Mahesh Kumar Goenka MD, DM, MNAMS, AGAF, FACG, FASGE

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Goenka is a senior gastroenterologist with a special interest in the field of endoscopy. He has performed more than 100,000 endoscopic procedures with expertise in advanced therapeutic endoscopy such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), SpyGlass Cholangioscopy, laser lithotripsy, and so on. He is currently the director of the Institute of Gastrosciences and Liver, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India. He is also a national convener for the National Board of Examination for Medical Gastroenterology. He has more than 175 publications in various books and national and international medical journals. He was recently elected as the president-elect of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2020–2021) and governor (Indian region) of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). He also served as secretary general and president of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (2016–2017), for which he successfully organized the international conference “Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2019.” He is an honorary professor for the Medical School of Wisconsin, USA. Dr. Goenka is the recipient of multiple national and international awards, including the prestigious International Leadership Award (2020) from the American College of Gastroenterology for his contributions to gastroenterology in the international arena.