Awardees And Special Lecturers

ACG Lectureships1

The J. Edward Berk Distinguished LecturerThe J. Edward Berk Distinguished Lecturer, formerly known as The Stuart Lecturer, is aperson prominent in gastroenterology or a related area. This individual is nominated by thePresident and the appointment is subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. This lectureshipwas established in recognition of the significant contributions made by J. EdwardBerk, MD, MACG, to clinical gastroenterology during his long and distinguished clinicaland academic career. A nationally and internationally renowned physician and teacher, Dr.Berk also served as ACG President from 1975-1976.2012 LecturerMark Feldman, MD, FACGIs Gastric Secretion Still Relevant?Dr. Mark Feldman is William O. Tschumy Chair of the Departmentof Internal Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian HospitalDallas and program director of the hospital’s internal medicineresidency. He is also medical director of research at Texas HealthPresbyterian Dallas and is a clinical professor of internal medicineat UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.An author of more than 175 peer-reviewed research articles andmore than 50 book chapters on a range of medical topics, Dr.Feldman is an editor of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, widelyconsidered the world’s preeminent work on digestive diseases.The book was recently named the world’s top gastroenterologytextbook by the British Medical Association. Over the years, his research has appeared inscience’s leading medical journals, including The Journal of Clinical Investigation, The NewEngland Journal of Medicine, the Journal of American Medical Association, and a widevariety of gastroenterology journals including the American Journal of Gastroenterology.In 2008, Dr. Feldman was also awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians,one of the highest honors bestowed on physicians in the United States. Earlier in hiscareer, he received the coveted Young Distinguished Scientist Award from the AmericanFederation for Clinical Research and received the prestigious C.A. Ewald Prize, presentedby the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Disease.He graduated from Temple University in 1968 with a degree in mathematics. He latergraduated first in his class from Temple University School of Medicine, where he completedhis medical residency. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at UT Southwesternin 1978. In 1997, he was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the TempleUniversity School of Medicine. Dr. Feldman was recently named by the American Collegeof Physicians as Texas Chapter Laureate for 2012.3

Emily Couric Memorial LecturerThe Emily Couric Memorial Lecture was developed by the ACG, the Virginia GastroenterogicalSociety (VGS) and the Old Dominion Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates(ODSGNA) to honor Virginia State Senator Emily Couric, who lost her battle with pancreaticcancer in October of 2001. Senator Couric was a strong advocate for healthcare issues,particularly in her instrumental work to pass the nation’s first legislation mandating healthinsurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening. The Emily Couric Lecturer is someoneprominent in the field of GI cancer related topics. This individual is nominated by thePresident following consultation with the VGS and the appointment is subject to approvalby the Board of Trustees.2012 LecturerCarol A. Burke, MD, FACGOptimizing the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with HereditaryColorectal CancerDr. Carol A. Burke, MD, FACG, FACP, is the President of theCollaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited ColorectalCancer. She has been a staff member in the Department ofGastroenterology and Hepatology at the Cleveland Clinic sincegraduating from her fellowship there in 1993. She holds a jointappointment in the Taussig Cancer Center and the Departmentof Colorectal Surgery. She is the Director of the Center for ColonPolyp and Cancer Prevention and the Head of the section ofPolyposis in the Sanford R. Weiss Center for Hereditary ColorectalNeoplasia.She is internationally known for her expertise in the inheritedcolon cancer syndromes and the prevention of colorectal neoplasia. Her area of clinicaland research interests include the prevention of colorectal neoplasia both in sporadicindividuals and those with the inherited colorectal cancer syndromes. She has funding forher research through the NCI, NIH, USDA and industry.She has been involved in the education of medical students, residents and fellows since1991 and has developed and coordinated the digestive disease curriculum for trainees inthe in and out-patient setting in the Department.6

She is the author of Colonoscopy for Dummies and has authored or co-authored over 50publications. She is a visiting professor, and invited speaker at national and internationalconferences on the prevention of colorectal neoplasia and the inherited colon cancersyndromes. She is on the Board of Trustees for the American College of Gastroenterology,past associate editor for the American Journal of Gastroenterology and is reviewer formany journals including Gut, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and theAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology to name a few.Past Emily Couric Memorial Lecturers2011 Robert H. Hawes, MD, FACG: Current Diagnosis and Management of CysticNeoplasms of the Pancreas2010 David A. Johnson, MD, FACG: Colon Cancer Screening: Evolution to Eradication...2009 Dennis J. Ahnen, MD: The Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence Revisited – Has theEra of Genetic Tailoring Finally Arrived?2008 Kenneth E. L. McColl, MD, FRSE: Why has Adenocarcinoma Moved from theStomach to the Esophagus and Where Does Sex Come In To It All?2007 Peter A. Banks, MD, MACG: Pancreatic Cancer: Present Understanding andFuture Prospects2006 Douglas K. Rex, MD, FACG: What is Needed to Transform Colonoscopy into a TrulyProtective Strategy Against Colorectal Cancer7

David Y. Graham LecturerThe David Y. Graham Lecturer is a distinguished individual in the field of gastroenterology.The presenter is chosen by the President and is subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.This named lectureship was established in 2004 in recognition of the many contributionsto clinical gastroenterology by David Y. Graham, MD, MACG. The lectureship was madepossible through a donation by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Meretek Diagnostics,Inc. Dr. Graham gave the inaugural presentation.2012 LecturerJohn S. Fordtran, MD, FACGFactitious DiseaseDr. Fordtran is a native of Stockdale, Texas, near San Antonio, andwas born in 1931. He attended the University of Texas at Austinfrom 1949 to 1952 and then Tulane Medical School from 1952 to1956. He then came to Dallas and was an intern and resident ininternal medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital from 1956 to 1958.He had a brief stint as a researcher at the National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) in Bethesda, MD, from 1958 to 1959, but he missedthe involvement in clinical medicine. He then moved to the IndianHealth Service, where he served as chief of medicine on the NavajoReservation at Fort Defiance Hospital in Arizona for 16 months,during 1959 to 1960. His next step was to become a research fellowunder the tutelage of Franz Ingelfinger, MD, in Boston from 1960to 1962. Dr. Fordtran developed the use of a nonabsorbable marker of gastrointestinal fluidvolume, which permitted him to measure a variety of key, previously unexplored issues inthe physiology of absorption and secretion by the gut.In 1962, Dr. Fordtran returned to Dallas as an instructor in internal medicine at UTSWand Parkland Memorial Hospital, under the careful guidance of Dr. Don Seldin. Hequickly rose through the academic ranks, being named chief of gastroenterology in 1963and full professor of medicine in 1969. He served as associate editor of the Journal ofClinical Investigation from 1972 to 1977, was elected to the American Society for ClinicalInvestigation (aka the “Young Turks”) in 1968 and became its president in 1976, and wasalso elected to the Association of American Physicians (aka the “Old Turks”) in 1972. Heserved as the editor in chief of Gastroenterology from 1977 to 1981. He had grants from theNIH throughout his active research career and won a prestigious MERIT Award from theNIH in 1991. He published over 182 original articles from 1961 to 2010, which included 20papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, 38 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,and 65 in Gastroenterology.8

