GI physician leader to know: Dr. John Pandolfino of Northwestern Medicine

John E. Pandolfino, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology as well as the Hans Popper Professor in Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He is also the director of the Esophageal Center at Northwestern. He has served as a consultant for AstraZeneca, Covidien, Given Imaging and Takeda Pharmaceutical.

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Dr. Pandolfino’s clinical interests include dyspepsia, endoscopy, esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease and swallowing disorders. His research work focuses on the biomechanics of bolus transport and gastrointestinal motility as it pertains to gastroesophageal reflux and swallowing disorders. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications such as Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Diseases of the Esophagus and American Journal of Gastroenterology. He is co-editor-in-chief of Diseases of the Esophagus.

Dr. Pandolfino earned his medical degree at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill. He completed his residency and fellowship at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago.

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