Research

The Esophageal Disorders Program conducts ground-breaking research that is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, non-profit foundations, and industry.

Current research topics:

• Development and validation of a non-invasive tool for identifying patients at increased risk for Barrett's esophagus: the Michigan Barrett's Esophagus pREdiction Tool (M-BERET)
• Novel endoscopic imaging techniques for identifying neoplastic Barrett's esophagus using specific peptide dye sprays
• Outcomes studies in endoscopic therapy for Barrett's esophagus
• Randomized trials of novel therapies for gastroesophageal reflux
• The utility of impedance planimetry in eosinophilic esophagitis and poorly characterized forms of disordered motility of the esophagus
• Improving the classification of eosinophilic esophagitis phenotypes, which may lead to more specific therapies
• Randomized controlled trials of therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis
• Computer simulation modeling of strategies to control the burden of esophageal cancer
• Assessing strategies of endoscopic treatment of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal cancer