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Digestive Health Foundation Joins Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Digestive Health Foundation has now become part of Northwestern Memorial Foundation to enhance fundraising efforts for gastroenterology, gastroenterological surgery and hepatology at Northwestern Medicine. The two organizations share a passion for bringing the latest...
DHF Digestive Health Medical Forum – Wednesday, September 4, 2024
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Governor Pritzker Proclaims May 2024 National Digestive Disease Awareness Month
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker declared May 2024 National Digestive Disease Awareness Month in Illinois and recognized DHF for its efforts to positively change the landscape of digestive health. View the proclamation...
Digestive Health Foundation Raises Over $4 Million at 2024 Gala, Announces New Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
CHICAGO (May 22, 2024) – The 2024 Digestive Health Foundation Gala raised over $4 million to support the establishment of the Northwestern Medicine Hanauer Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, a major new initiative that was announced at the May 11 event at the Four...
Digestive Health Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Ranked in the top 10 U.S. News and World Report Hospital Rankings for Past Three Years!
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The Michael A. Ruchim, MD, Fellowship Director in Digestive Health
Northwestern Medicine has recently created the Michael A. Ruchim, MD, Fellowship Director in Digestive Health position in honor of Dr. Ruchim and his years of dedication to the health and care of his patients and their families. The directorship was awarded with an...
$16.4 million NIH Grant to DHF Researcher, Dr. Levitsky
2021 Distinguished Mentorship and Teaching Award – Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, MACG
Understanding IBD & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Q&A: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Afflict Patients with IBD
Why this public bathroom triggers me: Tactics for coping with the mental health aspect of IBD
Evaluating Colonoscopy Retroflexion in Practice
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy: Expert Review
Watching Mentees Thrive at ACG 2021
Gastro Girl: Post Traumatic Stress and the IBD Patient (Dr. Taft: DHF at 17 minutes)
Digestive Health Foundation Raises $1.3 Million at 1ST Live Event at Museum of Contemporary Art in Over a Year
On June 5, the Ambassador Board of the Digestive Health Foundation at Northwestern Medicine hosted the first live event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago since the COVID-19 pandemic hit over a year ago. With in-person attendance of 220 and additional...
Candid Candace on Together on the Terrace 2021
Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Be at Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress from Medical Trauma
Post-traumatic stress is a chronic psychological reaction to an event where a person experiences extreme fear or anxiety due to actual or perceived threat to life or bodily harm. It is usually thought of in other groups like combat veterans or crime victims. Trauma...
Chicago Magazine: 2021 Top Doctors
16 Northwestern Medicine doctors were designated as Top Doctor for 2021 by Chicago Magazine, more than any other system for GI care. 14 of which are located at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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