Professor Prateek Sharma has served as ISDE President from 2018-2020. In this short video he provides a brief overview of the accomplishments, growth and changes that occurred over the period of his term. On behalf of the ISDE we Thank you, Prof. Sharma for all that you have done for ISDE.

As the ISDE Board Of Directors 2018-2020 term comes to an end, we would like to thank all Board Members stepping down for sharing their knowledge, expertise, experience and generous efforts in the service of ISDE. Thank you all!

Dr. Yuko Kitagawa was the 14th president of ISDE: During Presidency he helped the society become the premier multidisciplinary international organization focused on esophageal diseases.

Find out more in Dr Kitagawa's biography.

Learn about the development of ISDE and the evolution of its world congresses on our 40 year anniversary page.

ISDE 2020 Abstract Supplement Abstracts submitted to the 17th ISDE World Congress are now available online. See the full table of contents.

ISDE continues its series presenting the best of the best free papers submitted for ISDE 2020. In this edition we will consider papers that deal with benign conditions of the esophagus, as well as endoscopic treatment of dysplasia. After presentation of 8 free papers, Professor Ken Wang from Mayo Clinic will give a state of the art lecture on management of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus. This 2 hour session will showcase novel work, and provide the practitioner with a framework for management of these complicated patients.

The best of the best free papers submitted for ISDE 2020 will be featured across three ISDE webinars. In the final of these, we will be concentrating primarily on peri-operative outcomes of esophagectomy for cancer through the top 8 free papers submitted on this topic. With talks ranging from evaluation of innovative surgical techniques to documentation and reporting of adverse surgical outcomes, each with expert discussion from Drs Gail Darling (Toronto) Don Low (Seattle) and Lorenzo Ferri (Montreal), this webinar from ISDE will comprehensively explore the the peri-operative surgical encounter of the esophageal cancer patient. Complementing the free papers, Dr Don Low will deliver a state-of-the-art update on standardization of comprehensive outcomes reporting after esophagectomy. This 2-hour focused webinar will deliver what you need to keep your esophageal cancer practice up to date.

The Advice for Early Career Physician video series was recorded during the 15th ISDE World Congress to provide advice and support to early career physicians. Over the next few months each video will be featured here.

In this video Dr. Peter Siersema reflects on key decision-making points he encountered in his career and what advice he would give to young physicians.

Visit the ISDE Literature Updates Online for more.