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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-349-8222Fax+1 215-662-6530
Summary
- Dr. Gary Falk is a gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in esophageal disease and gastrointestinal cancer and is experienced in Barrett's esophagus, eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux, achalasia,interventional gastroenterology, esophageal cancer, and esophageal diseases.
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve UniversityMS, Clinical Reseach, 2002 - 2006
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineM.S., Clinical Research, 2002 - 2006
- U Michigan1986
- George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1980
- University of RochesterB.S., Biology-Geology, Cum Laude With High Distinction, 1972 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 1986 - 2011
- MI State Medical License 1983 - 1988
- DC State Medical License 1982 - 1983
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AGA Imaging & Advanced Technology Section Research Mentor Award 2014
- AGA Distinguished Clinician Award 2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Genetic Determinants of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
- The Study of Barrett's Esophagus: What Are the Factors of Progression Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
- Registry for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (REGID) Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsLow Risk of High-Grade Dysplasia or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Among Patients With Barrett's Esophagus Less Than 1 cm (Irregular Z Line) Within 5 Years of Index EndoscopyPrashanthi N. Thota, Prashanth Vennalaganti, Sreekar Vennelaganti, Patrick E. Young, Srinivas Gaddam
Gastroenterology. 2017-04-01 - 23 citationsPatient-derived organoids as a platform for modeling a patient's response to chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer.Tatiana A. Karakasheva, Joel Gabre, Uma M. Sachdeva, Ricardo Cruz-Acuna, Eric W. Lin
Scientific Reports. 2021-10-29 - 621 citationsUpdated International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Proceedings of the AGREE Conference.Evan S. Dellon, Chris A. Liacouras, Javier Molina-Infante, Glenn T. Furuta, Jonathan M. Spergel
Gastroenterology. 2018-10-01
Journal Articles
- Anti–Siglec-8 Antibody for Eosinophilic Gastritis and DuodenitisEvan S Dellon, Kathryn A Peterson, Gary W Falk, Nirmala Gonsalves, Michael Vaezi, Adam C Bledsoe, Alan T Chang, Ikuo Hirano, The New England Journal of Medicine
- 2017 David Sun Lecture: Screening and Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus: Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold?Gary Falk, MD, Nature
- Increasing Prevalence of High-Grade Dysplasia and Adenocarcinoma on Index Endoscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus over the Past 2 Decades: Data from a Multicenter U.S. Consor...David A Lieberman, Prashanthi Thota, Sravanthi Parasa, Ajay Bansal, Srinivas Gaddam, Fouad J Moawad, Richard Sampliner, Gary W Falk, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Autophagy is an epithelial cytoprotective mechanism in esophageal epithelial cells in response to Eosinophilic Esophagitis-associated inflammationWhelan KA, Merves J, Muir AB, Guo A, Modayur Chandramouleeswaran P, Dods K, DeMarshall M, Que J, Spergel J, Wang ML, Nakagawa H, Digestive Disease Week and the 116th annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, Washington DC, 1/16/2015
- Risk of Malignant Progression in Barrett’s Esophagus Indefinite for DysplasiaMa M, Falk GW, Digestive Disease Week 2015, 1/1/2015
- Epithelial lysyl oxidase is an early mediator of fibrotic remodeling in eosinophilic esophagitisMuir AB, Dods K, Merves J, Whelan KA, Benitez AJ, DeMarshall M, Spergel J, Wells RG, Wang ML, Nakagawa H, Digestive Disease Week 2015, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Esophageal PathophysiologyUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2013 - 1/1/2015
- Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s EsophagusUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine - 1/1/2015
- Approach to Inpatient DysphagiaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Barrett’s esophagus pathophysiology and treatmentFalk GW, The American Gastroenterological Association GTP on Barrett’s esophagus
1/1/2004 - Medical therapy of GERDFalk GW, Audio-Digest Gastroenterology
1/1/2004 - Cardiovascular effects of COX-2 inhibitors: the jury is still outFalk GW, Massachusetts Medical Society Journal Watch Audio
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Press Mentions
- How AI Can Help Researchers Make Esophageal Cancer Less DeadlySeptember 16th, 2024
- Pavmed’s Lucid Diagnostics Enters Clinical Trial with U of PennMarch 2nd, 2020
- 8 Gastroenterologists in the NewsJuly 12th, 2019
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