Dr. Rustgi previously served as president of the American Gastroenterological Association. During his tenure, AGA physician members traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for increasing funding from the National Institutes of Health and push for transparency in the rulemaking process for Medicare reimbursement. He also serves on the advisory boards of the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and National Pancreas Foundation.
Dr. Rustgi’s research interests include oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes and molecular genetics of GI cancers. His work has been published in a number of professional journals, such as the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Genes & Development and Cancer Cell. He has previously served as editor-in-chief of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Rustgi earned his medical degree at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and he completed his residency at Beth Israel Medical Center/Harvard Medical School in Boston. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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