Professor Michael Bourke of the University of Sydney is Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Westmead Hospital. He is previous Co-editor of Endoscopy (Journal of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2011-2019) and past Chairman of the Australian Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association (2007-2009).
His team has published pivotal papers that have transformed global practices in endoscopic resection, and he was awarded the Basil Hirschowitz Award in 2022.