Fernando Azpiroz is currently Professor of Medicine and Consultant in Digestive Diseases at the University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. He graduated from medical school in 1977, and trained at the San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, and at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, where he received the Edward C. Kendall Award for Meritorious Research. In 1986 he joined the Vall d’Hebron Department of Digestive Diseases where he served as Chief of the Department from 2009 to 2019. Dr. Azpiroz's clinical practice focuses on functional gut disorders. His research program investigates the origin of gastrointestinal sensations. Dr. Azpiroz has been distinguished with the Masters Award in Gastroenterology, Research Award of the International Group for the Study of Gastrointestinal Motility, Research Scientist Award of the Functional Brain Gut Research Group, and Senior Investigator-Clinical Science Award of the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder.