Dr. Noriya Uedo is a vice-director, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute. He graduated from the School of Medicine, Kagoshima University in 1992 and started his training in gastrointestinal oncology and endoscopy in the current institution from 1994. He is a councilor of several Japanese medical societies. He is serving as a visiting professor in Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, and used to serve as a visiting professor in Lund University Malmoe University hospital, and Chinese PLA general hospital.