American Gastroenterological Association announces “AGA Future Leaders Program”

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Reviewed by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor)Feb 21 2019

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has announced the third class of its Future Leaders Program, which was created in 2015 to provide a pathway for leadership development within AGA for early career physicians and scientists who have the potential to make a significant impact on the specialty. These 18 participants will embark on an 18 month-long program designed to develop the leadership skills necessary to become future leaders in the AGA, at their home institutions, and within the field of digestive diseases.

"The 2020 class of AGA Future Leaders represents the next generation of leaders in our field," said Darrell S. Pardi, MD, MSc, AGAF, co-program chair for the AGA Future Leaders Program. "Along with my co-chair, Sheryl Pfeil, MD, AGAF, and the esteemed mentors and faculty participating in this program, we look forward to cultivating these rising stars who stand out for their current achievements, commitment to advancing the field, and potential for future success."

Class of 2020 AGA Future Leaders

Christen Klochan Dilly, MD, MEHP, Indiana University School of Medicine and Roudebush VA Medical Center
Daniel Freedberg, MD, MS, Columbia University
Wendy A. Henderson, PhD, National Institutes of Health
Ruben Hernaez, MD, MPH, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Animesh Jain, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Avinash Ketwaroo, MD, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Bharati Kochar, MD, MSCR, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David Leiman, MD, MSHP, Duke University Medical Center
James Lin, MD, City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte
Michelle Long, MD, Boston Medical Center
Aimee Lucas, MD, MS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Miguel Malespin, MD, Tampa General Hospital
Simon C. Mathews, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Karthik Ravi, MD, Mayo Clinic at Rochester
Florian Rieder, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Kyle Staller, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
Christina Twyman-Saint Victor, MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Ryan Ungaro, MD, MS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai