International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
AbbreviationIHPBA
Formation1994
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersRochester, Minnesota
Region served
Worldwide
Members3,500
President
Professor René Adam
Websitewww.ihpba.org

International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to focus on medical conditions and procedures related to the liver, pancreas and biliary tract.

History

The organisation traces its origin to International Biliary Association (IBA), which was founded in 1978 in San Francisco. The IBA became the International Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Association (IHBPA) and a World Association of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery (WAHPBS) was also formed with the first meeting at Lund on 9–13 June 1986, with 600 nearly attendees. These two organisations merged to become the IHPBA in 1994.

In 1999 the IHPBA established the journal HPB. The organisation was incorporated in the United States in June 2001, and it established the Warren Research Fellowship in the same year.

Journal

HPB is the academic journal owned by the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) and is also the official Journal of the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), the Asian-Pacific Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Association (A-PHPBA) and the European-African Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Association (E-AHPBA).

The HPB journal is dedicated to research on all aspects of benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease and its management.

Surgical oncology represents a large part of the HPB Journal, specifically focusing on the challenges faced during management of cancer involving the liver, biliary system and pancreas.

HPB produces twelve issues over the year, featuring content such as leading articles, expert reviews, original research, images, editorials, virtual journal clubs and reader correspondences. It is the journal in which the manuscripts resulting from key presentations at regional and international congresses are published. As of 2026, HPB has an impact factor of 3.3.

World congress

Since the first meeting of the merged IHPBA in 1994, the Congresses have been held even years.

Presidents

No. Term President Ref
1 1994–1996 David Carr-Locke
2 1996–1998 Robin Williamson
3 1998–2000 Huug Obertop
4 2000–2002 James Toouli
5 2002–2004 Joseph W. Y. Lau
6 2004–2006 Henry A. Pitt
7 2006–2008 Markus Büchler
8 2008–2010 Yuji Nimura
9 2010–2012 C. Wright Pinson
10 2012–2014 O. James Garden
11 2014–2016 Palepu Jagannath
12 2016–2018 Oscar Imventarza
13 2018–2020 Martin Smith
14 2021–2022 Norihiro Kokudo
15 2022–2024 William R. Jarnagin
16 2024–present René Adam

Regional associations

Regional Associations currently affiliated with the IHPBA include:

National chapters

National Chapters variably affiliated with the IHPBA have existed in Argentina, Greece, Italy, Japan, and the United States for a number of years.

National Chapters have emerged in Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Scandinavia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Robin C. N. Williamson (1999). "The origins of the IHPBA". HPB. 1: 7–12. doi:10.1016/S1365-182X(17)30600-7.
  3. ↑ Stig Bengmark (2002). "The early days of HPB: A personal reminiscence". HPB. 4 (3): 117–121. doi:10.1080/136518202760388000. PMC 2020542. PMID 18332937.
  4. ↑ "The proposed merge with IHBPA". HPB Surgery. 3 (4): 301–302. 1991. doi:10.1155/1991/71341. PMC 2423604.
  5. ↑ Henry A. Pitt (2006). "International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: who are we and where are we going?". HPB. 8 (4): 243–247. doi:10.1080/13651820600835967. PMC 2023894. PMID 18333134.
  6. ↑ "HPB: Aims and Scope". HPB. Elsevier / International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Official Journal: HPB". IHPBA.org. International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  8. ↑ "5th Congress, Tokyo". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  9. ↑ Pitt, Henry A.; Williamson, Robin C.N.; Toouli, James; Gouma, Dirk J.; Windsor, John A. (2012-03-27). "International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: A History" (PDF). IHPBA Discussions. International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  10. ↑ "9th Congress, Buenos Aires". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  11. ↑ "10th World Congress of the IHPBA, Paris 2012". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  12. ↑ "12th IHPBA World Congress (São Paulo)". International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  13. ↑ "IHPBA 2024 World Congress (Cape Town, South Africa)". International Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  14. ↑ Pitt, Henry A. (2020). "IHPBA: the first 25 years" (PDF). HPB. PDF p. 3. doi:10.1016/j.hpb.2020.06.008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Smith, Martin (15 January 2021). "President's Intorduction". International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Smith, Martin (15 January 2021). "President's Intorduction". International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "IHPBA Leadership Welcomed at CCIHPBA Congress in Wuhan". International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. 5 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  18. ↑ "About AHPBA".
  19. ↑ "Gennaro Nuzzo nuovo presidente dei chirurghi epatobiliari italiani" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  20. ↑ "Sri Lanka Chapter | IHPBA".