Professor Michael Bourke of the University of Sydney is previous Co-editor of Endoscopy ( 2011-2019) and current Innovations Section Editor, past Chairman of the Australian Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association (2007-2009) and Convenor of the Sydney International Endoscopy Symposium (2008-2026, https://sies.org.au).
Professor Bourke is a world-renowned authority in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Through scientific research, he has invented, pioneered and established key techniques in interventional endoscopy. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed research papers, expert reviews, and editorials in the leading Gastroenterology journals with more than 20,000 citations (H factor 73, i10-index 236). He has received numerous Visiting Professorships, honors, and awards including the GESA Distinguished Clinician Award for contributions to the specialty, research, and the society (2012), the Christopher Williams medal from the British Society of Gastroenterology (2017), and the GESA Distinguished Researcher Prize (2019).