16th International Conference on
Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Professor Higinio T. Mappala is a Full-time Medical Specialist III and Administrator at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Manila, Philippines, A Board-certified Internist, Gastroenterologist, Endoscopist, Clinical Nutritionist and Clinical Toxicologist; has served as a University Professor and Dean of 2 Medical Schools; a highly-regarded Researcher, with more than 70 scientific papers, and more than 30 international publications. A former Board Director of the Philippine Societies of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy; an online Research rater of McMaster, Canada and Online Dynamed Research peer-reviewer; a Young Investigator Awardee at the World Congress and Asia-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology; has attended the 3-level training courses on Leadership and Management by the World Gastroenterology Organization held in Florida, USA, Dubrovnic, Croatia and Porto, Portugal. A nominee as one of the Top 100 Leading Physicians 2018, Cambridge Biographical Institute. He is a focused lecturer on NAFLD in local and international conventions.

NAFLD, Chronic liver diseases, Hepatitis

Joao R. Mesquita (D.V.M., M.Sc.; Ph.D.) is a Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu where he teaches topics within Infectious Diseases for more than 10 years. On the past decade he has focused on Virology, where he has published 44 papers in Scopus indexed Journals. He has won several scientific prizes from different societies and conferences, where he has presented numerous oral and poster presentations.

His research interests are focused on animal and human virology, mainly on zoonotic viruses, with special interest on surveillance tools and epidemiology

Head of the team "Food, Gut Microbiota, Metabolic and Brain Diseases " (4 scientists, 4 technicians, 1 post-doc, 2 PhD students

Food, Gut Microbiota, Metabolic and Brain Diseases

The Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Inflammatory bowel disease in the pediatric and adolescent patient Bayless TM. Crohn’s disease: Age of onset determines clinical phenotype

Dr. Rani Kanthan is a faculty at the University of Saskatchewan

Research interests are broad and cover many interesting clinicopathological problems in anatomical pathology with a special interest in topics related to gastrointestinal, surgical oncology and breast pathology. As a clinician teacher, I have an avid interest in the pursuit of medical education related issues and controversies

Dr.Wancai Yang is the Dean of the Institute of Precision Medicine and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jining Medical University, China

1.The determination of mechanisms of gastrointestinal carcinogenesis, 2. Identification of biomarkers for cancer detection and patient selection for chemotherapy, 3. The implication of precision medicine in cancers. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and has brought important impact in clinical significance

Member of European Society of Organ Transplantation International Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary Association Czech Society of Gastroenterology Member of the Board of the Czech Surgical Society Member of the Board of the Solid Organ Transplantation Society

Co-worker of grant IGA MZ ÄŒR No. 4l54 Limited liver resections for colorectal cancer metastases Grant IGA MZ ÄŒR No. 8896 Small bowel transplantation in experiment| Received Grade A with Honor from the Ministry of Health, Czech Republic

Faculty of Medicine, University of Constantine, Algeria

Peritoneal tuberculosis (diagnosis and management).

she is working as senior scientist in the central laboratory. She was recognized by the Marquis Who's Who in science and engineering, Eight's edition, 2005-2006

She is member in number of national and international societies and she is recorded as reviewer and editorial board member in many international journals

Dr. Mayank Singhal is a graduate from University College of Medical Sciences and currently working as an Academic Hospitalist at Cape Fear Valley Hospital, NC, USA and affiliated with Methodist University as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. He is also teaching faculty for Internal Medicine Residency at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, USA. He is Board Certified in American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). He is a member of Society of Hospital Medicine and American College of Physicians. He is also active as a Reviewer for scholarly articles and member of Editorial board for journals

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

Gerard E. Mullin, MD, is a board-certified internist, gastroenterologist and nutritionist. He is an associate professor of medicine and director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Mullin is regarded as an authority in integrative gastroenterology. Dr. Mullin teaches medical professionals at international conferences on the role of nutrition and lifestyle and the gut microbiome in digestive health and weight control. He is the author of several professional desk references and trade books (http://thefoodmd.com/books) including his latest The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!

Elimination Diets in Gastrointestinal Disease; Nutrition; Gut Microbiome; Probiotics; Integrative Medicine; Celiac Disease; Spectrum of Gluten Intolerance; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Shunlin Ren is an Associate Professor at McGuire VA Medical Center/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. He is Reviewer of Grant Application 2009-2012 Department of Veterans Affairs Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Scientific Merit Review Board USA; IAR Reviewer Meeting 2009/10 ZRG1 DKUSA 58 National Institute of Health Bethesda MD; Co-Chairman 2001 Present Medical Service Safety Committee McGuire VA Medical Center Richmond, VA, USA. He received his PhD in Biochemistry from Medical College of Virginia Richmond Virginia in 1992; and his Master of Medicine from School of Medicine Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China in 1986. He is serving as an editorial board member of 2 reputed journals; and as a reviewer of 10 journals. He has published 41 peer reviewed papers and 57 abstracts

Structural characterization of lipids by HPLC, enzymatic digestion, MS, MS-MS, NMR analysis. Cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism and regulation. Oxysterol chemical synthesis. Lipid metabolic disorders. Atherosclerosis. Drug research and development.

Ashktorab has completed his Ph.D at the age of 28 years from Utah University and postdoctoral studies from Indina University and University of Florida, School of Medicine. He is the director of Microarray lab, a member of Gastrointestical Research group. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of many Journal including DDS, GUT, PlosOne and others

Structural characterization of lipids by HPLC, enzymatic digestion, MS, MS-MS, NMR analysis. Cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism and regulation. Oxysterol chemical synthesis. Lipid metabolic disorders. Atherosclerosis. Drug research and development.

Fellowship *Gastroenterology: Washington University School of Medicine-Barns & Jewish *Hospital-St. Louis Advanced and therapeutic endoscopy: Medical College of Wisconsin and affiliated hospitals – Milwaukee

Pancreatic and biliary disease,Advanced endoscopy, Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal diseases

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics , Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy , Division of Medical Education

Gastroenterology

The long-standing research Interest Of Alberto Maringhini, M.D. is in biliary and pancreatic diseases. He started with a particular interest in portal hypertension and bleeding in cirrhotics and then in the diagnosis of portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma. Then he started his interest on gallbladder and pregnancy, acute pancreatitis diagnosis and prognosis, pancreatic cancer clinics, and epidemiology. Chronic pancreatitis laboratory diagnosis and clinical presentation. Finally, acute pancreatitis and pregnancy and breast feeding in prevention of post partum acute pancreatitis. His clinical work in internal medicine and mainly in gastroenterology started in 1977 and nowadays he is director of internal medicine in the largest hospital in Sicily and in southern Italy after “Cldarelli Hospital” in Naples

Internal Medicine