Salvatore Oliva, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Maternal and Child Health Department of Sapienza University of Rome in Rome, Italy, and a consultant pediatric gastroenterologist at Umberto I University Hospital in Rome. He holds a PhD in biotechnology in clinical medicine from the Sapienza University of Rome School of Medicine. Prof Oliva has authored over 20 book chapters and more than 120 manuscripts, published in leading international peer-reviewed journals focusing primarily on pediatric gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastrointestinal endoscopy, and eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs). A member of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), he is involved in the work of its Endoscopy Working Group, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Working Group, and IBD Interest Group, as well as in coordinating the European Pediatric Registry of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (pEEr) and the Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Biobank (PEGID-BB) on behalf of ESPGHAN. He also serves as a pediatric officer on the Steering Committee of the European Society for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EUREOS). Prof Oliva is a recipient of the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) Training Award.