Dr. Amol Bapaye is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist and Chief of Shivanand Desai Center for Digestive Disorders, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India. He is member of the ASGE, ESGE, JGES, ISG, SGEI and AIGE; and has been awarded the FASGE, FJGES, FSGEI and FAIGE. A surgeon by training, his clinical and research interests include advanced ERCP, interventional EUS, endoscopic resections including EMR / ESD, Third Space Endoscopy, and Endotherapy for GERD. Dr. Bapaye was selected as ASGE Ambassador (2015) for the ASGE International Training program. He serves on the International Editorial Board of Endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound & Journal of Digestive Endoscopy journals and has been a reviewer for several other international journals. He has been the recipient of the – ‘Pioneer in Gastroenterology Award (2014)’ conferred by the World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO). He currently serves on the International Committee of the ASGE. Dr. Bapaye is the Founder and Managing Trustee of ‘Foundation for Research and Education in Endoscopy (FREE)’ – a non-profit organization that supports training and research in endoscopy. He has organized several national and international meetings and workshops as Course Director. A passionate teacher, he actively conducts endoscopy training programs for ERCP, EUS, and Third Space Endoscopy. He has lectured extensively at several international and national conferences and has performed several live endoscopy demonstrations at National & International Workshops. He also runs an e-learning platform via the YouTube channel – ‘FREEndoscopy’. Dr. Bapaye has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and conference papers and is the author and co-editor of the textbook – ‘Practical Handbook of Endoscopic Ultrasonography’. He has reported pioneering work in Third Space Endoscopy – particularly the role of G-POEM and PREM for the treatment of gastroparesis and Hirschsprung’s disease and has also authored book chapters on these techniques.