Author
Vinay K Kapoor, MBBS, MS, FRCSEd, FICS, FAMS Professor of Surgical Gastroenterology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (MGMCH), Jaipur, India
Vinay K Kapoor, MBBS, MS, FRCSEd, FICS, FAMS is a member of the following medical societies: Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Medical Council of India, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
BS Anand, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine
BS Anand, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Alan A Bloom, MD † Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Attending Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Bronx
Alan A Bloom, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Medical Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Clinton S Beverly, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine
Clinton S Beverly, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Program Director for Emergency Medicine, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, Arkansas Medical Society, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jack A Di Palma, MD Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Jack A Di Palma, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Don Gladden, DO Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Seton Medical Center Williamson
Don Gladden, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Eugene Hardin, MD, FAAEM, FACEP Former Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science; Former Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King Jr/Drew Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Samuel M Keim, MD Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Samuel M Keim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Alexandre F Migala, DO Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Denton Regional Medical Center
Alexandre F Migala, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Anil Minocha, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, CPNSS Professor of Medicine, Director of Digestive Diseases, Medical Director of Nutrition Support, Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Internal Medicine Department, University of Mississippi Medical Center; Clinical Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Anil Minocha, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, CPNSS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Forensic Examiners, American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Tushar Patel, MB, ChB Professor of Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center
Tushar Patel, MB, ChB is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and American Gastroenterological Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, FACEP Medical Director and Associate Chief of Service, NYU Langone Medical Center, Tisch Hospital Emergency Department; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Peter A D Steel, MA, MBBS Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Joan and Sanford I Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Peter A D Steel, MA, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, British Medical Association, Emergency Medicine Residents Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment
Alan BR Thomson, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Canada
Alan BR Thomson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alberta Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Canadian Medical Association, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jeffery Wolff, DO Consulting Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Brooke Army Medical Center; Staff Gastroenterologist, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Jeffery Wolff, DO, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
