EFOA 2027 International Symposium

Faculty

The EFOA 2027 faculty will consist of experienced international experts with recognised clinical and academic expertise in the management of enteric fistula and open abdomen. The programme is designed to encourage open dialogue, critical discussion, and knowledge exchange.

Faculty members will be added as they are confirmed.

Faculty of EFOA 2025

Akash Mehta

Consultant Colorectal & Intestinal Failure Surgeon

Anders Perner

Professor of Intensive Care & Senior staff specialist

Carolynne Vaizey

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Dominic Slade

Consultant general, colorectal, and intestinal failure surgeon

Eva Barbosa

MD, MSc, FACS, Senior Assistant in General Surgery

Fernando Ferreira

Upper GI Surgeon, Emergency and General Surgery, Abdominal Wall Surgery

Gordon Carlson

Consultant General, Colorectal and Intestinal Failure Surgeon

Gustaf Herlenius

MD, PhD. Associate Professor, Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Maria Gaard

MD, PhD. Colorectal Surgeon

Marja Boermeester

Professor of Surgery: intestinal failure surgery, surgery of abdominal catastrophes, pancreatitis surgery

Marleen van Oosten

MD, Clinical microbiologist

Matti Tolonen

Consultant Emergency Surgeon, MD, PhD

Michael Sugrue

MB, BCh, BAO, MD, FRCSI FRACS Consultant Surgeon

Mireille Serlie

MD PhD | Endocrinologist

Nadia Henriksen

MD, PhD, FEBS-AWS, Consultant surgeon and Assoc. Professor

Palle Jeppesen

Associate and Clinical Professor, Dr.med/Sci., phd., dls.,

Thomas K. Jensen

MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor

Tina Gaarder

Professor, MD, PhD is a Consultant General and Trauma Surgeon

Yousef W. Nielsen

Consultant Radiologist, MD PhD.