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2008 PROGRAM AGENDA

February 7 (Brian Feagan, MD) »
March 20 (William D. Chey, MD) »
May 1 (Pankaj J. Pasricha, MD) »
September 4 (Colin W. Howden, MD) »
October 2 (Paul J. Ciclitira, MD, PhD) »

February 7, 2008
Ulcerative Colitis: The Current State of Understanding

Brian Feagan, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Robarts Research Institute
University of Western Ontario

Dr. Feagan is a specialist in Internal Medicine with training in Clinical Epidemiology and Gastroenterolgy. His research interest is in the design and implementation of randomized controlled trials. His most significant research contributions relate to the findings from several multi-centre clinical trials in which new therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease have been identified. Dr. Feagan is also interested in the evaluation of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and has performed research on the operating properties of HRQL instruments... Read More »
March 20, 2008
Functional Dyspepsia:
Is There Anything Beyond Bugs and Drugs?

William D. Chey, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastrointestinal Physiology Laboratory
Director, Office of Clinical Research (GI Division)
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan

Dr. Chey received his MD degree and training in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Since completing this fellowship, Dr. Chey has remained at the University of Michigan, where he is currently a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Director of the GI Physiology Laboratory. His research interests focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the functional bowel disorders, acid related disorders, and Helicobacter pylori infection. Dr. Chey has received research funding for his work in the form of an NIH-CAP award, a Glaxo Institute of Digestive Health Clinical Research Award, and Small Business Grants from the NIH... Read More »
May 1, 2008
Beyond Anatomy:
Harnessing the Full Power of the Endoscope - "Natural Orifice Trans-lumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Implications for the Practicing Gastroenterologist"

Pankaj J. Pasricha, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Stanford University, School of Medicine

Dr. Pasricha received his MD from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1982. Subsequently he trained in internal medicine and pulmonology at Georgetown University-DC General Hospital and
Tufts-New England Medical Center, respectively. Thereafter he trained in gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and then stayed on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, as Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy at Johns Hopkins Hospital and as Associate Director of the Marvin Schuster Center for Gastrointestinal Motility. In 1997, Dr. Pasricha assumed leadership of the GI Division at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he held the Bassel and Frances Blanton Distinguished Professorship in Internal Medicine and. He was also as a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Anatomy and Neurosciences and Biomedical Engineering. Currently, he is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. These diverse appointments reflect his research interests, which span endoscopic, clinical and bench research...
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September 4, 2008
Update on H. pylori - The Upper GI Tract and Beyond

Colin W. Howden, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medidine, Division of Gastroenterology
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Howden is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is also an attending physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Dr Howden graduated in medicine from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1978 and was trained in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and clinical pharmacology at the University of Glasgow and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Dr Howden has published in peer-reviewed journals and has cowritten the American College of Gastroenterology’s practice guidelines on management of Helicobacter pylori infection. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board for several professional journals. Dr. Howden also is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians... Read More »
October 2, 2008
Lecture Title: TBD

Paul J. Ciclitira, MD, PhD
Professor of Gastroenterology, Kings College, London
Head, Department of Gastroenterology
The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas Hospital

Dr. Ciclitira was an undergraduate at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, qualifying in 1971. Over the next six years his career steadily advanced though a series of positions at St. Bartholomew's, Rochford Hospital, Essex, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey and Addenbrokes Hospital Cambridge. In 1977 he progressed his training, successfully completing an MD followed by a PhD at the MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge. Accreditation in general medicine and gastroenterology followed in 1982. From Senior Registrar at Guy's Hospital London, he was appointed in 1983 as a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at both Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He was appointed Professor of Gastroenterology in 1994 where he continues to practice. Dr. Ciclitira is the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology (GKT) Research Unit at St Thomas' Hospital where he specialises in malabsorption including coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and peptic ulcer. Internationally renown as author of over 250 clinical and scientific publications, Professor Ciclitira lectures worldwide. Both the American (2001) and British Societies of Gastroenterology (2000/2002/2004) commissioned him to write the guidelines for treating and management of coeliac disease... Read More »



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