During his career, Dr. Fordtran served as chairman of the Department of Internal Medicineat BUMC from 1979 to 1996 and president of Baylor Research Institute from 1991 to 2000. In1978, Dr. Fordtran was bestowed a rare honor by the College when he became an honoraryfellow in the ACG. He also received numerous awards from the American GastroenterologicalAssociation (AGA), including the Distinguished Achievement Award for his research in1971, the Fiterman Award for Clinical Research in 1990, the Distinguished Educator Awardin 1991, the Julius Friedenwald Award for contributions to the field of gastroenterology in1993, and the Janssen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Gastroenterology in 1999. Dr.Fordtran has had international impact as well. He won the King Faisal International Prizein Medicine in 1984 and was elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London in1997. In addition, he won the Ralph Tompsett Award for Excellence in Medical Educationat BUMC in 2007.Past David Y. Graham Lecturers2011 Irving Waxman, MD, FACG: Endotherapy for Barrett’s Esophagus: Cure orQuagmire?2010 Grace H. Elta, MD, FACG: GI Training: Where is it Headed?2009 Peter J. Kahrilas, MD, FACG: Esophageal Motor Disorders in Terms of HighResolution Pressure Topography: What Has Changed?2008 Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG: Colon Ischemia: Respice, Adspice, Prospice2007 Walter L. Peterson, MD, FACG: Evidence-Based Medicine: What Does it Mean forGastroenterology – Present and Future?2006 Amnon Sonnenberg, MD, MSc, FACG: The “Incredibly Simple” Solution to theCohort Phenomenon of Peptic Ulcer2005 Francis K. L. Chan, MD, FACG: Use of NSAIDs In A COX-2 Restricted Environment2004 David Y. Graham, MD, MACG: Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer: TheProblem – The Solution9

David Sun Lectureship in Postgraduate EducationThe David Sun Lectureship in Postgraduate Education was established by Mrs. Sun inmemory of her husband. Dr. Sun died at the peak of his career. He was an outstandinggastroenterologist and investigator. The speaker, with a distinguished background ingastroenterology or an allied field, is chosen by the President and Course Directors of thePostgraduate Program subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.2012 LecturerDouglas A. Drossman, MD, MACGHelping Your Patient by Helping Yourself: How to Improve thePatient-Physician RelationshipDr. Drossman received his MD degree at Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine and obtained his medical residency at the Universityof North Carolina School of Medicine and NYU-Bellevue MedicalCenter. He subspecialized in psychosocial (psychosomatic)medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and inGastroenterology at the University of North Carolina.Dr. Drossman is in private practice in Chapel Hill, NC. He is alsoan adjunct Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at the Universityof North Carolina School of Medicine, and was formerly the codirectorof the UNC Center for Functional Gastrointestinal andMotility Disorders (1993-2012). He was founder, past chair (1989-1993) and newsletter editor of the Functional Brain-Gut Research Group of the AGA, Chair(since 1989) of the Rome Committees (Rome I II and III) and President of the Board of theRome Foundation (since 2004), past Chair of the Functional GI American Digestive HealthFoundation’s Digestive Health Initiative (1999-2001) and of the Motility and Nerve-Gut Sectionof the AGA Council (2003-2005). He is Past-President of the American PsychosomaticSociety (1997), a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Master of the AmericanCollege of Gastroenterology, and is on the Board of Directors and Chair of the ScientificAdvisory Board of the International Foundation for Functional GI Disorders (IFFGD). He hasserved on two committees of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Gulf War and Health,has been an Ad Hoc member of NIH-NCCAM Advisory board, and is on the NIH-NationalCommission on Digestive Diseases.10

Dr. Drossman has written over 500 articles and book chapters, has published two books, aGI Procedure Manual, and textbook of Functional GI disorders (Rome I, II, III), and serves onsix editorial and advisory boards in gastroenterology, psychosomatic medicine, behavioralmedicine, and patient health. He served 5-years as Associate Editor of the journalGastroenterology and was the Gastroenterology Section Editor of the Merck Manual for17 years.Dr. Drossman’s research relates to the clinical, epidemiological, psychosocial and treatmentaspects of gastrointestinal disorders. He has developed and validated several assessmentmeasures (e.g., illness severity and quality of life questionnaires for IBD and IBS, and anabuse severity scale) for clinical research, is involved in psychosocial outcomes research,and has a research program on brain imaging in IBS. He has been principal investigatoron several NIH sponsored research grants including a multi-center grant for treatment(antidepressant and cognitive-behavioral treatment) of the functional bowel disorders.He also consults with regulatory and pharmaceutical agencies regarding the design andevaluation of treatment trials. He is a recipient of the Janssen Award for Clinical Research(1999), the American Psychosomatic Society President’s Award (2003), the AGA Joseph B.Kirsner Fiterman Award in Clinical Research (2005), the AGA Mentors Research ScholarAward (2007) and has received several “Who’s Who,” “Patient Choice” and “Best Doctors”citations over the past 15 years.His educational and clinical interests relate to the psychosocial and behavioral aspects ofpatient care. He has produced numerous articles and videotapes on the biopsychosocialaspects of medical care, medical interviewing and the patient-doctor relationship, andreceived second prize at the 1997 AMA International Film Festival. As a Charter Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Communication in Health Care, he facilitates workshops to developclinical skills in physician-patient communication. He received the AGA DistinguishedEducator Award (2004), and is featured as one of 12 gastroenterologists in a book “BestGastroenterology Practices” (2007).11

1980 Paul Sherlock, MD, FACG: Current Concepts of the Epidemiology and Etiology ofColorectal Cancer1979 I. N. Marks, MD, FACG: Crossroads in Peptic Ulcer Therapy1978 Rosalyn S. Yalow, PhD: Radioimmunoassay in Gastroenterology1977 J. Edward Berk, MD, MACG: New Dimensions in the Laboratory Diagnosis ofPancreatic Disease13

ACG Awards15

Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement AwardThe Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award, formerly the ACG Clinical Achievement Award,is presented to not more than one Member/Fellow of the College in any year and is madein recognition of distinguished contributions to clinical gastroenterology over a significantperiod of time. Specific criteria include, in addition to a career of distinguished clinicalpractice of gastroenterology, contributions in patient care, clinical science, clinicaleducation, technological innovation, and public and community service.2012 RecipientDavid A. Johnson, MD, FACGDr. David A. Johnson is Professor of Medicine and Chief ofGastroenterology at Eastern Virginia School of Medicine. Despitehis primary focus on the clinical practice of gastroenterology, he haspublished extensively in the internal medicine/gastroenterologyliterature, contributing over 350 articles/chapters/abstracts inpeer-reviewed journals and books. Additionally, he co-edited theAmerican College of Physicians (ACP) book Dyspepsia and editedtwo GI Clinics of North America series on “Obesity Issues forGastroenterologists” and edited the recent ACP module on CRCscreening. His primary research interests are esophageal refluxdisease and colon cancer screening.He is a Past President of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and served theACG previously as Governor (VA), chair of ACG Quality Council Task Force, and memberof the Educational Affairs, Publications, Constitution and Bylaws (Chair), and Nominating(Chair) committees. Additionally since inception, he has served on the executive committeeand is Treasurer of the ACG/ASGE GI Quality Improvement Consortium (GIQuIC) and theexecutive committee for the GI Political Action Committee (GIPAC). He has co-chaired theACG National Fellows meeting for the last 17 yrs and previously been Course Director forthe ACG Annual Postgraduate course in 1994.He co-founded the National Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee and co-chaired thatcommittee for 10 yrs. Since 2000, he has served on both the GI Multi-Society CRC ScreeningTask Force and ACG guidelines committee for CRC screening and has coauthored thesescreening guidelines and other ongoing publications from 2000-present. Additionally, hewas a member of the CDC Task Force for quality colonoscopy. While President of the ACG, heformed the consensus groups with the American College of Cardiology and American HeartAssociation and from 2007-2011, he worked as a coauthor on the 3 separate consensusdocuments which were developed and published (on NSAID and antiplatelet issues forcardiology and gastroenterology).17

Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award, continuedIn May 2012, he was acknowledged as the invited lecturer at the National Institutesof Health as a “Great Teacher” (this is awarded to 2 non-NIH physicians per year andstreamed to 2200 sites around the world with a target audience is 50,000-100,000 viewers.He has been honored as “Master of Gastroenterology” and “Presidential Award” by theVirginia GI Society and received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Eastern VirginiaMedical School.He currently serves on the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) Boardof Examiners. He has served as the Gastroenterology Technical Advisory chair for theNational Quality Forum (NQF) and as well as steering committee member quality outcomesNQF task force and participated in all GI related task force activities from 2005-2011 andchaired 3 of the 4 task force meetings. He has been a technical advisor to Medicare (1995-1997) for time component evaluations.He is the past co-editor of Reviews in Gastroenterological Disorders, as well as JournalMedicine and section editor for the American Journal of Gastroenterology. He is thecurrent co-editor of the American College of Gastroenterology Education Universe, GIsection editor for Medscape Gastroenterology, Medscape GI Viewpoints, and MedscapeGI Consultant Corner, as well as the esophageal section editor for Journal WatchGastroenterology (New England Journal of Medicine). He is on numerous editorial boardsand reviews for 21 medical journals including all of the GI journals. He was a member andreviewer of the National Institutes of Health study section for esophageal/gastric diseasesand has provided consultant testimony to the FDA.He was the physician who worked with Senator Emily Couric to put through the historicfirst legislation to mandate colon cancer screening with colonoscopy as the preferredstandard. This initiative, first in Virginia, has set the model for other states which havefollowed with similar legislation mandating CRC screening. He remains as a GI advisor forthe Entertainment Industry Foundation (Katie Couric) for CRC screening and has servedas the coordinating advisor for their annual EIF report card on state legislation for CRCscreening.18

Past Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award Recipients2011 Douglas K. Rex, MD, FACG2010 Roy K. H. Wong, MD, FACG2009 Christina M. Surawicz, MD, MACG2008 Rowen K. Zetterman, MD, MACG2007 Joel E. Richter, MD, MACG2006 Seymour Katz, MD, MACG2005 David B. Sachar, MD, MACG2004 Alvin M. Zfass, MD, MACG2003 Arthur H. Aufses, MD, MACG2002 Cyrus E. Rubin, MD, MACG2001 Jerome D. Waye, MD, MACG2000 Bergein F. Overholt, MD, MACG1999 Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG1998 Leslie H. Bernstein, MD, MACG1997 Sidney J. Winawer, MD, MACG1996 Burton I. Korelitz, MD, MACG1995 David Y. Graham, MD, MACG1994 Howard M. Spiro, MD, MACG1993 F. Warren Nugent, MD, MACG1992 Henry Janowitz, MD, FACG1991 John T. Galambos, MD, MACG1990 Leon Schiff, MD, FACG1989 James L. A. Roth, MD, FACG1988 J. Edward Berk, MD, MACG1987 Leonidas Berry, MD, MACG19

Community Service AwardThe Community Service Award is bestowed upon an ACG Allied Health Member, ResidentMember, Trainee Member, Member, Fellow, or Master who has initiated or has been involvedin volunteer programs or has provided extensive volunteer service post-training.The service must have been performed on a completely voluntary basis and not for thecompletion of training or position requirements. Such service may include but is not limitedto the following: Community educational programs (e.g. Colon Cancer awareness); workingin free clinics; mentoring advocacy groups or local government committees; teachingin under-served schools related to health education; and political work on committees forcomprehensive health insurance or other issues.2012 RecipientMarch E. Seabrook, MD, FACGDr. March Seabrook is a lifelong resident and devoted citizenof South Carolina. After graduating from Wofford College, hecompleted his medical education and internal medicine residencyand his gastroenterology fellowship in Columbia. He has enjoyedprivate practice in the midlands of South Carolina since 1991. Hehas been involved in many local and state medical organizationsand is a founding member of the South Carolina GastroenterologyAssociation and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of theSouth Carolina Medical Association. Dr. Seabrook has also servedas ACC Governor for South Carolina (2006-2012) and as chair of theACG National Affaris Committee since 2010.Dr. Seabrook’s passion for colorectal cancer screening and prevention began early in hiscareer when two of his good friends lost their fathers to this disease. This fact along withthe significant disparities that exist in South Carolina as it relates to colorectal cancer andcolorectal cancer screening influenced him to work with others to develop awareness andscreening programs for the state. Currently, there is an ongoing collaboration between thegastroenterologists and several organizations including the University of South Carolina,Blue Cross Blue Shield, CVS / Caremark and Genentech to promote statewide colorectalcancer awareness and screening programs. Several years ago, Dr. Seabrook began theFANNi program in his office. This program provides colonoscopy and pathology services atno cost to individuals identified by the Free Medical Clinic and other physicians. These areperformed on Friday At Noon or Nine.Dr. Seabrook credits any success that has occurred in South Carolina related to colorectalcancer screening to the dedicated and tireless work of a few individuals and especiallyMarylou Stinson.20

Past Community Service Award Recipients2011 Joseph D. DiMase, MD, FACG21

International Leadership AwardThe International Leadership Award is given to a Fellow or Master of the ACG in recognitionof outstanding and substantial contributions to gastroenterology, to the College andto the international gastroenterology community. Substantial contributions internationallymay include, but are not limited to the following: The training of individuals from othercountries who have gone on to become leaders in gastroenterology in their community;leadership in international organizations that has resulted in improvement in the care ofpatients; and participation in humanitarian efforts.2012 RecipientFlavio Steinwurz, MD, FACGDr. Flavio Steinwurz received his medical degree in 1980 andcompleted his residency in 1984 at São Paulo Federal University,São Paulo, Brazil. In 1987 he trained in Gastroenterology with afocus on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at Lenox Hill Hospital,NY, on the service of Dr. Burton I. Korelitz. In 1988 he returnedto Brazil and became an Assistant Professor at Santos Schoolof Medicine and was Board Certified in Gastroenterology by theBrazilian Medical Association (AMB) and the Brazilian Federationof Gastroenterology (FBG). In 1994 he became a fellow of theAmerican College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and in 1996 hereceived, with honour, his Mastership in Gastroenterology by theBrazilian Institute for the Study and Research in Gastroenterology.From 2004 to 2010 he was a Governor for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)for Brazil and from 2007 to 2010 he was the Director of Research of the Albert EinsteinJewish Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. In 2010 he became a member of the InternationalOrganization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD). He is also a memberof the advisory board and/or reviewer for many scientific journals including the AmericanJournal of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease and Sciences, Journal of Crohn’s andColitis, and Clinics. In 2010 Dr. Steinwurz received the Geraldo Siffert Award for the BestAbstract presented at the Brazilian Week of Gastroenterology.22

Past International Leadership Award Recipients2011 Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, FACG23

Master of the American College of GastroenterologyAs a result of their recognized stature and achievement in clinical gastroenterology and/or teaching, and/or because of their contribution to the College in service, leadership, andeducation, the following individuals have been recommended by the Awards Committeeand approved by the Board of Trustees for designation as Master.We are proud to recognize them for their accomplishments and commitment togastroenterology through clinical practice, education, research, leadership, and invaluableservice to the College.2012 Master RecipientsBarbara B. Frank, MD, MACGRichard H. Hunt, MD, MACGDouglas K. Rex, MD, MACG24

