President

M. Kornmann, Ulm / DE

Vice presidents
Y. Lu, Shanghai / PRC
I. Chernikovsky, Moscow / RU

Former presidents

K. H. Link, Wiesbaden / DE

Secretary

A. S. Ivanov, Saint Petersburg / RU
P. Melnikov, Moscow / RU
Founding Board

R. Bittner, Rottenburg / DE
T. Holm, Stockholm / SE
Z. L. Ji, Nanjing / PRC
T. Mori, Tokyo / JP

International Relations
Z. L. Ji, Nanjing / PRC

Membership Committee
Hiroyuki Uetake, Tokyo / JP

Honorary Members
H. G. Beger, Ulm / DE
M. Deraco, Milan / IT
W. Dippold, Mainz / DE
R. Heald, Hampshire / UK
N. Kemeny, New York / USA
F. Köckerling, Berlin / DE
H. Lippert, Magdeburg / DE
N. A. Maistrenko, Saint Petersburg / RU
L. Pahlmann (†), Uppsala / SE
S. Peng, Hangzhou / PRC
P. Sugarbaker, Washington D.C./ USA
T. Taguchi, Osaka / JP

Webdesign and technical advice
Schenk Datentechnik, Langenau / DE

Scientific Committee

Advanced Diseases
J.-T. Li, Hangzhou / PRC
T. Seufferlein, Ulm / DE
H. Uetake, Tokyo / JP

Basic Research
M. v. Knebel-Doeberitz, Heidelberg / DE
U. Knippschild, Ulm / DE

Gastroenterology
W. Dippold, Mainz / DE
T. Seufferlein, Ulm / DE

Multimodal Treatment
W. Dippold, Mainz / DE
H. Uetake, Tokyo / JP
T. Wiegel, Ulm / DE

Oncology
E. Chu, West Haven CT / USA
H. Lenz, Los Angeles / USA

Radiology
R. Engenhart-Cabillic, Marburg / DE
M. Beer, Ulm / DE

Surgery
S. Benz, Böblingen / DE
R. Bittner, Stuttgart / DE
D. Bugra, Istanbul, TR
M. Deraco, Milan / IT
M. Kemeny, Jamaica / USA
E. Klein, Tel Hashomer / IL
H. Lang, Mainz / DE
J.-T. Li, Hangzhou / PRC
M. Lin, Shanghai / PRC
C. Maurer, Solothurn / CH
A. Perrakis, Magdeburg, DE
F. Safi, Dubai / VAE
L. Staib, Esslingen / DE
W. Uhl, Bochum / DE
T. Wiggers, Groningen / NL
M. Zelic, Rijeka / HR
F. Zoetmulder, Amsterdam / NL