After more than 4 decades of service to the patients, trainees, and faculty colleagues at University of Iowa Health Care, Frederick Johlin, MD, is hanging up his scope. To honor his contributions, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology hosted an open house in their workroom behind the James A. Clifton Digestive Health Center. Division Director […]
First, a bit of promotion. At last month’s CME event sponsored by the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alan Gunderson, MD, asked attendees to “save the date” of September 19, 20, and 21. Billed as Metabolic Health in Motion, a two-day international conference focusing on MASLD (formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) will be […]
Each year, the Department of Internal Medicine recognizes excellence in science and education through a growing series of inspired lectures, each of which celebrates the lives of the people for whom they are named. We look forward to hosting prominent professors for eight of these highlighted talks each year. Below is a list of upcoming […]
On Friday, February 26, the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology presented their annual continuing medical education (CME) conference to gastroenterology clinicians around the Midwest from the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel and Conference Center. Attendees were physicians and physician assistants from a mix of emergency medicine, family medicine, and internal medicine specialties in the region. Gastroenterologist […]
Hilary Humphrey, MBA, has been named Division Administrator for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She replaces Mazin Abu-Ghazalah, who was also Operations Director for the Digestive Health Clinic, a position for which Tara Clark, LISW, MBA will fill on an interim basis while a search for a permanent replacement is conducted. Humphrey has been […]
Adrian Holm, DO, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Mark Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Care Delivery. The Wolcott Award for Excellence is presented by the US Department of Veterans Affairs to a healthcare practitioner in a leadership or management position who has demonstrated excellence through exceptional support for direct patient care providers, […]
Mazin Abu-Ghazalah, FACHE, has been named Division Administrator for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Internal Medicine. Abu-Ghazalah is entering the role following the departure of Robert Jones earlier this year. The department is grateful for the continuity provided by Administrative Services Specialist Hilary Humphrey in the interim. Abu-Ghazalah has more […]
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Interval colorectal cancer, which is the development of colorectal cancer prior to the next recommended follow-up colonoscopy, makes up nine percent of all cases. Serrated polyps are important precursors for colorectal cancers but are indistinct and may be hard to detect. Interval colorectal cancers […]
More than 40 years ago, Douglas LaBrecque, MD, FACP, Emeritus Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, moved from San Francisco, California, to the middle of the country with the intent of starting a liver program in Iowa. This week, LaBrecque’s enduring commitment to that vision and to the University of Iowa will be […]
The following is a guest post from David Elliott, MD, PhD, Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. It is part of an ongoing 2019 series of division updates. The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology continues to excel at all three missions. Our clinical programs continue to grow, with the recent of addition of […]