2012 Master RecipientBarbara B. Frank, MD, MACGDr. Barbara B. Frank is Clinical Professor of Medicine at DrexelUniversity College of Medicine and an active member of theteaching program in the Division of Gastroenterology. She isPast-President of the American Society for GastrointestinalEndoscopy, Past-President of the Bockus International Societyof Gastroenterology, a consultant to the Gastrointestinal DrugAdvisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationand former Chair of the FDA’s Gastroenterology-Urology DevicesPanel. She served as Governor for Eastern Pennsylvania of theAmerican College of Gastroenterology and was the representativefor gastroenterology to the Pennsylvania Medicare CarrierAdvisory Committee from its inception to 2004. She was awardedthe Distinguished Educator Award of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopyin May 2005, the Senior Governor Award of the American College of Gastroenterologyin 2006, and the 2008 American Gastroenterological Association Outstanding Women ofScience Award. The Barbara B. Frank, MD Endoscopic Learning Center was establishedin her honor in 2007. Also in 2007, the Barbara Frank Scholarship Award of the DigestiveCenter for Women Network was established.Dr. Frank did her internship and fellowship in gastroenterology at the Hospital of theUniversity of Pennsylvania under Dr. Frank Brooks. She then joined the medical staff ofBryn Mawr Hospital and subsequently moved to Crozer-Chester Medical Center to becomeDirector of Gastroenterology. She has served on the faculty at Hahnemann, now Drexel,since 1973.Locally, she was President of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of the Delaware Valleyand continues to serve on their Governing Council. She has also served as Presidentof the Philadelphia Gastrointestinal Training Group and the Delaware Valley Society forGastrointestinal Endoscopy and was the first woman to be named “Physician of the Year”by the Philadelphia chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. She haschaired and served on numerous national and local committees in gastroenterology andhas published many articles in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently on the Board of thePhiladelphia Art Alliance and an active member of the Cosmopolitan Club.During the summer between college and medical school, Dr. Frank married Dr. LeonardFrank, a urologist at Jefferson University College of Medicine. They have two sons andthree grandchildren.25

2012 Master RecipientRichard H. Hunt, MD, MACG26Dr. Richard H. Hunt is Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterologyat McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada and a facultymember of the Farncombe Family Digestive Health ResearchInstitute.Dr. Hunt qualified from Edinburgh University in 1966. He is a Fellowof the Royal College of Physicians of London, Edinburgh andCanada, and of the American Gastroenterology Association. Hehas been recognized with many prizes and medals for his workin Gastroenterology, where his special interests focus on the acidrelated disorders, Helicobacter pylori infection, the role of antiinflammatorydrugs and the gut and the clinical pharmacology oftreatment of gastrointestinal disease. He is also widely recognized for an extensive interestin colorectal disease, colonoscopy, and therapeutic endoscopy. He has been honored todeliver the Ivan Beck Lecture of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG),the Presidential Lecture of the Association of West Indian Gastroenterologists, the PanirChelvam Lecture of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology, the Richard Sherbaniuk& Ron Wensel Foundation lecture Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, and theHenry L. Bockus Lecture at the World Congress of Gastroenterology. Dr. Hunt was theRichard D. McKenna Lecturer for 2012 on the occasion of the 50th Year celebration ofCAG. Dr. Hunt was President of the CAG 1992-1993 and a founding member and Presidentof the Canadian Helicobacter Study Group 1997-2001. He is currently a Director andVice President of the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation. He received the CanadianAssociation of Gastroenterology Distinguished Service Award in 2002 and the OntarioAssociation of Gastroenterology Award in 2006. He has served on a number of committeesfor the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) including the Research committeewhich he has chaired twice and also served on the Board of Trustees.Dr. Hunt was Co-chair of the scientific program committee of the World Congress ofGastroenterology, Montreal, 2005. He was co-President of the OESO World Congress 2010and co-organizer of the scientific program for the Falk 50th Anniversary Symposium onEnvironment and Lifestyle Effect on Disorders of the Digestive Tract 2010. He has been onthe faculties of numerous post graduate courses including those of the ACG, AGA, UEGW,APDW and elsewhere. He has been Associate Editor of the Esophagus, Stomach andDuodenum, sections of the journal Gastroenterology, and a member of the Editorial Boardsof 19 scientific journals. He has been Visiting Professor at Universities in the USA, Canada,Australia, Europe, South East Asia and South Africa, and has been an invited lecturer toUniversities and hospitals throughout the world. He has over 350 papers and 400 abstractsand is the author or editor of 10 books and 69 chapters. He has produced 20 TV video filmson peptic ulcer disease, reflux esophagitis, and colonoscopy.Since 1982, Dr. Hunt has been Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He was thefirst Director of the Intestinal Disease Research Unit, and of the Division of Gastroenterologyat McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, establishing its international reputation.

2012 Master RecipientDouglas K. Rex, MD, MACGDr. Douglas K. Rex is Distinguished Professor of Medicine atIndiana University School of Medicine, Chancellor’s Professor atIndiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, and Director ofEndoscopy at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis.He graduated from Harvard College, Summa Cum Laude in 1976and with highest distinction from Indiana University School ofMedicine in 1980. He served as Chief Medical Resident at IndianaUniversity Hospital and joined the faculty at Indiana University in1985.He received the Outstanding Teacher Award in the Introductionto Medicine course five times and has been awarded the IndianaUniversity School of Medicine Outstanding Teacher Award as well as Department ofMedicine’s Excellence in Teaching Award. He is a full-time clinical gastroenterologistat Indiana University Hospital. His major research interests have been in colorectaldisease and, in particular, colorectal cancer screening and the technical performance ofcolonoscopy.He co-authored the colorectal cancer screening recommendations of the AmericanCollege of Gastroenterology and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.He also authored the recommendations on quality in colonoscopy of the U.S. Multi-SocietyTask Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American College of Gastroenterology/AmericanSociety of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has authored more than 170 original researchpapers, 50 book chapters, 180 invited papers, 40 editorials, and 50 guideline papers.He is an Associate Editor of Journal Watch Gastroenterology and GI and HepatologyNews, and a member of the Editorial Boards of Gastroenterology, The Journal ofClinical Gastroenterology, Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Gastroenterology& Hepatology, Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedscapeGastroenterology, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics(WJGPT), Annals of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, World Journal of GastrointestinalOncology, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Journal of Anesthesia & Clinical Research,and the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology.From 2000-2006 he was the chairman of the U.S. Multi-Society (ACG, ASGE, AGA, ACP-ASIM) Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. He has also served in the American College ofGastroenterology as Chairman of the Board of Governors and is a Past President of theACG.27

