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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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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
Mehul V. Raval, MD, Salva N. Balbale, MS
2019
Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Improving surgery recovery for children undergoing surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: Laying the groundwork
Ece Mutlu, MD, MS, MBA, Sarah Quinton, PsyD, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Tiffany Taft, PsyD
2019
Behavioral Medicine Program, Psychology (Clinical) Behavioral Health
Measuring which aspects of living with IBD, including its treatments, may contribute to a patient developing post-traumatic stress (PTS), a chronic psychological reaction to a traumatic event characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance
Dustin Carlson, MD, Erica Donnan, MD
2019
Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
How do opioids affect the esophagus?
Emanuelle Bellaguarda, MD, John Zhang, MD, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
2019
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcertative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Semen quality in males with inflammatory bowel disease: Influence of medication treatment for IBD
Aziz Aadam, MD, Kevin Liu, MD
2019
Gastroparesis, General Gastroenterology
Examining whether a stent helps stomach emptying after cutting the pylorus muscle in patients with delayed stomach emptying
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, MSc, Lisa B. VanWagner, MD
2019
Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology
Impact of an artificial liver shunt procedure for the treatment of high pressure in the vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver on the function of the heart
Justin Boike, MD
2019
Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology
Can a blood test predict patients at risk for significant confusion and disorientation after a shunt through the liver?
Joshua Wechsler, MD
2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Understanding Immune Signature of Foods in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Richard M. Green, MD
2018
Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology
A Novel Protective Mechanism in the Bile Ducts of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Josh Levitsky, MD, MS
2018
Liver /Hepatology, Liver/Hepatology
A New Technology to Shine a Light on What Our Pulses Can Tell Us Principal Investigator: Nikhilesh Mazumder, MD, MPH
Eric S. Hungness, M.D.
2018
Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
A Clinical Trial of Standard Repair Versus a Novel Repair for Hiatal Hernia
Ikuo Hirano, M.D., Ronak Vashi Patel, MD
2018
Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
Do You See What I See? Improving the Reliability of the Evaluation of Swallowing Difficulty
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
2018
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology
Programmer Analyst to Improve Digestive Health Quality at Northwestern Medicine
Adam B. Weiner, MD, Shilajit D. Kundu MD
2019
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcertative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Does an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare Impact the Results of the Prostate Specific Anitigen (PSA) Test Used to Screen for Prostate Cancer?
Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2018
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Colon and Rectal Cancer
How Does Inflammation Increase the Risk of Cancer in Intestinal Tissues?

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