Welcome message from George Triadafilopoulos

OESO-SEMPIRE 17th World Conference | Esophagus 2026 Versailles | June 14-17, 2026 | Venue: Palais de Congrès

George Triadafilopoulos (USA) 
Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy
President of Honor of OESO, OESO-SEMPIRE


OESO: a revolution in constant evolution

  • Organizational resilience – since 1984
  • Established independence across many disciplines – original concept
  • Global reach – all continents
  • Modern aspirations – ever changing
  • Inspirational to the young – a forum for friendship and novelty
  • Interdisciplinary – breaking institutional barriers and silos
  • Equal opportunity for career growth and networking
  • Collaboration with industry and foundation partners
  • A family beyond family

6 strategic questions for the OESO-Stanford SEMPIRE Platform

1. What is our fundamental goal?

  • ​Value for patients, improving outcomes
  • Value for physicians, continuous education
  • Value for industry partners, technology adoption


2. What business are we in?

  • We care for esophageal disease over the full-care continuum


3. What is our scope?

  • We offer organ-specific educational services to promote clinical practice and technology adoption in esophageal disease


​4. How are we different?

  • Highly organized teams that deliver coordinated public and physician education using OESO-Stanford expert resources

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5. What synergies can we create?

  • We promote coordinating medical and surgical care for esophageal diseases; technology adoption; teleOESO (distance learning); meetings and fellowships
  • Industry synergies


6. Do we have adequate geographic density and scope?

  • We represent multiple global sites