The ASGE Golden Scope

The Golden Scope Championship is a fun and exciting game in which 1st and 2nd year fellows in-training compete for honor and prizes!

CONGRATULATIONS AND BRAVO to the Top 3 GI Fellow Teams of the ASGE’s 2025 Golden Scope!

1st Place

Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Training Director: Andrew Ong, MD
Team Captain: Sakktivel Elangovan (2nd Year Fellow)
Teammates: Daniel Lim Yan Zheng (2nd Year) and Loi Pooi Ling (2nd Year Fellow)

2nd Place
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Training Director: Milena Gould, MD
Team Captain: Jinna Chu (2nd Year Fellow)
Teammates: Conrad Fernandes (2nd Year Fellow) and Emmanuel Palomeratejeda (2nd Year Fellow)
3rd Place
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL
Training Director: Fernando Castro, MD
Team Captain: Zaid Ansari (2nd Year Fellow)
Teammates: Akram Ahmad (2nd Year Fellow) and Anas Khouri (1st Year Fellow)

Competition Timeline

Sep '25

September 19-20, 2025 (Live at ASGE IT&T in Downers Grove, IL) – SEMI-FINALS & CHAMPIONSHIP:
The top twelve teams will come together at ASGE’s IT&T Center in Downers Grove, IL for an in-person semi-final competitive round. Semi-finals will include both game play and hands-on challenges. All team members will be able to participate in ASGE’s Senior Fellows Program on Saturday, September 20, 2025-Sunday, September 21, 2025. The Final Championship of the top three teams will be determined and announced at a reception on Friday evening. The Final three teams will compete in a live Final Championship Jeopardy style format on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

Prizes

Semi-Final Prize

All twelve teams and their training director will receive full access to GI Leap for a 12-month period in recognition of their accomplishment of making it to the Semi-Final stage of the competition.

All twelve teams will have a travel stipend to participate which will cover airfare and transportation as well as 2 nights at the Westin Chicago Lombard.

Grand Prize

Final three winning teams will receive a cash prize that goes to the training director to distribute how they desire.

1st Place Winner: $5,000
2nd Place Winner: $2,500
3rd Place Winner: $1,250

This event is sponsored by:

Contact Michelle Thomas at mthomas@asge.org with questions about ASGE’s Golden Scope competition.