Jacques Bergman

Dr. Bergman is currently a Professor of Gastroenterology Endoscopy, and Head of Esophageal Research at Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dr. Bergman undertook his PhD-training, dedicated to the endoscopic management of gallstone disease, in Amsterdam. He was trained in Gastroenterology in Den Bosch and Amsterdam and was appointed Consultant Gastroenterologist, at Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam in 2001 and appointed as Associate Professor in 2005. Since June 2011 he has been a professor of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the University of Amsterdam. Additionally, he is the head of the AMC esophageal research team, which conducts endoscopic imaging studies. Dr. Bergman is a permanent member of the International Working Group on Classification of Oesophagitis, Co-editor, and member of the International Editorial Board of “Endoscopy” and is the secretary of the Dutch Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Bergman has authored and co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters and has lectured at many national and international meetings.