John I Allen MD MBA, AGAF

Gastroenterology•Ann Arbor, MI

Professor of Medicine University of Michigan School of Medicine (retired)

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3119 Medical Science I1301 Catherine StAnn Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-9872
Fax+1 734-647-2928

Summary

I am a Board Certified Gastroenterologist currently a Professor Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Chief Clinical Officer of the University of Michigan Medical Group. From 2012 to September 2016 I was Clinical Chief of Digestive Diseases at Yale University School of Medicine. Prior to that position I was in private practice in Minneapolis (Minnesota Gastroenterology PA) for almost 30 years.

Education & Training

St Thomas UniversityMBA, Medical Group Management, 1999 - 2001
University of St ThomasMBA, Medical Group Management, 1999 - 2001
University of MinnesotaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1980 - 1983
University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
University of New Mexico School of MedicineClass of 1977
Rice UniversityBA, Biology/Psychology, 1969 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1979 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2016 - 2023
NM State Medical License 1984 - 2018
CT State Medical License 2012 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Julius Friedenwald Medal American Gastroenterological Association, 2019
Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2017
Top Doctor Minnesota 2006-2016
Top Doctor Connecticut 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011-2012
Distinguished Clinician American Gastroenterological Association, 2011
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
Best Doctors in Connecticut 2015
Best Doctors in America 2015
Distiguished Clinician Award American Gastroenterological Association, 2012
Minnesota Top Doctors for Women 2011
Minnesota 100 Most Influential Health Leaders 2008
Top Doctor Minneapolis-St Paul, 2000
J. Jacob Kaplan Award for Medical Research University of Minnesota, 1983
Bob Quinn Award for Outstanding Scholar Athlete Rice University, 1973
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Corrigendum to The Cost of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Initiative From the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
K T Park, Orna G Ehrlich, John I. Allen, Perry Meadows, Eva Szigethy
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2020-06-18
5 citations
Quality measures in gastrointestinal endoscopy: the current state
Megan A. Adams, Sameer D. Saini, John I. Allen
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2017-09-01
From Obamacare to Trumpcare: Implications for Gastroenterologists.
John I. Allen
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2017-06-01

