The University of Washington School of Medicine is a relatively young institution of just over 50 years. Among the subspecialities of internal medicine, gastroenterology is one of the youngest. Yet, over a short period of time, the talents, creativity and hard work of the UW Division of Gastroenterology have dramtically transformed the conceptual thinking and practice of gastroenterology, both nationally and internationally.

Our faculty members have made many important contributions to patient care and research, such as the first comprehensive liver research and transplant program in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho), comprising nearly one fifth of the land mass of this country. We have also been instrumental in creating and designing several key devices regularly used in the practice of gastroenterology today. Such devices include the gastrointestinal endoscope, the heater probe, the bipolar electric cautery capsule (bicap), and the endoscopic ultrasound transducer. Learn more about our Targeted Areas of Research and our Patient Care Program.

The fellowship training program at the UW Division of Gastroenterology is regarded as one of the most competitive and highly ranked programs in the country. It is widely recognized as a cradle of original thinkers, innovative investigators, and highly skillful, competent and dedicated clinicians of the future.
Gastroenterology Fellowship Program | Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program

Our faculty members have served as leaders in all of the learned societies in gastroenterology – as presidents of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. We are also selected as consultants to federal funding agencies, editorial board members of scientific journals, and as consultants to the Secretary of Health, the Surgeon General, the FDA, and the National Institutes of Health. The UW Division of Gastroenterology has the talent, the breadth and depth of knowledge, the expertise, the passion, and the vision to lead an integrated multi-disciplinary research team. Learn more about our faculty.