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Faculty Appointment:
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Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
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Additional Titles: |
Associate Director, Medical Procedures Unit
Associate Director, Digestive Health Center
Director, Gastroenterology Inpatient Service
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| Specialty: |
Internal Medicine
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| Clinical Interests: |
Faculty diagnostic, difficulty swallowing, esophageal motor disorders, food sticking, non-cardiac chest pain, esophageal strictures, esophageal infection, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal cancer, laser endoscopic surgery, balloon dilation, endoscopic dilation, achalasia dilation, achalasia injection (botulinum toxin), non-surgical treatments for acid reflux disease, pre-cancer in the esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease (medical treatment, management, cancer surveillance), colonoscopy, laparoscopy, dilation, endoscopic ultrasound and videoscopic surgery. |
| Research Interests: |
Injection treatment for esophageal motility disorders, cancer surveillance strategies (Barrett's esophagus, IBD, colon cancer/polyps), cancer prevention strategies (Barrett's esophagus)-National Cancer Institute, new endoscopic treatments for acid reflux disease, new cytokine directed treatment for IBD (Crohn's disease). |
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The following service(s) provide appointments by physician or self-referral:
| Academic Office Address: |
A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Room 3912
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0362
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| Academic Office Telephone: |
(734) 647-5944 |
| Academic Office FAX: |
(734) 647-4423 |
| Education and Credentialing: |
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Degree(s): |
M.D., 1973, State University of New York, Buffalo
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Certifications: |
1976,
Internal Medicine
1979,
Gastroenterology (FACP, FACG)
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Faculty Appointment Date: |
02/20/1980 |
Other Resources: |
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Division Web site |
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