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Office
1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 866-600-2273Fax+1 312-996-5103
Education & Training
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1990 - 1991
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2023
FL State Medical License 2000 - 2002
MD State Medical License 1991 - 1996- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- West Suburban Living Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Acetylsalicylic Acid and Eflornithine in Treating Patients at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 20
- Colon Cancer Prevention Using Selenium Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
- Polyphenon E in Treating Patients With High-Risk of Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 39 citationsGalanin Causes Cl− Secretion in the Human Colon: Potential Significance of Inflammation‐Associated NF‐κB Activation on Galanin‐1 Receptor Expression and FunctionRichard V. Benya, Kristina A. Matkowskyj, Danilkovich Av, Gail Hecht
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1998-12-01 - 319 citationsPhase IIa clinical trial of curcumin for the prevention of colorectal neoplasia.Robert J. Carroll, Richard V. Benya, D.K. Turgeon, Shaiju K. Vareed, Malloree Neuman
Cancer Prevention Research. 2011-03-01 - 42 citationsLubiprostone activates Cl- secretion via cAMP signaling and increases membrane CFTR in the human colon carcinoma cell line, T84.Mei Ao, Jayashree Venkatasubramanian, Chaiwat Boonkaewwan, Nivetha Ganesan, Asma A. Syed
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2011-02-01
Grant Support
- Vitamin D And Colorectal CancerNational Cancer Institute2008–2012
- Role Of Galanin In Pathogen-Induced Colonic SecretionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006–2010
- Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor DesensitizationNational Cancer Institute2003–2007
- Role Of Galanin In Intestinal PathophysiologyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2003
- Role Of Galanin In Intestinal PathophysiologyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2001
- Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor DesensitizationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1997–2001
- Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor DesensitizationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000
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