Dr Balaban Daniel Vasile is a gastroenterologist based in an Academic Hospital in Bucharest, Romania with interest in autoimmune diseases, endoscopic ultrasound and pancreatology. He received his MD degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and underwent training in Gastroenterology in several Academic Hospitals in Bucharest, but also abroad in Belgium, Italy and Portugal. He researched celiac disease for his PhD thesis and published several papers on this topic along with local and international collaborators. His ongoing research interests are improving diagnosis and follow-up in celiac disease - including applications of artificial intelligence for diagnosis, and studying disease phenotypes in pancreatic pathology. He currently acts as a reviewer for several scientific journals and is affiliated to Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.