Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is on the rise worldwide, and its diagnosis and long-term management remain a challenge across specialties. Join the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) for the first installment of Demystifying Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a three-part webinar series exploring the epidemiology, diagnosis, and clinical consequences of EoE. This opening session is presented by two internationally recognized experts in the field.

This webinar series is brought to you in partnership with Sanofi and Regeneron, and is made possible with their support.

Presentations

• Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Clues to Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Clinical Presentation – Nirmala Gonsalves, MD AGAF FACG
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Clinical Implications of Disease Progression – Gary W. Falk, MD MS

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This program is not accredited and does not provide CME/CE credits. 

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the chronic disease progression of EoE that results in long-term complications and significant burden of disease for patients
2. Review the current guidelines and approach to diagnosing EoE
3. Recognize the importance of comprehensive disease assessment and routine monitoring of disease activity across symptoms, histology, and endoscopic appearance

Speakers

• Gary Falk, MD MS, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, USA

Dr. Gary Falk is Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where he previously served as Co-Director of the Joint Penn–CHOP Center for Digestive, Liver and Pancreatic Disorders and Director of the Esophagology and Swallowing Center. His work has focused on esophageal diseases, and he is widely published in leading journals including Gastroenterology, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Diseases of the Esophagus, where he serves as Associate Editor.

He is a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

• Nirmala Gonsalves, MD AGAF FACG, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine, USA

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Northwestern University – The Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Notre Dame, graduate studies at the Harvard University Extension School and medical degree at UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she joined the faculty in 2005. At Northwestern she serves as the Director of the Northwestern Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Program and has authored numerous consensus guidelines, original research publications and presented extensively at international society meetings, invited grand rounds, and symposia focusing on eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs).

She continues to serve as a steering committee member of The International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Researchers (TIGERS) and serves as a site PI for the NIH funded U54 Grant Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR, PI-Rothenberg) with the mission to develop greater understanding of the pathophysiology of these disorders and improve the lives of our patients. Locally, she also serves as the GI Division Director of Faculty Development and Wellness, Director of Clinical Trials Operations and is a peer coach for the department of medicine. She has also been elected to serve on AGA council as the Vice-Chair for the Esophagus, Gastric and Duodenal section of the American Gastroenterological Association.

The Full Series

Demystifying Eosinophilic Esophagitis — a three-part online webinar series:

• Part 1: Nuts and Bolts of Diagnosis and Clinical Presentation of EoE — Thursday, 6 August 2026 | 14:00–15:15 GMT
• Part 2: Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 14:00–15:30 GMT
• Part 3: Thursday, 19 November 2026 | 14:00–15:30 GMT

Mark your calendars — details of the Part 2 and Part 3 presentations will be announced in the coming months.

Start Times Around the World

The webinar begins at 14:00 GMT on Thursday, 6 August 2026. Local start times:

• Seattle - 7:00 AM
• Chicago - 9:00 AM
• New York - 10:00 AM
• Rio de Janeiro - 11:00 AM
• London - 3:00 PM
• New Delhi - 7:30 PM
• Beijing - 10:00 PM
• Tokyo - 11:00 PM