The GI Division was pleased to welcome Dr. Silvia Vilarinho of Yale Medical School as our 19th Annual Gregory J. Gurtner Memorial Lecturer on Friday, December 8, 2023. Dr. Vilarinho’s presentation was titled “Genes, Genomes, and Liver Disease” and was attended by GI and WUSM faculty, fellows, and staff. Before the presentation, Dr. Andrew Kates […]
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2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® (Links to an external site)
The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that 110 of our faculty have been selected for the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.
Low LDL Cholesterol Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Hepatic Steatosis (Links to an external site)
Published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences volume 68, pages3451–3457 (2023), June 8, 2023
Solid bolus swallows during high-resolution manometry complement multiple rapid swallows in predicting symptoms following antireflux surgery (Links to an external site)
Published in Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Volume34, Issue 8 August 2022 e14336
Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Pancreatic Cysts (Links to an external site)
Published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North AmericaVolume 33, Issue 3, July 2023, Pages 559-581
Red-flag signs and symptoms for earlier diagnosis of early-onset colorectal cancer (Links to an external site)
Published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 115, Issue 8, August 2023, Pages 909–916,
Health Disparities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Driven by Rural Versus Urban Residence: Challenges and Potential Solutions (Links to an external site)
Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and HepatologyVolume 21, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 1681-1686
Gastrointestinal Center Moves to New Clinical Space at Center for Advanced Medicine
In late December, 2021 the Division of Gastroenterology moved their Gastrointestinal Center at the Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM) from the 8th floor to the 12th floor. The new space, at approximately 16,200 square feet, increased the number of exam rooms from 17 to 29, including four procedure rooms. The area is occupied by both […]
Introducing the 10 emerging leaders selected as AGA FORWARD Scholars (Links to an external site)
Cassandra Fritz, MD selected for American Gastroenterological Association’s FORWARD Scholars program
Director of Interventional Endoscopy (Links to an external site)
Vlad Kushnir, MD, has accepted the position of Director of Interventional Endoscopy effective December 1, 2021.