Amitabh Chak, MD, MS, MASGE, is Professor of Medicine and Oncology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and is the Brenda and Marshall B. Brown Master Clinician in Innovation and Discovery at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC). His research interests include the genetics of Barrett’s esophagus and its translational applications, endoscopic management of pancreaticobiliary disease, and clinical applications of EUS. At UHCMC, he is former Director of Endoscopy and is currently the Director of Clinical Research in the Division as well as the Program Director of the Michael V. Sivak, Jr, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship. Dr. Chak has received several awards from UHCMC, including the Department of Medicine Educator Award, Best Research Mentor Award, Master Clinician Educator Award, and the Distinguished Clinical Physician Award. He served as Senior and Associate editors for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE) for nine years and has also served the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) on numerous committees as a standing member, chaired the CME and the GIE Editorial Board committees, served on the ASGE Governing Board, and is a current member of the ASGE Foundation.

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