic and upper gastrointestinal diseases through open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. Currently, Dr. Takaori is the secretary general of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) and secretary-elect of the International Association of Pancreatology. Currently, Dr. Takaori is the Secretary General of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) and Secretary of the International Association of Pancreatology.

Dr. Dan G. Duda is a professor at the Harvard Medical School, an investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, and the director of translational research in gastrointestinal radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA . Dr. Duda is an expert in combinatorial strategies for gastrointestinal malignancies and serves as Secretary General of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO).