Prateek Sharma, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Research, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. In 2000, he received the ACG Governors Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. Dr Sharma is also a recent recipient of a Career Development Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Castell Esophagus Clinical Research Award. He is also a member of the Barrett's Esophagus Working Group of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Dr Sharma is involved with the AGA, ACG and ASGE at committee level: for the AGA he is on the Education and Clinical Practice Committees; for the ACG he is Chair of the Public Relations Committee; and for the ASGE he is on the Research and Program Selection Committees.

Professor Richard Sampliner is Professor of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center. He is the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director, serves on the Training and Education Committee of the ACG and MKSAP 11 and 12 Gastroenterology and Hepatology.