Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Dr. Ira M. Jacobson, Chief
Welcome to the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology where we
strive to provide outstanding and compassionate patient care. We are
active in research, clinical care, and education. We offer first- rate
clinical services through the recruitment of subspecialty faculty and
programs, including Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD),
Endoscopic Ultrasound and ERCP, Motility, and gastrointestinal cancer
prevention and treatment. The Division has more than doubled in size
over the past five years resulting in a marked increase in clinical
volume and expansion in many areas of expertise. In 1999, we created a
world-class Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, the only
comprehensive, multidisciplinary center for the study of hepatitis C
and hepatic disease in the tri-state area. In 2004, we opened the Jay
Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health. Named in memory of Jay
Monahan, the late husband of CBS Evening News anchor and managing
editor, Katie Couric, the Monahan Center serves as a resource for
prevention, treatment, research and education in all GI cancers,
including cancers of the colon, pancreas, esophagus, and stomach. For
further information on the Monahan Center, please visit
www.monahancenter.org. In 2001, we established the Roberts Center for
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, specializing in the medical treatment and
research of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Our educational
mission emphasizes the importance of combining a strong basic
foundation in the medical sciences with extensive clinical training in
patient care. Our research mission seeks to translate findings at the
bench into the best in patient therapies, covering a wide range of
diseases.
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