Join the AGA Legacy Society

The AGA Legacy Society honors individuals who have chosen to benefit the AGA Research Foundation through a significant current or planned gift.

AGA Legacy Society donation requirements:

  • Pledging to contribute $25,000 or more in cash or securities within a five-year period.
  • Providing for a contribution of $50,000 or more through a deferred gift (planned gift) such as a bequest, a charitable trust, a gift of life insurance, or others.

Benefits of membership:

  • Permanent listing in the membership roll of honor and on the AGA Legacy Society memorial on the foundation website (with permission). 
  • Listing in AGA publications (with permission).
  • Invitation to annual donor event at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).
  • Framed AGA Legacy Society certificate and AGA Legacy Society lapel pin.
  • Inclusion on DDW preferred housing list (space permitting).

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I'm ready to join

To join now, print and mail this form to the AGA Research Foundation

AGA Legacy Society Members

AGA Legacy Society members are the most generous donors to the AGA Research Foundation. Names in bold represent sustaining members of the AGA Legacy Society — those giving beyond their Legacy Society pledge in Fiscal Year 2024 to the Sustaining Legacy Society program.

  • Maria Abreu and Paul Martin
  • Megan A. Adams, MD, JD
  • John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF, and Carolyn Allen
  • Anonymous (6)
  • Shrikant and Swati Anant
  • Harriette and Jeffrey Aron, MD
  • Damian Augustyn, MD, and Caroline Augustyn, MD
  • Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baerg
  • Andrew and Virginia Barnes
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Barnes
  • Kim E. Barrett, PhD, AGAF
  • Patrick Basu, MD
  • Sumner and Susan Bell
  • Michael D. Bender, MD
  • Henry and Joan Binder
  • Athena Blackburn
  • Rick and Pat Boland
  • Marilyn and Herb Bonkovsky
  • Joel V. Brill, MD
  • Farron and Martin Brotman, MD
  • Michael and Josephine Camilleri
  • John M. Carethers, MD, and Denise Carethers
  • June and Don Castell
  • Cecil and Penny Chally
  • Dr. Andrew and Jennifer Chan
  • Eugene B. Chang, MD, AGAF
  • Lin Chang, MD, AGAF
  • Ramsey Cheung
  • William Y. Chey, MD, DSc
  • Sidney and Lois Cohen
  • Douglas A. Corley, MD, PhD
  • Sheila Crowe, MD, AGAF, and Peter B. Ernst, DVM, PhD
  • Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD
  • Kiron Moy Das, MD, PhD, and Kamala Das, MD
  • Nick and Jeanne Davidson
  • Mark and Jacqueline Donowitz
  • Cornelius Dooley and Susanne H. Hoffman-Dooley
  • David L. Earnest and Barbara S. Earnest
  • Hashem El-Serag
  • Charis Eng, MD, PhD
  • Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH
  • Mary and Ernest Estes
  • Gary W. Falk and Lynn Shesser
  • John Thruston Farrar, MD
  • Gianrico and Geraldine Farrugia
  • Shirley and Miles Fiterman
  • Carol and Ronald Fogel
  • Dr. and Mrs. James W. Freston
  • R. Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Charitable Trust
  • Thomas P. and Susan Gage
  • Mr. Joe Garrett
  • Drs. John and Janet Garrett
  • Ralph and Patricia Giannella
  • Mary Corretti, MD, and Francis Giardiello, MD
  • Mae Foung Go
  • Vay Liang W. Go, MD, and Frisca L. Yan-Go, MD
  • George and Nancy Goldin
  • Cheryl MacLachlan and Fred Gorelick
