Editor Biographies

Eisen

Glenn M. Eisen, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief

  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Director of Endoscopy, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Executive co-director, Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative (CORI)
  • Secretary, GI Quality Improvement Consortium, Ltd.
  • Past-Councillor, ASGE Governing Board
  • Past-Chair, ASGE Standards of Practice Committee
  • 110 peer-reviewed papers
  • 16 chapters/reviews
  • 140 abstracts

Gralnek

Ian M. Gralnek, MD, MSHS, FASGE, Senior Associate Editor

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
  • Chief, Hospital-Wide Ambulatory Care Services and
  • Senior Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
  • Chair, International Committee, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
  • Member, Research Committee, European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
  • 64 Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • 27 Review Articles / Book Chapters
  • 49 Abstracts

Canto

Marcia Irene Canto, MD, MHS

  • Associate Professor in Medicine and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Member of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and the Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Center
  • Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in 1996, Director of Endoscopy in 2005, and Director of Clinical Research in 2007
  • Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2006 for
  • Member of the editorial board for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and a reviewer for several journals
  • Received numerous private foundation and NIH grants for her research on Barretts esophagus and pancreatic cancer screening.
  • More than 150 scientific papers
  • Founded the Johns Hopkins Barrett's Esophagus Registry, which has 1500 patients registered from 1996
  • Well-known internationally for her clinical and research work involving advanced imaging, including founding endomicroscopy and heading ongoing research on endomicroscopic imaging in Barrett's esophagus and associated neoplasia
  • Leading a 5 center randomized controlled trial evaluating the diagnostic yield, accuracy, and clinical impact of single-photon confocal endomicroscopy in Barrett's esophagus
  • Leads an international consortium for pancreatic cancer screening in high risk individuals

Das

Ananya Das, MD, DM, FASGE

  • Professor of Medicine, Mayo clinic
  • 95 peer-reviewed papers
  • 20 book chapters/reviews
  • 110 abstracts

Deviere

Jacques Deviere, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
  • Director, Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1 book
  • 14 book chapters
  • 315 peer-reviewed papers

Enns

Robert Enns, MD

  • Clinical Professor of Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Head Gastrointestinal Research Institute, Pacific Gastroenterology Associates
  • Head, Clinical Affairs-Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  • Associate Editor Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (2006-2009)
  • Associate Editor Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Co-Director Therapeutic Endoscopy Training Program, Vancouver. Director: Annual GI Forum Vancouver.
  • 60 peer-reviewed publications
  • 20 book chapters/reviews
  • 200 abstract presentations

Jacobson

Brian Jacobson, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Associate Director of Endoscopy, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Chair of the ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee
  • Authored 24 peer-reviewed original research articles and 44 reviews/chapters/guidelines

Lightdale

Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
  • Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital Boston
  • Director, Clinical Research Education, Clinical Research Program, Childrens Hospital Boston
  • Chair, Pediatrics Committee, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Past-chair, Endoscopy and Procedures Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Research Interests : Sedation, Patient Safety, Pediatric Endoscopy, Simulation
  • 27 peer-reviewed manuscripts
  • 20 book chapters, published reviews, editorials

Mergener

Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA

  • Director, GI Hospitalist Services, Digestive Health Specialists, Tacoma, Washington, USA
  • Clinical Service Chief, Interventional Endoscopy, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, Washington, USA
  • Past-Chair, ASGE Practice Management Committee
  • Member, Council of Fellows, American College of Physician Executives
  • 2 books
  • 53 peer-reviewed papers
  • 36 chapters/reviews
  • 80 abstracts

Raju

Gottumukkala S Raju, MD, FASGE, FRCP (UK), FACP, FACG

  • Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
  • Texas Chair of Web Education Committee (2010-13)
  • Co-Chair of GESAP V, VI, VII
  • Listed in the Best Doctors of America: 2005-2010
  • 42 peer-reviewed papers
  • 73 abstracts
  • 18 chapters/reviews

Saltzman

John Saltzman, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Director of Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • President, New England Endoscopy Society
  • Editor of Endoscopy Section, UpToDate
  • 37 peer-reviewed original articles
  • 50 book chapters, reviews and editorials
  • 13 clinical communications

Sherman

Stuart Sherman, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Radiology
  • Clinical Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Director of ERCP
  • Glen A Lehman Professor of Medicine
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
  • ASGE Distinguished Endoscopic Mentoring Award (5/09)
  • Governing Board Member ASGE5/05-5/08
  • American Board of Internal MedicineGastroenterology
  • Best Doctors in America (2003-2010)
  • Indianapolis Top Docs (2007-2010)
  • Nationally recognized for research and clinical service in complex pancreaticobiliary diseases and ERCP

Vargo

John J. Vargo, MD, MPH, FASGE

  • Head, Section of Therapeutic Endoscopy, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic
  • Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Program, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic-Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  • Member, Multi-society GI Core Curriculum Task Force
  • Member, Multi-society Sedation Task Force
  • Research Interests: Sedation, Physiologic Monitoring, Outcomes, Endoscopic training and competency
  • Honors: Best Doctors in America 2009, 2010