XII Latvian
Gastroenterology Congress

with International participation

29 November 2025

IN PERSON - ATTA CENTRE

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• Satellite symposia “The Three Brains: Brain-Gut-Heart Connection – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?...”
• Satellite symposia “Current Updated Guidelines on NSAIDs and Opioids: The Fine Line Between Healing and Harm”  
• Satellite symposia “Essential or Excess? The Dairy and Grain Debate”
• Satellite symposia “L Cells in Focus: GLP-1, GLP-2, and the Next Frontier in Gut Hormone Discovery”
• And alongside the plenary sessions, a whole range of other exciting seminars is planned…
• Special areas: “Meet the Experts” and “Hands-on: Practice Point”

About the Congress

Official Congress languages: Latvian, English

Only the leading lecturers

It has been only 2 years since the XI Latvian Gastroenterology Congress with International participation, but there are a lot of news in the field of gastroenterology and internal medicine

Scientific Committee

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  Aigars Pētersons

  Latvia
  Chairman

  Rector of Riga Stradiņš University
  
  Professor of Pediatric Surgery in Riga Stradiņš University
  
  Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Interests:
  General Pediatric Surgery

  

  Aleksejs Derovs

  Latvia
  Secretary

  Associate Professor of Gastroenterology
  
  Director of Residentship programme "Hepatology" at Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Representative of Local Affiliated Partner of European Reference Networks (ERN) RARE-LIVER and EURACAN
  
  Member of the Train the Trainers, Finance, Scientific Programs committees of the World Gastroenterology Organization
  
  Country representative of European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESBGH)
  
  Interests:
  Small Bowel Diseases, Capsule Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Medical Education, Microbiome

  

  A. Sedat Boyacıoğlu

  Turkey
   

  Professor and Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Başkent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
  
  Interests:
  General Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Transplantation Hepatology

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  Jack A. Di Palma

  USA
   

  Professor of medicine
  
  Director, Division of Gastroenterology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  
  Interests:
  Acid Peptic Disease, Lactose Maldigestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, GI Motility, Endoscopic Sedation, Colon Cleansing, Constipation, Capsule Endoscopy, Adult Education

  

  Andrey Dorofeyev

  Ukraine
   

  Professor, Chair of Internal Diseases
  
  National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education n.a. P.L.Shupik, Ukraine
  
  Interests:
  Inflammatory bowel diseases

  

  Gian Dorta

  Switzerland
   

  Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne
  
  Director of Endoscopy CentreFMH Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  
  Country representative of European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESBGH)
  
  Interests:
  Clinical gastroenterology, Digestive endoscopy, Colorectal Cancer Screening

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  Joost PH Drenth

  Netherlands
   

  Professor of Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC
  
  Vice President of the United European Gastroenterology organisation
  
  Interests:
  Inherited Liver Diseases, Polycystic Liver Disease, Hepatitis C, Autoimmune Hepatitis

  

  Dan L Dumitrascu

  Romania
   

  Professor of Medicine at Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  
  Cluj County Clinical Emergency Hospital in Cluj-Napoca
  
  Editor In Chief, The Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases (JGLD)
  
  Interests:
  Functional and motility GI disordres, Psychosomatic approach of digestive diseases

  

  Ilmārs Dūrītis

  Latvia
   

  Professor in Internal Medicine at Latvia University of Life sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Veterinary medicine
  
  President of Latvia Association of Veterinarians
  
  Chairman of the Doctoral Council of Veterinary Medicine
  
  Interests:
  Ontogenetic development of gut micromorphology, growth and function in a poultry. Development of minimal invasive methods for early diagnostic and treatment of gastrointestinal and nutritional disease in a productive animals. Minimal invasive methods for diagnostic and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in pet animals.

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  Marvin Edeas

  France
   

  Professor of Pathology
  
  University Paris Descartes, Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, Cochin Hospital
  
  Department of Cancer, Development and Reproduction
  
  Founder and Executive Chairman of International Society of Microbiota
  
  Interests:
  Relationship Between Mitochondria and Microbiota, Impact of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Chronic Diseases

  

  Rami Eliakim

  Israel
   

  Professor of Medicine
  
  Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel- Aviv University, Tel- Aviv, Israel
  
  Interests:
  Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Wireless Capsule Endoscopy, Celiac Disease

  

  Alastair Forbes

  United Kingdom   Estonia  
   

  Professor of Medicine: University of Tartu
  
  Senior Doctor: Tartu University Hospital
  
  Emeritus Professor: University of East Anglia, UK
  
  Overall director of education for ESPEN.
  
  Interests:
  Clinical nutrition, with research focused on improving screening and diagnosis, and on exploring microbiome-influencing foods.

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  Dace Gardovska

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Head of the Department of Paediatrics, Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Head, Clinic of Paediatrics, Children University Hospital, Riga
  
  Interests:
  Paediatrics, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Medical Education

  

  Janis Gardovskis

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Head of the Department of Surgery, P.Stradins Clinical University hospital, Riga
  
  Chairman of the Senate of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Interests:
  Videosurgery, Surgery of the Pancreas, Transplantology, Oncosurgery, Hereditary Cancer, Endocrine Surgery

  

  Ilze Grope

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Dean of Faculty of Continuing Education, Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  President of Latvian Pediatric Association
  
  Interests:
  Pediatric infection diseases, SEPSIS, inflammation markers, vaccination

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  Heinz Hammer

  Austria
   

  Associate Professor of Gastroenterology
  
  Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Medical University Graz
  
  Interests:
  Clinical nutrition, Carbohydrate malabsorption and intolerance, IBS, Colonoscopy CRC screening

  

  Ida Jākobsone

  Latvia
   

  Assoc. profesor (Dr. chem.) of Latvian University
  
  Director of "Nutrition Science" programme at Faculty of Biology of Latvian University
  
  Interests:
  Food and nutrition sciences

  

  Regīna Kleina

  Latvia
   

  Emeritus professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Interests:
  Gastroenteropathology, Hepatopathology

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  Peter C. Konturek

  Germany
   

  Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany
  
  Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Thuringia Clinic Saalfeld, Teaching Hospital of the University of Jena.
  