  • Amy and Gregory Gores
  • Martin L. Greene, MD, and Toby Saks
  • Sushovan (Sush) Guha, MD, PhD, AGAF, and Sarmistha (Rina) Majumdar, PhD
  • Ben A. Guider, Jr., MD
  • Drs. Gail and David Hecht
  • Charlotte Hein Estate
  • Drs. Susan J. Henning and M. Vikram Rao
  • Alan Hofmann, MD, FRCP, AGAF, and Heli Hofmann
  • JeanMarie Houghton, MD, PhD
  • Colin and Jackie Howden
  • Sean E. Hunt, MD
  • John Inadomi and Kristine Frassett
  • Barbara H. Jung, MD, AGAF, and Gerald Tolbert, MD
  • Charles J. Kahi
  • Peter J. Kahrilas, MD, AGAF
  • Leonard E. Kane, MD, FACG, AGAF, and Tyra D. Kane, MD
  • Fasiha Kanwal
  • Drs. John Y. Kao and Sherry H. Day Kao
  • David A. Katzka, MD
  • Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, MACP, AGAF
  • Scott R. Ketover, MD, AGAF
  • Lawrence Kim and Nhung Van
  • Joseph B. Kirsner, MD, PhD
  • Michael L. Kochman, MD, AGAF, and Mary E. Melton, MD
  • Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF
  • Sonia Kupfer, MD, AGAF
  • Loren Laine, MD
  • Nicholas F. LaRusso, MD
  • Wayne I. Lencer
  • Douglas Levine, MD, and Barbara Levine, PhD
  • Charles S. Lieber, MD, MACP, AGAF and Marianne Leo-Lieber, MD
  • David A. Lieberman, MD, AGAF
  • Carolyn J. Logan
  • Constance Longacher and Joseph Longacher, MD
  • Karen and George Longstreth
  • Alan and Louise MacKenzie
  • May Lynn Mansbach and Dr. Charles M. Mansbach II, MD
  • Barry and Adrienne Marshall
  • Marshall and Mary Ann McCabe
  • Richard W. McCallum, MD
  • Bradford D. McKee, PharmD, and Michelle A. McKee, PharmD
  • Ednalin Yano McNelis and Joseph McNelis, MD
  • Ravinder and Sarita Mittal
  • John G. Moore, MD
  • Dr. Uma Murthy
  • Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc
  • Bishr Omary
  • Tom and Sally O’Meara
  • Robert H. Palmer, MD, and Jessie K. Palmer
  • Rifat Pamukcu, MD FAIMBE
  • Stephen Jacob Pandol, MD
  • Drs. Rick and Julie Peek
  • David and Kristin Peura
  • Dr. Mark Pimentel and Dr. Ruchi Mathur
  • C.S. Pitchumoni and Prema Pitchumoni
  • Drs. Daniel and Carol Podolsky
  • D. Brent Polk, MD, AGAF
  • Don W. and Frances Powell
  • Robert and Deborah Proctor
  • Dr. Patrick G. and Stacy S. Quinn
  • Jean-Pierre Raufman, MD
  • Dr. and Mrs. James W. Rawles, Jr.
  • Jill Roberts
  • Lynn P. and Richard H. Robinson
  • Don and Kathy Rockey
  • Yvonne Romero, MD
  • David M. Roseman, MD
  • Dr. Ajoy K. Roy
  • Anil Rustgi and Poonam Sehgal
  • Vinod K. Rustgi, MD
  • Seymour M. Sabesin, MD, and Marcia L. Sabesin
  • Robert and Dale Sandler
  • Ellen J. Scherl, MD, AGAF, and Fredric I. Harbus
  • Eric, Michael, and Ronny Schwartz
  • Thomas J. and Vilma Serena
  • Debra Silberg and Mark Newman
  • William and Ruth Silen
  • Siddharth Singh, MD
  • Lenore R. Sleisenger and Marvin H. Sleisenger, MD
  • Rhonda F. Souza, MD
  • Stuart and Cynthia Spechler
  • Joel and Elizabeth Stinson
  • Reg and Margaret Strickland
  • Radhika Srinivasan, MD, and Srinivasan Swaminathan, PhD
  • June and Ian Taylor
  • G. Nicholas Verne
  • Tim Wang and Gregg McCarty
  • Michael L. Weinstein, MD
  • Mel, Kim, Nicki and Mel Wilcox
  • Patrick Y. Wong, MD
  • Ginger and Taylor Wootton, MD
  • Lai Wei, MD, PhD
  • Drs. Gary and Elizabeth Wu
  • Tadataka and Leslie Yamada
  • Linda Yang and Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD
  • Harvey S. Young, MD
  • Dr. Yuen San Yee and Mrs. Young Yee


As of October 3, 2024