Past Master RecipientsEdgar Achkar, MD, MACGJames L. Achord, MD, MACGArthur H. Aufses, MD, MACGLuis Balart, MD, MACGSimmy Bank, MD, MACGPeter A. Banks, MD, MACGJamie S. Barkin, MD, MACGK. Orrin Barrow, MBBS, MACGIvan T. Beck, MD, MACGGerald Becker, MD, MACGRobert L. Berger, MD, MACGJ. Edward Berk, MD, MACGHarold Bernhard, MD, MACGLeslie H. Bernstein, MD, MACGLeonidas H. Berry, MD, MACGH. Worth Boyce, Jr., MD, MACGEugene M. Bozymski, MD, MACGS. Philip Bralow, MD, MACGLawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACGW. Scott Brooks, MD, MACGWilliam D. Carey, MD, MACGDonald O. Castell, MD, MACGSarkis J. Chobanian, MD, MACGHarris R. Clearfield, MD, MACGEdwin M. Cohn, MD, MACGHenry Colcher, MD, MACGJuan R. Colon-Pagan, MD, MACGAngelo E. Dagradi, MD, MACGDavid Dreiling, MD, MACGDouglas A. Drossman, MD, MACGSudhir K. Dutta, MD, MACGAtilla Ertan, MD, MACGRichard G. Farmer, MD, MACGSidney M. Fierst, MD, MACGWarren Finkelstein, MD, MACGJoseph F. Fitzgerald, MD, MACGIra L. Flax, MD, MACGMartin H. Floch, MD, MACGP. Gregory Foutch, DO, MACGJames T. Frakes, MD, MACGGerald Friedman, MD, MACGJohn T. Galambos, MD, MACGMartin D. Gelfand, MD, MACGFranz Goldstein, MD, MACGDavid Y. Graham, MD, MACGVictor W. Groisser, MD, MACGFrank A. Hamilton, MD, MPH, MACGTheodore Hersh, MD, MACGChesley Hines, MD, MACGBasil I. Hirschowitz, MD, MACGWalter H. Jacobs, MD, MACGRobyn G. Karlstadt, MD, MACGSeymour Katz, MD, MACGJames F. King, MD, MACGBurton I. Korelitz, MD, MACGRobert E. Kravetz, MD, MACGShiu-Kum Lam, MD, MACGEric R. Lee, MD, MACGSum P. Lee, MD, PhD, MACGSuzanne Lemire, MD, MACGJoseph W. Leung, MD, MACGMyron Lewis, MD, MACGCharles J. Lightdale, MD, MACGArthur E. Lindner, MD, MACGRichard P. MacDermott, MD, MACGWillis C. Maddrey, MD, MACGNirmal S. Mann, MD, MS, PhD, DSc, MACGJohn McMahon, MD, MACGPeter R. McNally, DO, MACGGeorge W. Meyer, MD, MACGWilliam A. Millhon, MD, MACGH. Juergen Nord, MD, MACGF. Warren Nugent, MD, MACGBergein F. Overholt, MD, MACGJoel F. Panish, MD, MACGJohn P. Papp, MD, MACGPeter M. Pardoll, MD, MACGMoses Paulson, MD, MACGDaniel Pelot, MD, MACGDavid A. Peura, MD, MACGC. S. Pitchumoni, MD, MACGJohn W. Popp, Jr., MD, MACGDaniel H. Present, MD, MACGLinda Rabeneck, MD, MACGGeorge B. Rankin, MD, MACGJoel E. Richter, MD, MACG28

Arvey I. Rogers, MD, MACGWilliam S. Rosenthal, MD, MACGDavid B. Sachar, MD, MACGMichael A. Safdi, MD, MACGRichard E. Sampliner, MD, MACGMelvin Schapiro, MD, MACGEugene R. Schiff, MD, MACGEdward S. Schneir, MD, MACGBernard M. Schuman, MD, MACGMarvin M. Schuster, MD, MACGAshok N. Shah, MD, MACGJerome H. Siegel, MD, MACGE. Marvin Sokol, MD, MACGMitchell A. Spellberg, MD, MACGHoward Spiro, MD, MACGRadhika Srinivasan, MD, MACGFrederick Steigmann, MD, MACGChristina M. Surawicz, MD, MACGAlbert C. Svoboda, Jr., MD, MACGJuan T. Tomasini, MD, MACGEsther A. Torres, MD, MACGJorge E. Valenzuela, MD, MACGArnold Wald, MD, MACGJoseph E. Walther, MD, MACGJerome D. Waye, MD, MACGRichard L. Wechsler, MD, MACGC. Noel Williams, MD, MACGDavid W. Williams, MD, MACGSidney J. Winawer, MD, MACGRowen K. Zetterman, MD, MACGAlvin M. Zfass, MD, MACG29

Samuel S. Weiss AwardThe Samuel S. Weiss Award was established as a service award in commemoration of thefounding father of the College, Samuel S. Weiss, whose efforts and initiative resulted inthe establishment of the College in 1932. It is presented periodically, and not necessarilyannually, to a Fellow of the College in recognition of outstanding career service to theAmerican College of Gastroenterology. Nominations are solicited and reviewed by theAwards Committee and the recipients must be approved by the ACG Board of Trustees.2012 RecipientMartin H. Floch, MD, MACGMartin H. Floch, MD, MACG, FACP, AGAF is a graduate of NewYork University, has a master’s degree from the University of NewHampshire, Durham, NH and received his MD from New YorkMedical College, Valhalla, NY. He completed his residency at BethIsrael Hospital, New York, NY and gastroenterology training at theformer Seton Hall College of Medicine, South Orange, NJ.He is a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology,and a fellow of the American College of Physicians, as well asthe American Gastroenterology Association. Dr. Floch has beenawarded numerous NIH grants at Yale University, New Haven,and Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT. He was Chairman of InternalMedicine at Norwalk Hospital from 1970 to 1994, and founding Chief of Gastroenterologyand Nutrition at Norwalk Hospital, which he assumed after founding the Norwalk MedicalGroup.Presently Dr. Floch is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicinewhere he is responsible for CME in Gastroenterology and is involved in Probiotic researchin IBD and IBS. He has two active books as editor of Netter’s Gastroenterology, in its secondedition, and Probiotics: A Clinical Guide. Dr Floch is also editor in chief at the Journal ofClinical Gastroenterology.30

Past Samuel S. Weiss Award Recipients2011 Frank L. Lanza, MD, FACG2008 Robert E. Kravetz, MD, MACG2006 William D. Carey, MD, MACG2005 David Y. Graham, MD, MACG2004 Edgar Achkar, MD, FACG2002 Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG2001 Joel E. Richter, MD, MACG2000 Seymour Katz, MD, MACG1998 Rowen K. Zetterman, MD, FACG1997 Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD, MACG1996 Arvey I. Rogers, MD, MACG1995 Jerome D. Waye, MD, MACG1994 J. Edward Berk, MD, MACG1993 Arthur E. Lindner, MD, MACG1992 Franz Goldstein, MD, MACG1991 James L. Achord, MD, MACG1990 Robert L. Berger, MD, MACG1989 Angelo E. DaGradi, MD, MACG1987 Joseph E. Walther, MD, MACG1986 Richard L. Wechsler, MD, MACG1984 John P. Papp, MD, MACG1982 Daniel Weiss, BS, MA1980 David A. Dreiling, MD, MACG1978 Henry Colcher, MD, MACG1976 Murrel H. Kaplan, MD, FACG1974 Robert R. Bartunek, MD, FACG1972 Milton J. Matzner, MD, FACG31

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ACG Governors’ AwardsThe following three awards, presented for the first time in 1996, are given by the Board ofGovernors in recognition of outstanding service and commitment to the Board and to theCollege.Freshman Governor’s Award2012 RecipientDavid T. Rubin, MD, FACGThis award is presented to a Governor in the first term of service. Nominees mustdemonstrate a clear commitment to the Board through activities such as service on adhoc committees, participation in local and state legislative efforts, correspondence withconstituents, participation in regional meetings, speakers bureau or other special projects.Nominees must also show potential for future growth within the organization.Past Freshman Governor’s Award Recipients2011 Caroll D. Koscheski, MD, FACG2010 Costas H. Kefalas, MD, FACG2009 James S. Leavitt, MD, FACG2008 Immanuel K.H. Ho, MD, FACG2007 March E. Seabrook, MD, FACG2006 Flavio Steinwurz, MD, FACG2005 Edward L. Cattau, Jr., MD, FACG2004 Myron H. Brand, MD, FACG2003 Samir Shah, MD, FACG2002 R. Bruce Cameron, MD, FACG2001 Jay J. Mamel, MD, FACG2000 Warren Finkelstein, MD, FACG1999 Massimo Crespi, MD, FACG1998 Rashad Dabaghi, MD, FACG1997 Peter M. Pardoll, MD, MACG1996 Peter F. Purcell, MD, FACG35