  President of the 6th World Congress of Targeting Microbiota in Porto.
  
  Interests:
  Gut microbiota, Fecal Microbiota Transfer, H. pylori infection, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Digestive Oncology, Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Food Allergy and Intolerances, Impact of Stress on Gastrointestinal Tract, Role of Melatonin in the Gastrointestinal Tract.

  

  Juta Kroiča

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Head of the Department of Biology and Microbiology, Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Interests:
  Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Phage Therapy

  

  Limas Kupcinskas

  Lithuania
   

  Professor of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  
  Academician of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  
  Interests:
  H. pylori-related Diseases, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Orphanic Liver Diseases, Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Invasive Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Oncology

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  Sandra Lejniece

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Head of the Chemotherapy and Hematology Clinic, Riga East university hospital
  
  Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Interests:
  Lymphoma, Anaemia, Bleeding Disorders, Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia

  

  Aivars Lejnieks

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Endocrinology, Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Chief specialist in Internal Medicine at Riga East university hospital
  
  Interests:
  Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension, Calcium Metabolism, Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, The Significance and Impact of Viruses in Internal Medicine

  

  Marco Vincenzo Lenti

  Italy
   

  Professor, University of Pavia, Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
  
  Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE; The current President of the Lombardy Region)
  
  Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI)
  
  Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IG-IBD)
  
  Interests:
  Chromoendoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel disease, Autoimmune gastritis, Coeliac disease and other forms of Enteropathies, Immune-mediated disorders

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  Peter Malfertheiner

  Germany
   

  Professor of Medicine
  
  Universitätsklinikum LMU, Med Klinik II, München
  
  Interests:
  Helicobacter pylori infection, Chronic Inflammation and Carcinogenesis, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Hepatocellular Cancer

  

  Martina Müller-Schilling

  Germany
   

  Professor of Internal Medicine and Chairman
  
  Head of the Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Regensburg
  
  Interests:
  Hepatology, Intensive Care, Interprofessional Cooperation and Education, Machine learning to support medical decision making and risk prediction, P53 family and liver diseases

  

  Iveta Ozolanta

  Latvia
   

  Professor in medical biomechanics of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Doctor Honoris Causae of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Interests:
  Biomechanics of Human Cardiovascular System, Biomechanics of Bones and Spine, Functional, Structural and Biomechanical Research of Human Upper Part of a Digestive Tube, Latvian Population Senescence and Life Quality: Biomedical and Social Aspects

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  Artūrs Ozoliņš

  Latvia
   

  Associate professor of Riga Stradiņš University
  
  Head of Hepatobiliary surgery at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical university hospital
  
  Member of the Board of P.Stradins clinical university hospital
  
  Interests:
  Surgery of the Liver and bile ducts. Liver transplantation. Endocrine surgery. Neuroendocrine tumours.

  

  Haralds Plaudis

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Surgery at Riga Stradiņš University
  
  Head Specialist in Surgery at Riga East Clinical University Hospital
  
  Head of the Board of Riga East university hospital
  
  Interests:
  Pancreato-biliary surgery, Upper GI tract surgery, Image guided surgery

  

  Juris Pokrotnieks

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  President of Latvian Gastroenterologists association
  
  Country representative of European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESBGH)
  
  Interests:
  Digestive Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Pharmacotherapy, Probiotics, Medical Education

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  Aldis Puķītis

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Latvian University
  
  Head of the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Centre, P.Stradins Clinical University hospital, Riga
  
  Interests:
  Endoscopic Ultrasound, Interventional Endoscopy, Pharmacology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Medical Education

  

  Īzaks Rašals

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Genetics at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Latvia
  
  Full member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Editor in Chief Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B: Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences
  
  Interests:
  Population genetics, plant genetic resources, plant breeding

  

  Dace Rezeberga

  Latvia
   

  Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  
  Medical director of Riga Maternity Hospital
  
  Lead Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Riga East University Hospital and the Ministry of Health of Latvia
  
  Interests:
  Genital tract infections, Premature birth, The role of omics in childbirth processes

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  Luigi Ricciardiello

  Italy   USA  
   

  Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  
  Interests:
  Colorectal Cancer, Digestive Oncology

  

  Jurģis Šķilters

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Cognitive Science
  
  Chair of the Lab for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems at the Faculty of Computing, University of Latvia
  
  Interests:
  Human Visual and Spatial Perception and Cognition; Olfaction, Haptic, and Taste Perception; Links between Perceptual Domains.

  

  Davor Štimac

  Croatia
   

  Professor of Medicine
  
  Head of Gastroenterology Department, Head Assistant of Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka
  
  School of Medicine, University of Rijeka
  
  Vice president of Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences and Croatian Society for Quality in Health Care
  
  President of the Croatian Society for Obesity
  
  Member of European Board of Gastroenterology
  
  Interests:
  High-resolution Endoscopy, Interventional Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Medical Education

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  Jonas Valantinas

  Lithuania
   

  Professor of Medicine
  
  Center of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius
  
  Interests:
  Hepatology, Abdominal Ultrasound, Medical Education

  

  Ludmila Vīksna

  Latvia
   

  Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
  
  Chief specialist for infectology at Riga East university hospital
  
  Head of the Department of Infectology of Rīga Stradiņš University
  
  Interests:
  Viral Hepatitis, Hepathology, Impact of Infectious Agents on Different Organ Systems

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