Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Leadership
Name:
David Kastenberg, MD
Position:
- Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- J. Edward Berk Professor of Medicine
Contact
Name:
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
132 South 10th Street
Main Building, Suite 480
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact Number(s):
- 215-955-5112
- 215-923-3447 (fax)
Research Activities
Current Clinical Trials
The Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology conducts a number of clinical trials in various aspects of digestive and liver diseases. For more information on any of these trials, please contact Cynthia Miller, RN, at 215-955-8108.
Learn more about registered studies by visiting clinicaltrials.gov.
Jefferson GI's 3rd Annual Fellows Research Symposium (May 2026) Winners Announced:
-Most Creative Research- Nick Noverati, MD
-Most Patient Friendly Research- Justin Robbins, MD
-Most Innovative Research- Pankhuri Jha, MD
-Most Likely to Improve Quality of Care Research- Akash Patel, DO
-Best Presentation Overall- Madison Force, MD
Publications
- From Efficacy to Implementation: Integrating Palliative Care after the PAL-LIVER Trial
- A randomized study of digital versus genetic counselor return of actionable genetic research results to biobank participants (RESPECT3 study)
- Interstitial fluid N-glycans serve as a proxy for serum biomarker discovery in a pilot study
- Global Longitudinal Assessment of MASLD Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography (GOLDMINE): A Multi-Center, International Prospective Cohort Study of Imaging Biomarkers in MASLD Clinical Outcomes
- Accessibility and harmonization of biochemical tests for diagnosis and monitoring of Porphyrias in the United States: Recommendations by members of the American Porphyrias Expert Collaborative (APEX)
- Outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal squamous neoplasms: a multicenter North American experience
- Clinical Care Pathway for the Risk Stratification and Management of Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
- Communication patterns among surgical pathologists: a retrospective review of ideal strategies in a tertiary care setting
- The Transitional Liver Clinic: Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
- Author Correction: Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study (Nature Medicine, (2026), 32, 2, (527-544), 10.1038/s41591-025-04137-0)
- Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
- Multitraction point strategy for endoscopic submucosal dissection in managing difficult colorectal lesions
- Quantitative Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radioembolization
- Midterm Evaluation of EUS-guided Gastroenterostomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction: An International Collaborative Study
- Clinical and Financial Validation of the International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) Definition of Post-pancreatectomy Acute Pancreatitis (PPAP): International Multicenter Prospective Study
- Caregiver Involvement and Burden and Patient Quality of Life in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis
- Evaluating outcomes of alternative pathologic terminology in high-grade dysplastic colorectal lesions
- Risk Factors of Post-ESD Electrocoagulation Syndrome for Colorectal Neoplasms: A Systematic Review and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
- Rates of Cancer, Non-curative Resection, Adverse Event and Surgery After Colonic Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)—Results from a Large International Multicenter Study
- Economic impact and utilization trends of peroral endoscopic myotomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection