Medicine’s Ronnie Fass receives 2026 Master of the World Gastroenterology Organization award

Ronnie Fass, MD, has been selected as a 2026 Master of the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO). 

This distinction represents the highest honor bestowed by WGO and recognizes exceptional professional accomplishments, outstanding leadership, and enduring contributions to the field of gastroenterology and its related disciplines. 

The Master of the WGO (MWGO) Award is reserved for those who have achieved distinction in scholarly research, education, clinical excellence, leadership and service to the global gastroenterology community.

Fass is the medical director of the Digestive Health Center and Division Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at MetroHealth, as well as a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. 

The WGO’s mission is to promote an awareness of the worldwide prevalence and optimal care of gastrointestinal and liver disorders, and to improve care of these disorders through the provision of high quality, accessible education, training and advocacy. It is a federation of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and other related disciplines, representing over 65,000 individuals worldwide.