JoelRobertPekowMD

Gastroenterology • Chicago, IL

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Chicago Div of the Bio Sci The Pritzker SOM

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-702-2182

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2010
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Trichuris Suis Ova Treatment in Left-sided Ulcerative Colitis Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

101 citations
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Is Highly Effective in Real-World Practice: Initial Results From the FMT National Registry
Colleen R. Kelly, Eugene F. Yen, Ari Grinspan, Stacy A. Kahn, Ashish Atreja
Gastroenterology. 2021-01-01
11 citations
A comparison of the risk of postoperative recurrence between African-American and Caucasian patients with Crohn's disease.
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, Akihiro Yamada, Haider Haider, Yunwei Wang, Yuga Komaki
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2018-08-20
29 citations
Clinical presentation and disease course of inflammatory bowel disease differs by race in a large tertiary care hospital.
M. Anthony Sofia, David T. Rubin, Ningqi Hou, Joel Pekow
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014-04-22

Journal Articles

Correction to: Risk Factors for Clostridium Difficile Isolation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Study
Sushila Dalal, Vijaya L Rao, Laura R Glick, Russell Cohen, Ayal Hirsch, Dejan Micic, Joel Pekow, Atsushi Sakuraba, David T Rubin, Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Authored Content

Effectiveness of Ustekinumab Dose Escalation in Crohn's PatientsFebruary 2020

Press Mentions

Fecal Transplant with Anti-Inflammatory Diet Yields Remissions in UCAugust 18th, 2022
Fecal Transplant with Anti-Inflammatory Diet Produces Remissions in UC -News ForestAugust 18th, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Biologics for Ulcerative ColitisJuly 2nd, 2024