Ongoing Research Funded by DHF

Passion and Determination

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 eighth year, we have raised nearly $20 million in support of 82 independent research studies by the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center’s world-class physician scientists. Together, we are changing the landscape of digestive health.

Research Studies

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Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2018
Colon and Rectal Cancer, Cancers of the Digestive Tract
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Madeline McGuire Bertha, M.D./M.S.
2018
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Sri Komanduri, MD, Joseph Triggs MD, PhD, Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD
2018
Barrett’s Esophagus, Esophageal Diseases
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD
2018
Esophageal Diseases, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Jonah J. Stulberg, MD PhD MPH
2018
Colorectal Surgery, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, Mary Rinella, MD
2018
Liver/Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFD)
Shireen Ahmad, MD, Michael J. Avram, Ph.D, Michael F. McGee, MD
2018
Colorectal Surgery, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Anna Duloy, MD, Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
2018
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology

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