Giorgio Maria Saracco is a professor at the Unit of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. From 1983 to 1988, he attended the Gastroenterology Division of the Molinette Hospital. After completing his medical degree from the University of Turin, he went on to become board-certified in gastroenterology, before being appointed the Assistant of Gastroenterology and then Chief Director of the Digestive Endoscopy Unit of the Gastroenterology Unit at Le Molinette Hospital. In 2009, he became the Chief Director of the Gastroenterology Division at the San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy, before returning to his current role at Le Molinette Hospital. He is a member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the American Society of Digestive Endoscopy (A.S.G.E., American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy), and the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (S.I.G.E.).