Senior Governor’s Award2012 RecipientJames S. Leavitt, MD, FACGThis award is given to a Governor in the final term of service. Candidates must demonstratea strong commitment of service to the Board of Governors through activities such asservice on ad hoc committees, participation in local and state legislative efforts, nationalaffairs, recruitment, correspondence with constituents, participation in regional meetings,speakers bureau or other special projects.Past Senior Governor’s Award Recipients2011 March E. Seabrook, MD, FACG2010 John R. Saltzman, MD, FACG2009 Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG2008 David A. Greenwald, MD, FACG2007 Scott M. Tenner, MD, MPH, FACG2006 Barbara B. Frank, MD, FACG2005 R. Bruce Cameron, MD, FACG2004 Joseph W. Leung, MD, FACG2003 Warren Finkelstein, MD, FACG2002 Martin D. Mark, MD, FACG2001 Timothy J. Nostrant, MD, FACG2000 J. Mark Lawson, MD, FACG1999 Florian M. Cortese, MD, FACG1998 William H. Hall, MD, FACG1997 John W. Popp, Jr., MD, FACG1996 Delbert L. Chumley, MD, FACG36

The William D. Carey Award2012 RecipientSamir A. Shah, MD, FACGDr. William D. Carey was elected Governor for Northern Ohio in 1987 and served asChairman of the Board of Governors from 1988-1990. He has served the College asTreasurer and Trustee, and has chaired numerous College Committees. Dr. Carey is the firstChairman of the Board of Governors to be elected as President of the American College ofGastroenterology (1993). In honor of his years of distinguished service and because of theexample he has set for other Governors, an award is given in his name.This award is reserved for an exceptional individual who has served the Board andthe College with distinction. Nominees must show clear demonstration of outstandingcontributions to the College such as service within leadership positions, participationin educational efforts, committee service or participation in research related activities.Governors serving their final term or those emeritus Governors who have completed servicewill be eligible to receive the award. Nominees must have a strong history of meritoriousservice to the Board of Governors.Past William D. Carey Award Recipients2011 W. Elwyn Lyles, MD, FACG2010 Edgar Achkar, MD, MACG2009 Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACG2008 Peter M. Pardoll, MD, MACG2007 R. Bruce Cameron, MD, FACG2006 Roy K.H. Wong, MD, FACG2005 Harry E. Sarles, Jr., MD, FACG2004 John W. Popp, Jr., MD, FACG2003 Ronald J. Vender, MD, FACG2002 Douglas K. Rex, MD, FACG2001 Jack A. Di Palma, MD, FACG2000 Delbert L. Chumley, MD, FACG1999 P. Gregory Foutch, DO, FACG1998 Luis A. Balart, MD, MACG1997 Rowen K. Zetterman, MD, MACG1996 Christina M. Surawicz, MD, FACG37

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ACG International GI Training Grant AwardThe ACG and the International Relations Committee are pleased to announce the recipientof the International GI Training Grant for 2012. This program, initiated in 1995, providespartial financial support to physicians outside the United States and Canada to receiveclinical or clinical research training or education in Gastroenterology and Hepatology inselected medical training centers in North America. One grant of $10,000 has been awardedthis year.2012 RecipientWiriyaporn Ridtitid, MDBangkok, ThailandDr. Wiriyaporn Ridtitid is from Bangkok Thailand and is currently working as a consultant inthe Division of Gastroenterology at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at ChulalongkornUniversity. He will be training in ERCP at Indiana University under the direction of EvanL. Fogel, MD for twelve months beginning in July of 2012. With this training, Dr. Ridtitidwould like to play a major role in developing the new Center for Endoscopy at the KingChulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and provide advanced endoscopic training, service andresearch.Past International GI Training Grant Award Recipients2011 Nikhil Anil Nadkarni, MD, India2010 Avelyn Kwok, MD, Australia2009 Andres Duarte Rojo, MD, Mexico2008 Ling Yi Zhang, MD, MS, China2007 Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD, Philippines2006 Alberto Rubio Tapia, MD, Mexico2005 Aldo Javier Montano-Loza, MD, Mexico2004 Ender Fakioglu, MD, Turkey2003 Kyoto Ito, MD, Japan2002 Ratha-korn Vilaichone, MD, Thailand2001 Mohamed El Sadany, MD, Egypt2000 Harshad C. Devarbhavi, MD, India1999 Marko Duvnjak, MD, Croatia1998 Eliza Maria de Brito, MD, Brazil1997 Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, MD, NorwayMarisa Fonseca Magalhaes, MD, BrazilSri Prakash Misra, MD, India41

Past International GI Training Grant Award Recipients, continued1996 Dervis Bandres, MD, VenezuelaOrsolya I. Halmos, MD, HungaryIssa Marie Nigl Navarrete, MD, MexicoRajko Ostojic, MD, CroatiaSeren Ozenirler, MD, TurkeyShayong Yu, MD, China1995 Lars Aabakken, MD, NorwayCarlos Midrani Boyle, MD, MexicoI. Soykan, MD, TurkeyJ. Woo, MD, Korea42

ACG North American International GI Training Grant AwardThe ACG and the International Relations Committee are pleased to announce the recipientof the North American International GI Training Grant for 2012. This program providespartial financial support to U.S. and Canadian GI Fellows in training or GI Physicians whohave completed their training within the last 5 years, to receive clinical or clinical researchtraining or education in Gastroenterology and Hepatology outside of North America.Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited gastroenterology fellowship program or be aGI Physician who completed their training within the last 5 years, and must also be citizensof the United States or Canada. One grant of $10,000 has been awarded this year.2012 RecipientHamed Khalili, MDBoston, MassachusettsDr. Hamed Khalili is a 3rd year fellow in training at the Massachusetts General Hospitalin Boston, Massachusetts where his work in IBD has led him to have an interest in betterunderstanding and defining the risk factors for development of IBD, and identifyingsubgroups at the highest risk for poor outcomes. He will be working with Dr. Anders Ekbom,Professor and Chief of Clinical Epidemiology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm,Sweden, for six months learning how to conduct outcomes research.Past North American International GI Training Grant Award Recipients2011 Amit Bhatt, MD, Cleveland, OH2010 Jenny Sauk, MD, New York, NY2009 Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, Palo Alto, CA2008 Anna M. Buchner, MD, PhD, Jacksonville, FL43

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ACG Auxiliary AwardsThese two awards are presented by the Auxiliary to the best scientific papers submittedby physicians-in-training or by a Fellow/Member of the College. The award recipients areselected by the Educational Affairs Committee.2012 RecipientsThe Inpatient Mortality Rate for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Is Decreasing in theUnited States: A Nationwide Analysis Over Two DecadesMarwan Abougergi, MD, John Saltzman, MD, FACG, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,Boston, MAPA32540 (Enteric-coated Aspirin 325 mg + Immediate-release Omeprazole 40 mg) IsAssociated with Significantly Fewer Gastric Ulcers and Significantly Less EndoscopicErosive Esophagitis than Enteric-coated Aspirin (EC-ASA) Alone: Results of Two Phase 3StudiesJay Goldstein, MD, FACG, Byron Cryer, MD, FACG, Angel Lanas, MD, Glenn Eisen, MD,James Scheiman, MD, FACG, Ying Zhang, MS, John Fort, MD, NorthShore UniversityHealthSystem, Evanston, IL, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX,University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland,OR, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, POZEN, Inc., Chapel Hill, NCACG Governors Awards for Excellence in Clinical ResearchThese five awards, supported by the ACG Board of Governors, are given to the best papersas determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.2012 RecipientsCausative Agents, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Idiosyncratic Drug Induced LiverInjury (DILI) in the Elderly: Results From the DILIN Prospective StudyNaga Chalasani, MD, FACG, Paul Watkins, MD, Robert Fontana, MD, Jiezhun Gu, PhD,William Lee, MD, Herbert Bonkovsky, MD, Jayant Talwalkar, MD, Andrew Stolz, MD,Victor Navarro, Rajender Reddy, MD, FACG, Jose Serrano, MD, Indiana University,Indianapolis, IN, Hamner Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,Duke University, Durham, NC, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Carolinas MedicalCenter, Charlotte, NC, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, University of Southern California, LosAngeles, CA, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD47

