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The Digestive Health Foundation focuses on improving the quality of life for anyone facing a digestive disorder by supporting cutting-edge medical research, physician training, and education at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center. As DHF enters its sixth year, we have raised more than $14 million in support of 54 independent research studies by the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center’s world-class physician scientists. Together, we are changing the landscape of digestive health.

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Dr. Pandolfino
2021
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Esophageal Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Liver Transplantation, Liver/Hepatology, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Northwestern Medicine/Feinberg School of Medicine
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics in Gastroenterology
Alyssa Kriegermeier
2021
Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology
Pediatric Liver Cell Response in Diseases that Cause Jaundice and Liver Failure
Aziz Aadam, MD, Darren M. Brenner, Kai
2021
Gastroparesis, General Gastroenterology
Predicting Symptom Improvement after Novel Endoscopic Treatment for Gastroparesis
Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, Richard M. Green, MD, Xiaoying Liu
2021
Liver /Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Liver/Hepatology
Novel Protective Mechanism against Liver Damage in Liver Transplant Patients
Jonah Stulberg, Salva N. Balbale, MS
2021
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Optimal Pain Management Strategy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Beatriz Sosa-Pineda
2021
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Pancreatic Cancer
Tumor-Promoting Functions for Potential Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer
Domenico Farina, Sri Komanduri, MD
2021
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Esophageal Cancer
New Technologies Reduce the Risk of Esophageal Cancer in Barrett’s Esophagus
Ikuo Hirano, M.D., Joshua Wechsler, MD
2021
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Role of Mast Cells (an Immune Cell) and Food-Specific IgE Antibodies in Abrupt Food-Induced Response of the Esophagus (FIRE) in Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Ikuo Hirano, M.D., Joshua Wechsler, MD
2021
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Immune Cell Memory Markers Identify Food Triggers in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
David Escobar, Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD, Leyu Sun, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
2021
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
p53 Mutation Spectrum (Occurrence) and Load (Genotype Damage) in Ulcerative Colitis
Darren Brenner, Gregory Dean, Imran Nizamuddin, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
2021
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology
Atrantil Supplement for Methane Predominate Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Gregory Dean, Imran Nizamuddin, Josh Levitsky, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
2021
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology
Causes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: The “Leaky Gut” Theory
Lisa B. VanWagner, MD, PhD, ScM
2021
Liver Transplantation, Liver/Hepatology
Blood Pressure Measurement Methods in Liver Transplant Patients
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD, Sara Radecki
2021
Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
Molecular Changes in Scleroderma Esophageal Disease
Robert Schenck, MD, Sri Komanduri, MD
2020
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology, Pancreatic Cancer
Evaluating a novel endoscopic ultra sound-guided technique for tissue acquisition for diagnosing pancreatic tumors
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2020
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Which molecular changes are causing the development of eosinophilic esophagitis?
Ronen Sumagin, PhD, Veronika Butin-Israeli, PhD
2020
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Colon and Rectal Cancer
How immune cells promote tissue injury to increase risk of colon cancer
Robert Schenck, MD, Sri Komanduri, MD
2020
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology, Pancreatic Cancer
Evaluating a novel endoscopic ultra sound-guided technique for tissue acquisition for diagnosing pancreatic tumors
Katie Hulse, PhD, Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
How Does Inflammation Affect the Development and Progression of Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
Bruce D. Hammock, Ph.D., Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD, Ikuo Hirano, M.D.
2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Inflammatory Lipid Signaling and Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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