IASGCON 2017

The Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) came into being in 1988 as a section of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI). Initially, several surgeons including BML Kapur, RC Aranya, and N Rangabashyam initiated a written request to the ASI during its Madras conference in 1987 which was signed by about 50 surgeons, asking for a separate gastroenterology section. BML Kapur was the first president and RC Aranya the first secretary. The association soon had its own AGM approved constitution and while office bearers were initially selected from the General Body, an election process was soon established.