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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a demanding procedure that requires a high level of expertise. This immersive course is designed for endoscopists ready to take the first step in their ESD journey by building the critical foundation through combining essential didactic learning with focused, hands-on practice from world-renowned faculty.
You’ll be training alongside ESD experts to:
- Properly handle and position the scope
- Rehearse key ESD movements
- Strengthen tip control
The course will wrap up with a baseline skills assessment and personalized expert feedback to guide your continued growth.
Take the first step toward ESD mastery by signing up today to elevate your endoscopic skills!
This course contains recordings from the live/virtual course held on October, 2025.
COURSE DIRECTORS

Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, FASGEBrigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Peter Draganov, MD, MASGEUniversity of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Yasushi Sano, MD, PHD, FJGESKansai Medical University
Osaka, Japan
FACULTY
Aziz Aadam, MD, FASGE
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Amit Bhatt, MD, FASGE
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Tiffany Chua, MD, PhD
University Of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, FASGE
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA
Sergey Kantsevoy, MD, PhD
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Makoto Nishimura, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Mohamad Othman, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Alexander Schlachterman, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Digestive Disease Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Yutaka Tomizawa, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Keiko Yamamoto, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Dennis Yang, MD, FASGE
Center for Interventional Endoscopy
Orlando, FL
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