Upper GI Committee
The BSG Gastroduodenal and Oesophageal committees have now merged and become the Upper GI committee.
The Upper GI Committee aims to encourage and share high-quality clinical practice in gastroduodenal and oesophageal diseases. This involves developing and fostering links with other sections within the BSG such as the small bowel, endoscopy and research sections to provide a co-ordinated approach to education and clinical service provision.
The section aims to enhance the clinical care of patients with upper GI diseases by participation in clinical and translational research, development of national guidelines and appraisals within the NICE process. The section supports a research symposium and a clinically-orientated symposium at the annual BSG meeting and stand-alone educational events as part of the overall BSG strategy.
Upper GI Web Education
Impact of anti-obesity drugs on gastric motility and implications for the management of dyspepsia
This interview focuses on the gastrointestinal side effects of GLP-1 receptor against medications (weight loss drugs) and how to manage these in patients attending GI clinics and endoscopy.
Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia
A 44-year old woman presented with progressive fatigue, getting worse over the preceding 3 months. She had a history of psoriatic arthropathy and had been treated for the last 2 years with oral leflunomide, despite this she continued to have pain in her fingers, toes and ankles.
When it's not GORD or EoE - Less common causes of Oesophagitis
Endoscopists will be well acquainted with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) as the most common causes of oesophageal inflammation, each with distinctive endoscopic features and well established management strategies outlined in clinical guidelines.
Committee Members
| Title | First Name | Surname | Committee Position | Appointment | Date Elected | End of Term |
| Dr | Jan | Bornschein | Joint Committee Chair | Elected | 2023 | 2028 |
| Dr | Mark | Fullard | Joint Committee Chair | Elected | 2021 | 2027 |
| Dr | Inder | Mainie | Committee Secretary/Deputy Chair | Elected | 2024 | 2027 |
| Prof | Anjan | Dhar | Committee Member | Elected | 2024 | 2027 |
| Dr | Massimiliano | Di Pietro | Committee Member | Elected | 2023 | 2029 |
| Dr | Ian | Beales | Committee Member | Elected | 2023 | 2029 |
| Dr | Jason | Dunn | Committee Member | Elected | 2024 | 2027 |
| Dr | Joseph | Cooney | Committee Member | Elected | 2024 | 2027 |
| Dr | Sebastian | Zeki | Committee Member | Elected | 2026 | 2029 |
| Dr | Sudarshan | Kadri | Committee Member | Elected | 2025 | 2028 |
| Mr | Nasar | Aslam | Committee Member | Elected | 2025 | 2028 |
| Dr | Sundas | Hasan | Committee Member | Elected | 2026 | 2029 |
| Mr | Charlie | Clisby | Committee Member; Nurse Representative | Elected | 2025 | 2028 |
| Dr | David | Johnston | Committee Member; Trainee Representative | Elected | 2026 | 2029 |
| Dr | Rawen | Kader | Committee Member; Trainee Representative | Elected | 2026 | 2029 |
| Dr | Sundas | Hasan | Committee Member; Education Representative | Elected | 2026 | 2029 |