Gastroenterology Research
In the Section on Gastroenterology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, faculty members conduct a wide variety of clinical, translational and molecular research studies.
Research areas include:
- Colorectal cancer screening and treatment
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): outcomes and development of new diagnostic and therapeutic uses
- Esophageal disorders and disease gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal neuromuscular and motility disorders
- Gastrointestinal oncology
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Liver disease
- Nutrition and obesity
- Pancreatobiliary disease
Active Research Initiatives and Highlights
- A Long-Term Non-Interventional Registry to Assess Safety and Effectiveness of HUMIRA (Adalimumab) in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
- Phase II Study of ABT-494 for the Induction of Clinical Remission in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease who have Inadequately Responded to or are Intolerant to Anti-TNF Therapy
- Open Label Vedolizumab in the Assessment of Mucosal Healing (60% TNF antagonist naïve) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn’s Disease Treated With Vedolizumab IV
Learn more about our Active GI Research at Wake Forest School of Medicine.