Dr. Peek is currently director of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, according to a March 7 news release.
He will serve one year as vice president of AGA followed by one year as president-elect before eventually being named president in 2027-2028.
Dr. Peek specializes in the research of the role of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer.
He currently directs a National Institutes of Health-funded multidisciplinary program project grant, three research project grants and a P30 Digestive Diseases Research Center Core grant.
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