ACG Governors Awards for Excellence in Clinical Research2012 Recipients, continuedPOEM (PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy): Effective NOTES (Natural Orifice TransluminalEndoscopic Surgery) Accessible to the Gastroenterologist, 3 Year Experience at a U.S.CenterStavros Stavropoulos, MD, Collin E. Brathwaite, MD, Bhawna Halwan, MD, VineetKorrapati, MD, Dolorita DeJesus, NP, Shahzad Iqbal, MD, Jessica L. Widmer, DO, DavidM. Friedel, MD, James Grendell, MD, Winthrop University Hospital, Department ofGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Mineola, NY, Winthrop University Hospital,Department of Surgery, Mineola, NYResource Utilization, Mortality and Disease Severity Trends in Patients Hospitalized forHepatitis C in the United StatesAlita Mishra, MD, Munkhzul Otgonsuren, MS, Zareen Arsalla, BS, Chapy Venkateasan,MD, Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH, FACG, Center for Liver Diseases, Department ofMedicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, Betty and Guy Beatty Center forIntegrated Research, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VAAlterations in Cross-sectional Imaging and Cyst Fluid Genetics Following EndoscopicUltrasound Guided Pancreatic Cyst Ablation with Ethanol and PaclitaxelJohn M. DeWitt, MD, FACG, Mohamad Al-Haddad, MD, Stuart Sherman, MD, JuliaLeBlanc, MD, MPH, C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA, Syd Finkelstein, MD, PhD,Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, RedPath Integrated Technologies,Pittsburgh, PAPancreatitis Quality of Life Instrument (PANQOLI): A Psychometric EvaluationWahid Wassef, MD, MPH, FACG, John M. DeWitt, MD, FACG, Mel Wilcox, MD, FACG,David Whitcomb, MD, PhD, FACG, Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH, Stephen Amann, MD, GirishMishra, MD, Samer Alkaade, MD, Joseph Romagnuolo, MD, Timothy Gardner, MD, WalterG. Park, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, Celia Hartigan, RN, MPH, Bruce Barton, PhD, Carol Bova,PhD, RN, ANP, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, IndianaUniversity Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, University of Alabama School of Medicine,Birmingham, AL, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, Digestive Health Specialists,Tupelo, MS, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, Saint LouisUniversity School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Medical University of South Carolina,Charleston, SC, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Stanford UniversitySchool of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH48

ACG International AwardThe ACG International Award is presented to one recipient selected from oral papers on thebasis of abstracts submitted in any category. The primary author must not be based in or bea citizen of the U.S. or Canada and all work must have been performed outside the U.S. andCanada. The award recipient is chosen by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee.2012 RecipientFirst Use of PET/CT Using Fluorine-18 FDG-labeled Autologous Leucocytes in theDiagnosis of Infected Fluid Collections in Acute PancreatitisAnish Bhattacharya, MD, Rakesh Kochhar, MD, DM, FACG, Sarika Sharma, MD, SreekanthAppasani, MD, DM, Niranjan Khandelwal, MD, Pallab Ray, MD, Kartar Singh, MD, DM,Bhagwant Rai Mittal, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh,India, Department of Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, Department ofRadiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, Department of Medical Microbiology,PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaACG Lawlor Resident AwardThe ACG Lawlor Resident Award is presented annually in memory of the late EdwardLawlor, an executive of SmithKline & French, who had a distinguished career of outstandingcontributions to the ACG and the gastroenterology community at large. The recipient isselected on the basis of abstracts submitted by residents-in-training. Abstracts shouldrelate to clinical or research oriented work in the field of gastroenterology. The recipient ischosen by the Educational Affairs Committee subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.2012 RecipientSevere Sprue-like Enteropathy Associated with OlmesartanMargot Herman, MD, Alberto Rubio-Tapia, MD, Jonas Ludvigsson, MD, Darlene Kelly, MD,PhD, Thomas Mangan, MD, Tsung-Teh Wu, MD, PhD, Joseph Murray, MD, FACG, MayoClinic, Rochester, MN, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden49

ACG Obesity AwardThe ACG Obesity Award is given to the best paper related to original clinical or basicscience oriented work in the area of obesity as it impacts gastrointestinal diseases ortreatments. The recipient is selected by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from allabstracts submitted.2012 RecipientPituitary Adenylate-Cyclase Activating Peptide (PACAP) Affects Total Body Weight, BodyComposition and Food IntakeFnu Deepinder, MD, John Vu, BS, Leon Luong, Student, Josh Norris, Student, JosephPisegna, MD, Patrizia Germano, MD, CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center, WestLos Angeles VA Hospital, UCLA, Los Angeles, CAACG/Naomi Nakao Gender-Based Research AwardThis award, presented in conjunction with the ACG’s Women in Gastroenterology Committeeand supported by Naomi Nakao, MD, ScD, FACG, is given to the best paper related toidentifiying gender-based differences in gastrointestinal diseases as determined by theACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.2012 RecipientRisk of Colorectal Cancer after Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancers: A Population BasedStudyHarminder Singh, MD, MPH, Zoann Nugent, PhD, Alain Demers, PhD, Piotr Czaykowski,MD, MSc, Salaheddin Mahmud, MD, PhD, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada50

ACG/Radhika Srinivasan Gender-Based Research AwardThis award, presented in conjunction with the ACG’s Women in Gastroenterology Committee,is named in honor of Radhika Srinivasan, MD, MACG, and is given to the best paper relatedto identifiying gender-based differences in gastrointestinal diseases as determined by theACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.2012 RecipientInfertility and Pregnancy Outcomes in Celiac DiseaseStephanie M. Moleski, MD, Christina C. Lindenmeyer, MD, Anthony J. DiMarino, MD,Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PAACG/AstraZeneca Clinical Vignette AwardsThese two awards are given to the best posters in the Clinical Vignettes Section asdetermined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted for theACG Annual Meeting.2012 RecipientsA Case of Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease During PregnancyMelissa Rosen, MD, Ellen Scherl, MD, FACG, Brian Bosworth, MD, FACG,Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell MedicalCenter, New York, NYPrimary Plasmablastic Lymphoma of the Esophagus Presenting as EsophagitisMelvin Bullock, MD, Stanley Giddings, MD, Nikhil Patel, MD, David Wolfson, MD, JuanMunoz, MD, FACG, University of Florida COM - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL51

ACG/AstraZeneca Fellow AwardsThe ACG/AstraZeneca Fellow Awards are designated to the 10 best abstracts submitted byfellows-in-training, and are selected based on scientific merit. Winning papers are selectedby the Educational Affairs Committee.2012 RecipientsStatins and the Risk of Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisSiddharth Singh, MD, Abha Singh, MD, Preet Paul Singh, MD, M. Hassan Murad, MD,Prasad Iyer, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNInvestigation of MicroRNA in Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Study: DifferentialExpression Observed Among Pancreatic Cystic NeoplasmsLinda S. Lee, MD, Anna E. Szafranska-Schwarzbach, PhD, Dennis C. Wylie, PhD, AndrewM. Bellizzi, MD, Leona A. Doyle, MD, Vivek Kadiyala, MD, Shadeah L. Suleiman, BS, JonA. Kemppainen, BA, Andrew Kincaid, MD, MBASCP, Jeffrey Houghton, MS, ShaleenaMcGee, BS, Sachin Sah, MS, Peter A. Banks, MD, MACG, Bernard Andruss, PhD,Darwin L. Conwell, MD, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Fish Center for Women’s Health:Interdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Asuragen, Austin, TX, University of Iowa Carver College ofMedicine, Iowa City, IAThe Incidence of Hyponatremia with Two Commonly Prescribed Purgatives forColonoscopy – Polyethylene Glycol 3350 with Sports Drink (PEG-SD) Compared toPolyethylene Glycol with Electrolyte Solution (PEG-ELS)Rebecca Matro, MD, Leo Katz, MD, Constantine Daskalakis, ScD, Dan Negoianu, MD,Steven Herrine, MD, Steven Greenfield, MD, Michael Share, MD, Arpan Patel, MD,Christopher Henry, MD, David Kastenberg, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, ThomasJefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Division of Biosatistics, Thomas JeffersonUniversity, Philadelphia, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Internal Medicine, ThomasJefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFully-Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents are More Efficacious than Plastic Stentsas First-line Therapy in Treating Extrahepatic Benign Biliary Strictures Following LiverTransplantationCharles W. Shrode, MD, Daniel S. Strand, MD, David M. Arner, MD, Nicolas M. Intagliata,MD, James T. Patrie, MD, Bryan G. Sauer, MD, MSc, Vanessa M. Shami, MD, Carl L. Berg,MD, Andrew Y. Wang, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA52

