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University Hospitals Digestive Health Institute Research Initiatives Update

Innovations in Digestive Health | Spring 2024

4/1/2024 By Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD and UH

EsoCheck™ & EsoGuard™: Revolutionary Invention Transforms Esophageal Cancer Diagnostics

Amitabh Chak, MD, Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, and Joseph Willis, MD, explain the journey of EsoCheck™ and EsoGuard™, an incredible bench to bedside diagnostic discovery to detect Barrett's esophagus and prevent esophageal cancer.

1/18/2024 By Daniel Simon, MD, Amitabh Chak, MD, Sanford Markowitz, MD, and Joseph Willis, MD

EsoCheck™ Nonendoscopic Screening Test Recommended by American College of Gastroenterology

Recently revised guidelines recommending nonendoscopic methods of screening for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) - Innovations in Digestive Health | Fall 2022

11/27/2022 By Amitabh Chak, MD

Monitoring Patients with Barrett's Esophagus

New surveillance method may aid detection of cancer cells and improve outcomes - Innovations in Digestive Health | Summer 2021

7/11/2021 By UH

EsoCheck Receives 510(k) Clearance

New Barrett's esophagus screening method provides minimally invasive endoscopy alternative - Innovations in Digestive Health | Fall 2019

9/11/2019 By Amitabh Chak, MD

New Barrett's Esophagus Screening Method in Development

EsoCheck offers a simple, affordable solution to support early diagnosis UH Innovations in Digestive Health - Fall 2018 Amitabh Chak, MD A little over a year ago, Amitabh Chak, MD, Gastroenterologist, UH Digestive Health Institute, UH Cleveland...

10/29/2018 By Amitabh Chak, MD

Advancing Detection of Barretts Esophagus

New screening procedures promise early detection without endoscopy UH Digestive Health Institute - Winter 2018 Amitabh Chak, MD Barrett's esophagus is a known risk factor for esophageal cancer, yet it remains undiagnosed in many patients....

1/15/2018 By Amitabh Chak, MD

Understanding Barrett's Esophagus

UH gastroenterologist’s new NIH grant aims to refine genetic and genomic knowledge of the condition, test non-invasive detection method - Innovations in Cancer | Fall 2017

10/30/2017 By Amitabh Chak, MD