IAP Council

The Council comprises of representatives whose activities are wholly or largely devoted to the study of the pancreas. Distribution by geography and discipline is desirable. Council members serve for four years and their term may be renewed for a second term. Appointment is recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the Council.

The Council meets at least annually and from time to time as determined by the Executive Committee to determine policy and direction for the Association, and approval of major decisions for functioning of the organization.

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IAP Council

Executive Committee

President

Vinciane Rebours, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Department of Pancreatology and Digestive Oncology
Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France

Secretary

Kyoichi Takaori,
M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Asahi University
C.E.O. and President
Nagahama City Hospital Enterprise
Nagahama City, Shiga, Japan

President-Elect

Min Li, Ph.D.
George Lynn Cross Professor
of Medicine, Surgery, and Cell Biology
Virginia Kerley Cade Endowed Chair in Cancer Treatment
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Past-President

Minoti Apte, MBBS(Hons), MMedSci, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine UNSW
Director, Pancreatic Research Group (PRG)
SWS Clinical School
UNSW Medicine & Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Treasurer

Timothy Gardner, M.D., MS

Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH, USA

Editor-In-Chief, Pancreatology

Pramod Garg, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Gastroenterology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India

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IAP Councillors

Council 2025

James Buxbaum, USA
Gabriele Capurso, Italy
Güralp Ceyhan, Turkey
Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury, India
Enrique de-Madaria, Spain
Asbjørn Drewes, Denmark
Takao Itoi, Japan
Anne Marie Lennon, USA
Hong Sik Lee, South Korea
Jin Lee, South Korea

Atsushi Masamune, Japan
Andrew Metz, Australia
Masafumi Nakamura, Japan
Takao Ohtsuka, Japan
Ashok Saluja, USA
Masayuki Sho, Japan
Vikesh Singh, USA
Rupjyoti Talukdar, India
C Mel Wilcox, USA
Wenming Wu, China