Predicting Cardiovascular Events after Liver Transplantation: Does Degree of CoronaryVessel Disease Play a Role?Mazen Albeldawi, MD, Vedant Gupta, MD, Gurshawn Singh, MD, Rocio Lopez, MS, BijanEghtesad, MD, Thomas Marwick, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHImportance of Reporting Segmental Bowel Preparation Scores During Colonoscopy inClinical PracticeShashideep Singhal, MD, Manpreet Singh, MD, Deepanshu Jain, MBBS, Juan Tejada,MD, Sushil Duddempudi, MD, Mojdeh Momeni, MD, Mahesh Krishnaiah, MD, Sury Anand,MD, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NYReal-time Feedback Improves the Quality of Colonoscopy by Trainees: A ControlledClinical TrialNandakumar Srinivasan, MD, Micheal J. Szewczynski, Felicity T. Enders, PhD, WallapakTavanapong, PhD, Jung Hwan Oh, PhD, Johnny Wong, PhD, Piet de Groen, MD, FACG,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, University of North Texas,Denton, TXThe Epidemiology and Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children from 2005-2009: Results from a Nationwide SurveySahil Khanna, MBBS, Mallika Gupta, MD, Larry M. Baddour, MD, Darrell S. Pardi, MD, MS,FACG, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CAPrevalence of Comorbidities in a Racially Diverse Population with Irritable BowelSyndrome: Results of a Retrospective Cross-Sectional StudySupriya Rao, MD, Ramune Garniene, MD, Howard Cabral, PhD, Horst C. Weber, MD,Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Boston University School of PublicHealth, Boston, MACystatin-C Based Equation More Accurate Than CKD-EPI in Estimating GlomerularFiltration Rate in Liver Transplant RecipientsAlina Allen, MD, Andrew Rule, MD, Nelson Leung, MD, Chun Fan, Terry Therneau, PhD, W.Ray Kim, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN53

ACG/Janssen Biotech, Inc. IBD Research AwardsThese five awards are given to the best papers by fellows in the Inflammatory BowelDisease category as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from allabstracts submitted for the ACG Annual Meeting.2012 RecipientsPredictors of Colorectal Neoplasia Outcomes in Indefinite and Low Grade Dysplasia inPatients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Ulcerative ColitisJohn Eaton, MD, Thomas Smyrk, MD, Mohamad Imam, MBBS, Darrell Pardi, MD, FACG,Edward Loftus, MD, FACG, Victoria Owens, MD, Jayant Talwalkar, MD, Mayo Clinic,Rochester, MNDoes Abdomino-Pelvic CT Done During Emergency Department Visit Affect Managementin Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases?Andres Yarur, MD, Amar Deshpande, MD, Amar Mandalia, BS, Ryan Dauer, BS, Frank Czul,MD, Daniel Sussman, MD, MSPH, Maria Abreu, MD, University of Miami, Miami, FLMean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) to White Blood Cell (WBC) Count Ratio as a ClinicalPredictor of Response to Thiopurine Medications in Patients with Inflammatory BowelDiseaseAdam Deising, DO, John Betteridge, MD, Corinne Maydonovitch, BS, Ganesh Veerappan,MD, Gastroenterology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda,Bethesda, MDPrevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD) Patients from the Sunshine StateDaisy Batista, MD, Jill Gaidos, MD, John Valentine, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville,FL, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, University of Utah Health Care, SaltLake City, UTImpact of Obesity on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)Jennifer Seminerio, MD, David Binion, MD, FACG, Katherine Weyant, CRNP, ClaudiaRamos, MD, Postdoctoral Associate, Michael Dunn, MD, FACG, Miguel Regueiro, MD,FACG, Jason Swoger, MD, FACG, Leonard Baidoo, MD, FACG, Marc Schwartz, MD, FACG,Arthur Barrie, MD, PhD, FACG, Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,Pittsburgh, PA54

ACG/Olympus Colorectal Cancer Prevention AwardsAs part of the ACG Colorectal Cancer Action Plan, the abstract submission category of“Colorectal Cancer Prevention” was added for presentation at the Annual Meeting. Thewinners of this award were judged by the Educational Affairs Committee, with input fromthe Colorectal Cancer Prevention Scoring Subcommittee, as the top four submissions inthis category.2012 RecipientsElevated Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Adenomas in Relatives of Patients withColorectal Cancer: A Population-based Study in UtahNiloy Jewel Samadder, MD, MSc, Therese Tuohy, PhD, Karen Curtin, PhD, GeraldineMineau, PhD, Richard Pimentel, PhD, Kerry Rowe, PhD, Randall Burt, MD, FACG, Divisionof Gastroenterology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Huntsman Cancer Institute, SaltLake City, UT, Utah Population Database, Salt Lake City, UT, Intermountain Healthcare, SaltLake City, UTAdenoma Detection Rates in Screening versus Surveillance Colonoscopies: Data fromthe New Hampshire Colonoscopy RegistryJoseph C. Anderson, MD, Lynn F. Butterly, MD, Julie Weiss, MS, Martha Goodrich, MS,Christina M. Robinson, MS, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, Dartmouth HitchcockMedical Center, Lebanon, NHThe Relationship Between Withdrawal Time and Intubation Time in Colonoscopy:Correlation with Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR)Erika Boroff, Michael D. Crowell, PhD, FACG, Jonathan Leighton, MD, FACG, Douglas O.Faigel, MD, FACG, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, MD, FACG, Francisco C. Ramirez, MD, FACG,Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZAdenoma Detection Rate in High Risk Patients Differs from Average Risk PatientsMadhusudhan Sanaka, MD, FACG, Tushar Gohel, MD, Amareshwar Podugu, MD, TarunRai, MD, Pokala Kiran, MD, Prashanthi Thota, MD, FACG, Rocio Lopez, MS, Carol Burke,MD, FACG, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH55

North American Conference of Gastroenterology FellowsThese two awards were presented during the North American Conference of GastroenterologyFellows in March 2012. A total of 96 fellows submitted their research and 23 were invitedto attend the conference and present their work. Of the 23 attendees, two fellows wererecognized for the outstanding research presented in their abstracts and their presentations.The meeting is endorsed by the ACG and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, andis supported in part by unrestricted educational grants by Janssen Biotech, Inc. and UCB, Inc.2012 RecipientsYield of Significant Findings on Diagnostic Endoscopic RetrogradeCholangiopancreatography in Patients With Abdominal Pain of Suspected PancreatobiliarySource and No Objective FindingsTimothy D. Imler, MD, S. Sherman, L. McHenry, E. Fogel, J. Watkins, and G. Lehman, IndianaUniversity, Indianapolis, INTemporally Restricted Feeding Prevents Obesity and Other Metabolic Disorders AssociatedWith High Fat Diet in MiceAmir Zarrinpar, MD, C. Vollmers, and S. Panda, University of California San Diego,San Diego, CA56

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