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GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND MOTILITYMojtaba S. Olyaee, MD, Division DirectorThe Division of Gastroenterology(GI), Hepatology and Motilityat KUMC is highly committedto the principles of academic medicine.This is embodied by offeringthe highest quality of patient care,contributing to the advancementof the field by research and providinga fellowship program compatiblewith the highest standards.A sincere commitment to offer thebest possibilities to our patientsand to provide them with relevant,succinct, and clear informationto make an informed decision isone of the core values of our devotedteam of physicians, nurses,nutritionists, technologists, andadministrative staff. Our dedicatedfaculty members not onlyperform on the basis of such principlesin their daily practice, butalso train our fellows to performon the true values of academicmedicine in theory and action.One of the most importantavenues in this regard is introducingthe concept of patient care asa multifaceted yet highly dynamicmatter. Within our Division, wenot only approach the clinicalnecessities for each case fromour sub-specialized point of viewby using the state-of-the-artfacilities, but also maintain ourreview of long-term needs witha systematic approach. With awide spectrum of care, a series ofGI-related diseases, GI and livercancer and nonsurgical treatmentof esophageal cancer, therapeuticendoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound,diseases of liver includingliver transplantation, motilitydisorders are treated with highlysuccessful outcomes.Research, in this scenario,is of crucial importance, as it notonly advances the field (benefitingthe patients in the long term)but also expands the mindsbeyond daily matters of practicingmedicine. Our division, with opportunitiesfor clinical, molecular,and translational research,seeks to foster and promote ourlong-standing tradition of offeringfaculty and fellows a number ofopportunities to be involved incutting-edge research.Research maintains a traditionof excellence at the forefrontof discovery. Clinical studies focuson innovation: treatments for gastrointestinaldisorder and testingand developing technology suchas biomarkers for gastrointestinaldisease.Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center Annual Report 2010 22
FACULTY:Shrikant Anant, PhDAjay Bansal, MD*John Bonino, MDDan Buckles, MDAllan Cooke, MDWinston Dunn, MDTuba Esfandyari, MDFaris Farassati, PhD, Pharm DRichard Gilroy, MDScott Grisolano, MDMojtaba Olyaee, MDPrashant Pandya, DO*Amit Rastogi, MD*Savio Reddymasu, MD*Prateek Sharma, MD*Elena Sidorenko, MDRyan Taylor, MDSteven Weinman, MD, PhD* denotes VAThe chart above shows the continuum ofpatient care that is available to patients whochoose the Division of Gastroenterology fortheir healthcare services.
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