Journal Articles

Feel the Burn – It will be Huge
Allen JI, American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1/1/2016
Update in gastroenterology and hepatology: evidence published in 2015
Allen JI, Weinberg DS., Annals of Internal Medicine, 1/1/2016
Gastroenterology 2020: No time for WIMPs
Allen JI, Allen CC, Brill JV, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2016
Getting to zero transmission of ERCP infections
Tokar J, Allen JI, Kochman ML, JAMA Surg, 1/1/2016
How to Succeed in Academic Gastroenterology
Allen JI, Wang T, Cohen W, Shah V., Gastroenterology, 1/1/2016
View from the top: perspectives on women in gastroenterology from society leaders
Schmitt CM, Allen JI, Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1/1/2016
Development and validation of a clinical score for predicting risk of adenoma at screening colonoscopy
Shaukat A, Church TR, Shanley R, Kauff ND, O’Brien MJ, Mills GM, Jordan PA, Allen JA (typo this should be Allen JI), Kim A, Feld AD, Zauber AG, Winawer SJ., Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev., 1/1/2015
Differences in Colonoscopy Quality among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Searfoss R, Montague J, Lin Z, Allen JI et al., Gastroenterology, 1/1/2015
Linking a hepatology clinical service line to quality improvement
Fortune BE, Golus A, Barsky CL, Allen JI., Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1/1/2015
Community gastroenterologists can learn diminutive colon polyp histology characterization with narrow band imaging by a computer based teaching module
Sinh P, Gupta N, Rao D, Wani S, Sharma P, Bansal A, Allen J, Ketover S, Rastogi A., Digestive Endoscopy., 1/1/2015
Longer withdrawal time is associated with a reduced incidence of interval cancer after screening colonoscopy
Shaukat A, Rector TS, Church TR, Lederle FA, Kim A, Rank J, Allen JI., Gastroenterology, 1/1/2015
AGA clinical practice guidelines: robust, evidence-based tools for guiding clinical care decisions
Siedler MR, Allen JI, Falck-Ytter YT, Weinberg DS, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2015
New approaches to controlling health care costs: bending the cost curve for colonoscopy
Lieberman D, Allen J, JAMA Internal Medicine, 1/1/2015
AGA Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Something that matters
Allen JI, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2015
AGA Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Something that matters
Allen JI, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1/1/2015
Update in gastroenterology and hepatology: evidence published in 2014
Allen JI, Weinberg DS., Annals of Internal Medicine., 1/1/2015
Quality measures for colonoscopy: where should we be in 2015?
Allen JI, Current Gastroenterology Reports., 1/1/2015
Unlocking secrets of inflammatory bowel disease: A Sino-American partnership between specialty medical societies
Shung DL, Allen JI., Science and Diplomacy, 1/1/2015
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on the role of upper gastrointestinal biopsy to evaluate dyspepsia in the adult patient in the abse...
Allen JI, Katzka D, Robert M. Leontiadis GI., Gastroenterology, 1/1/2015
Maintenance of Certification for Gastroenterologists
Martin P, Allen JI., Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1/1/2015
Getting to zero: reducing the risk for duodenoscope-related infections
Tokar JL, Allen JI, Kochman ML, Annals of Internal Med., 1/1/2015
Longitudinal assessment of colonoscopy quality indicators: a report from the gastroenterology practice management group
Hernandez LV, Deas TM, Catalano MF, Guda NM, Huang L, Ketover SR, Etzkorn KP, Gutta KG, Morris SJ, Schmalz MJ, Klyve D, Allen JI, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy., 1/1/2014
Barrett’s Esophagus is frequently overdiagnosed in clinical practice: results of the Barrett’s Esophagus Endoscopic Revision (BEER) Study
Ganz RA, Allen JI, Leon S, Batts KP., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
A bundled payment framework for colonoscopy performed for colorectal cancer screening or surveillance
Brill JV, Jain R, Margolis PS, Kosinski LR, Holt WS, Ketover SR, Kim LS, Clote LE, Allen JI., Gastroenterology, 1/1/2014
The value of colonoscopy
Allen JI, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Chapter: History and overview of the national quality strategy
Allen JIEditors: Shaukat A and Allen JI.Springer2015
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Editors: Shaukat A and Allen JI.Springer2015
The Ambulatory Endoscopy Primer
Chapter: Governance and Decision Making.
Allen JI, Igo MEditors: Chapman FJ, Mergener K, Frakes JT.ASGE Press2010
Effective Management of the Gastroenterology Practice.
Chapter: Enhancing Value of Gastroenterology Care in Community Practice.
Igo M, Allen JIAGA Press2010
Reoperative General Surgery.
Chapter: Endoscopy; an alternative and aid to reoperation.
Clark JL, Allen JI, Allen MO.Editors: McQuarie D, Humphrey E.Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago1995
Reoperative General Surgery.
Chapter: Endoscopy as an alternative to reoperation.
Page 112.0 - 147.0Allen JI, Allen MJEditors: McQuarie D, Humphrey E.Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago1992
Current Therapy in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Chapter: Endoscopy in bile duct obstruction and ampullary dysfunction.
Page 535.0 - 542.0Vennes JA, Allen JIEditors: Bayless TJ.BD Decker Publishing, Chicago1989
CLL Research: Future Trends
Chapter: Immunoregulatory cells in B- chronic lymphtocytic leukemia.
Page 103.0 - 113.0Kay NE, Burton J, Allen JI, Eagon JC, Perri RTEditors: Gale RP, Rai KR.UCLA Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology1987
Gastroenterological Endoscopy.
Chapter: Endoscopy in the postoperative upper gastrointestinal tract.
Page 530.0 - 561.0O'Connor MJ, Allen JI, Vennes JAEditors: Sivak MV.WB Saunders, Philadelphia1987
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Lectures

How Can We Impact Clinical and Research Policy
1/1/2017
History of Physicians Organizing in the United States
1/1/2017
Surviving the New Business of GI: Value-Based Medicine and Payment
1/1/2017
Setting the Stage – The Importance of Quality Measures in Driving Improvement in GI.
1/1/2017
Private Practice Pioneers and How to Be One
1/1/2017
Health Care Advocacy and Legislative Changes
1/1/2017
Task Force on “The Cost of IBD Care”
New York City, NY - 1/1/2016
Bundled Payments in Gastroenterology
1/1/2016
What you need to know to get your first job in GI
1/1/2016
Emerging Payment Models in GI
1/1/2016
The Red Queen
1/1/2016
Overview of Payment Reform
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
The Tripartite Mission meets Repeal and Replace
1/1/2016
What’s Next for Gastroenterology – The Red Queen Effect
1/1/2015
How to Build a Sustainable Academic GI Division
1/1/2015
Health Care Reform and Gastroenterology
1/1/2015
AGA – Defining Value in Gastroenterology
1/1/2015
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Population Health
1/1/2015
CRC Prevention – Population Management
San Francisco - 1/1/2015
Endoscopy Quality and a Debate: Do Gastroenterologists always need to refer polyposis patients to a center of excellence?
Bermuda - 1/1/2014
Designing a Pancreatic Center of Excellence
Pittsburgh, PA - 1/1/2014
Academic Medicine – The King is Dead Long Live the King
Washington University School of Medicine - 1/1/2014
Health Care Reform 50 Years after Medicare
Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1/1/2014
AGA Quality Programs in IBD
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2014
Value Based Reimbursement and the Future of GI Practice
Houston, Texas - 1/1/2014
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Other

Colorectal Cancer Screening for the Elderly
Allen JI, PracticeUpdate
1/4./2014

Professional Memberships