The key details to know:
1. John M. Inadomi, MD, the gastroenterology division head at Seattle-based University of Washington, will serve as the AGA president following the 2021 Digestive Disease Week .
2. Maria T. Abreu, MD, a GI physician who practices at the University of Miami (Fla.) Health System, was appointed councilor-at-large.
3. David A. Katzka, MD, a GI physician and medical professor at the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, was appointed as the education and training councilor.
4. Michael L. Kochman, MD, the clinical affairs vice chair at the department of medicine at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, was appointed as the councilor-at-large for growth and development.
5. Pending approval from membership vote, the new board members will begin their terms after the 2019 Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21 in San Diego.
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