The cancer vaccine research of Robert Schoen, MD, MPH, Olivera Finn, PhD, and colleagues was featured in the New York Times in October 2022. The research pathway is discussed in this article, as well as future diagnostic promise. Dr. Finn is a distinguished professor...

David Levinthal, MD, PhD and colleagues discussed acid reflux symptoms in the January 2022 article, “10 Weird and Surprising Signs of Acid Reflux”.  This patient-friendly article was featured in Parade Magazine.

Shari Rogal, MD, MPH has received two awards in 2021. In April 2021, she received the Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This prestigious award is initiated by medical student recommendations and is...

David Levinthal, MD, PhD discussed a potential new neurogastroenterology treatment on WTAE-TV in November.  Dr. Levinthal and colleagues are exploring use of a tens unit to address digestive pain and related issues.  Dr. Levinthal is an assistant professor of medicine...

The UPMC Pancreas & Biliary Center will host the inaugural CAPER/NPF Visiting Fellows Program. This opportunity is cosponsored by The Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER) and The National Pancreas Foundation (NPF). This one month...

Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS has received her first NIH/NIDDK R01 to study “Pancreatic Quantitative Sensory Testing (P-QST) to Predict Treatment Response for Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis” (NCT04996628). Dr. Evans will evaluate the ability of P-QST to predict responses...

David Levinthal, MD, PhD and colleagues continue to advance Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) treatment paradigms. In “Development of a Low Literacy, Pictographic Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Action Plan” in The Journal of Pediatrics, Dr. Levinthal and colleagues provide...

Robert Schoen, MD, MPH will lead the newly launched FORTE/NRG-CC005 trial (NCT05080673) to evaluate the frequency of surveillance colonoscopy in individuals with a first-time presentation and removal of one to two small, benign polyps.

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is honored to announce a record eleven Division gastroenterologists awarded by their peers as “Castel Connolly Top Docs 2021”.  The following faculty are listed in the May 2021 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine: ...