Endoscopy and Diagnostic Imaging - Part I: Skin, Nail and Mouth Changes in GI Disease; Esophagus; Stomach; Small intestine; Pancreas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477400579)

A.B.R. Thomson has been President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, a member of the Bockus Society, two-term Governor for Western Canada for the American College of Gastroenterology, winner of the prestigious University Cup in 2001, a recipient of the Gold Medal in Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada), Chief Royal College examiner in Gastroenterology, Director of the Division of Gastroenterology, three-time Teacher of the Year at the University of Alberta, Award for Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, and awarded Distinguished University Professor. He helped found the GI Training Fellows annual course, The Canadian Digestive Disease Foundation, The Canadian Helicobacter Study Group, The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, and First Principles of Gastroenterology. He joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1975, as a clinician, teacher, and investigator. He has helped train more than 60 GI training fellows and graduate students. Dr. Thomson's basic research interest is in the mechanisms of intestinal adaptation, the absorption of nutrients, and the modification of this adaptive response in health and in disease models. His clinical research interests involve the study of human gastric secretion and the coordination and conduct of clinical trials for patients with peptic disorders, as well as inflammatory and irritable bowel diseases. Dr. Thomson has authored over 700 scientific papers and review articles, and has edited eight books. Guido N J Tytgat has been President of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO-OMGE) and Professor Emeritus from the University of Amsterdam at the Academic Medical Center (AMC), where he was Head of the Department of Gastroenterology 1971- 2002. The department that he created at the AMC is a leading training unit in gastroenterology and world-renowned for diagnostic imaging, therapeutic endoscopy, basic and clinical research in inflammatory bowel disease, hepatic transport mechanisms, gallstone disease and pancreatic diseases. Dr Tytgat is a member of numerous professional associations, including the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). He is also a member of the Dutch Academy of Science. Dr. Tytgat has authored or co-authored more than 1,400 publications, as well as several books and book chapters, and he serves on the editorial board of many journals.