About the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

The NYSGE was founded in 1974 by Drs. Henry Colcher, Howard J. Eddy Jr., Richard McCray, Paul Sherlock, Hiromi Shinya, Jerry Waye, Sid Winawer and David Zimmon.  The group's goals were to develop a working group of friends in New York to teach each other and disseminate their knowledge of gastrointestinal endoscopy. 

Over the years, the society has grown and flourished, and now has over 300 members.  It is the largest regional endoscopic society in the United States.  The society runs numerous programs throughout the year, including an annual fellow's endoscopy course each summer, and a major postgraduate endoscopy conference each fall.