Guy Boeckxstaens obtained his medical degree in 1987 and his PhD degree in 1991. In 1994, he completed his clinical training in internal medicine and gastroenterology and accepted a staff position in the department of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In 2005, he became professor of neuro-gastroenterology at the Academic Medical Center and was appointed co-chair of the department of gastroenterology and head of gastrointestinal research. In 2007, he accepted a full professorship in medicine at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in the department of gastroenterology. Currently, he is an associate editor of the journal Gut, a member of the editorial board of Neurogastroenterology and a board member of the Research Council of the University of Leuven. He serves as chair of the Rome IV committee on Fundamentals of Neuro-gastroenterology: Physiology Motility and Sensation. His research relates to neurogastroenterology and neuroimmune interactions in the gastrointestinal tract.