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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John E. Pandolfino, MD
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Liver Transplantation, Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Esophageal Gastroenterology, Surgery (Gastrointestinal), General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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
2021
Gastroparesis, General Gastroenterology
Predicting Symptom Improvement after Novel Endoscopic Treatment for Gastroparesis
Richard M. Green, MD, Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, Xiaoying Liu
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Liver /Hepatology
Novel Protective Mechanism against Liver Damage in Liver Transplant Patients
Salva N. Balbale, MS, Jonah J. Stulberg, MD PhD MPH
2021
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Optimal Pain Management Strategy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Beatriz Sosa-Pineda, PhD
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
Esophageal Diseases, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
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
Esophageal Diseases, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Immune Cell Memory Markers Identify Food Triggers in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
David Escobar, MD, PhD, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Leyu Sun, Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD
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 M. Brenner, Gregory Dean, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Imran Nizamuddin
2021
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology
Atrantil Supplement for Methane Predominate Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Gregory Dean, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, Imran Nizamuddin
2021
General Gastroenterology, General Gastroenterology
Causes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: The “Leaky Gut” Theory
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Liver Transplantation
Blood Pressure Measurement Methods in Liver Transplant Patients
Sara Radecki, Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2021
Esophageal Diseases, Esophageal Gastroenterology
Molecular Changes in Scleroderma Esophageal Disease

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