Ongoing Research Funded by DHF

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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.

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Sri Komanduri, MD, Robert Schenck, MD
2020
Liver/Hepatology, Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Liver /Hepatology, Pancreatic Cancer
Evaluating a novel endoscopic ultra sound-guided technique for tissue acquisition for diagnosing pancreatic tumors
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2020
Esophageal Diseases, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Which molecular changes are causing the development of eosinophilic esophagitis?
Veronika Butin-Israeli, PhD, Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2020
Colon and Rectal Cancer, Cancers of the Digestive Tract
How immune cells promote tissue injury to increase risk of colon cancer
Sri Komanduri, MD, Robert Schenck, MD
2020
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Pancreatic Cancer, Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
Evaluating a novel endoscopic ultra sound-guided technique for tissue acquisition for diagnosing pancreatic tumors
Salva N. Balbale, MS, Mehul V. Raval, MD
2020
Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Improving surgery recovery for children undergoing surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: Laying the groundwork
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Ece Mutlu, MD, MS, MBA, Sarah Quinton, PsyD
2020
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
2020
Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
How do opioids affect the esophagus?
Emanuelle Bellaguarda, MD, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, John Zhang, MD
2020
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative 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
2020
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
2020
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
2020
Liver/Hepatology, Liver /Hepatology
Can a blood test predict patients at risk for significant confusion and disorientation after a shunt through the liver?

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