PierreEmmanuelBlaisMD

Gastroenterologist

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Dr. Pierre Blais is a gastroenterologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. He is experienced in general gastroenterology, esophageal motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, disorders of the intestinal microbiome, and functional gastrointestinal diseases. He reads esophageal manometry, pH-impedance, and anorectal manometry studies.

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2015 - 2018
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2012
Duke UniversityB.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, 2004 - 2006
Tufts UniversityNo Degree, Chemical Engineering, 2003 - 2004

PubMed

71 citations
Statins Are Underutilized in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Dyslipidemia.
Pierre Blais, Michael Lin, Jennifer R. Kramer, Hashem B. El-Serag, Fasiha Kanwal
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2016-06-01
102 citations
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Underrecognized in the Primary Care Setting
Pierre Blais, Nisreen Husain, Jennifer R. Kramer, Marc A. Kowalkowski, Hashem B. El-Serag
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015-01-01
20 citations
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES) metrics on high-resolution manometry (HRM) differentiate achalasia subtypes.
Pierre Blais, Amit Patel, Gregory S. Sayuk, Chandra Prakash Gyawali
Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2017-07-14

Journal Articles

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Underrecognized in the Primary Care Setting
Blais P, Husain N, Kramer JR, Kowalkowski M, El-Serag H, Kanwal F, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2015
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the Veterans Administration population: development and validation of an algorithm for NAFLD using automated data
Husain N, Blais P, Kramer J, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

The Washington Manual of Critical Care
Chapter: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Blais P, Gyawali CPEdition 3,2017

Abstracts/Posters

Upper esophageal sphincter metrics on high-resolution manometry (HRM) differentiate etiologies of esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO).
Blais P, Bennett M, Gyawali CP., Digestive Diseases Week, Washington, DC, 6/5/2018
Survival Benefit Associated with Early Detection of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) in Veteran Inpatients with Cirrhotic Ascites.
Blais P, Huh A, Nayak L, Elwing JE, Sayuk GS., Digestive Diseases Week, Washington, DC, 6/4/2018
Infection is associated with gastrointestinal bleeding in patients following left ventricular assist device implantation.
Blais P, Sparrow CT, Raymer DS, Vader JM, LaRue SJ, Chen CH., Digestive Diseases Week, Chicago, IL, 5/7/2017
Outcomes of endoscopic evaluation for left ventricular assist device-associated gastrointestinal bleeding.
Blais P, Sparrow CT, Raymer DS, Vader JM, LaRue SJ, Chen CH., Digestive Diseases Week, Chicago, IL, 5/6/2017
Agranulocytosis due to unnecessary trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Blais P, Dangayach P, Moore C, Kadiyala H, SGIM National Conference, Denver, CO, 1/28/2013
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Lectures

Do Consultants Follow Up on Tests They Recommend? Insights from an Academic Inpatient GI Consult Service.
San Diego, CA - 1/23/2016
Statins are Underutilized in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Dyslipidemia.
Washington, DC - 1/17/2015