AFS: September 11-13 | UGIRA: September 13-14
Gaylord Texan | Dallas, TX

Scientific Session Abstract Submission

  • Submissions Open: March 1, 2025
  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025

Submissions will be judged based on their scientific quality, innovation, and importance to the field of foregut surgery/medicine. Abstracts will be assigned as Poster presentations or, for the highest-ranked abstracts, as Oral/Podium presentations.


Rules for Submission:

  • Abstracts must be publication-ready and include the following sections: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
  • The abstract should be no more than 300 words (excluding title, author names, and affiliations).
  • All authors and affiliated institutions must be listed beneath the title.

Abstract Categories:

  • Esophagus (Benign Conditions) – GERD, Achalasia, Motility
  • Esophagus Neoplasia – Barrett’s Esophagus, Cancer
  • Stomach
  • Endoscopic Foregut Surgery – including Endobariatrics
  • Bariatrics – as it relates to Foregut disease
  • Education/Training
  • New Technologies
  • International
  • UGIRA

Note: The data should not have been published or presented at a major medical meeting. However, abstracts presented at institutional or local meetings are eligible for submission.


Abstract Submission Portal

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

For any questions, contact our conference event coordinator at [email protected]


After the Data...

  • Podium presentations are encouraged to submit to the AFS Foregut Journal for consideration of publication by December 31, 2025.
  • All accepted submissions are encouraged to submit to the AFS Foregut Journal by December 31, 2025.