OUR MISSION

The Purpose of the Association is to support excellence in Pediatric Minimal Access Surgery and endoscopy through education and research; to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas in Pediatric Minimal Access Surgery and endoscopy; and to encourage and support development of standards of training and practice in Pediatric Minimal Access Surgery and endoscopy.

WHO IS IPEG?

  • Surgeons who practice surgery of children or adolescents with a special interest in Minimally lnvasive Surgery or Therapy.
  • Persons who are accredited trainees in the Surgery of children and adolescents, with a special interest in Minimally Invasive Surgery or Therapy

WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS?

IPEG is truly an international organization. Not only do we have members in 52 countries, every region of the world is represented on the Executive Committee:

  • The Americas, incorporating the United States of America, Canada, and all states and countries found geographically within the continents of North and South America.
  • Europe, incorporating all states and nations extending from the United Kingdom through to Eastern Europe and inclusive of Turkey.
  • Asia/Pacific Rim, incorporating all states and nations extending east of Turkey, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, China and all Pacific Islands excluding Hawaii, which is included in the Americas.

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Executive Committee

President - Jean-Stephane Valla, MD
President Elect -George W. Holcomb III, MD
1st Vice President - Behrouz Banieghbal, MD
2nd Vice President - Gordon A. MacKinlay, MD
Secretary - Marcelo Martinez Ferro, MD
Treasurer - Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD
Editor – Thom E. Lobe, MD
Asia/Africa Representative: Tadashi Iwanaka, MD, PhD
European Representative: Benno Ure, MD, PhD
America’s Representative: Marc A. Levitt, MD
Past-President - Atsuyuki Yamataka, MD (2007)

Past Presidents

Keith Georgeson, MD (2006)
Klaas (N) M.A. Bax, MD (2005)
C. K. Yeung, MD (2004)
C. Albanese, MD (2003)
V. Jasonni, MD (2002)
P. Borzi, MD (2001)
S. Rothenberg, MD (2000)
J. Waldschmidt, MD (1999)
H. Lim Tan, MD (1998)
T. Miyano, MD (1997)
S. Rubin, MD (1996)
G. Willital, MD (1995)

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

Jennifer Clark
Executive Director
11300 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
USA
Phone: +1-310-437-0553
Fax: +1-310-437-0585
Email: admin@ipeg.org

 

 

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