Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future. 75 YEARS OF DISCOVERY, INNOVATION AND CARE Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere gratitude to every person whose hard work and dedication to the Division has made our 75 year journey truly remarkable. Our Division today is fortunate to be enriched not only by our faculty, fellows and investigators, but by over 150 talented staff. Every individual’s contribution is invaluable and very much appreciated. Following the 75 th Anniversary Theresa Nester, Administrative Hilary Robinson, Associate Director, Celebration I received many heartfelt Specialist, Division of Michigan Creative, and the Michigan messages from guests letting me Gastroenterology and Hepatology Creative team including, Martin know how much they enjoyed Soave and Ruth Gretzinger, Lori Hirshman, Associate Director themselves at the events. I would like and also Kim Roth, from Outword of Development, Marie Marsneck, to thank the following individuals Communications Development Assistant, and Jane for their tireless efforts to ensure the Bronson, Development Events Team Sincerely, celebration was an overwhelming success. Bill Burgard, Lecturer II, Stamps School of Art and Design Jeff Holden, MBA, Division Administrator, Division of CHUNG OWYANG, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology © 2016 Regents of the University of Michigan Table of Contents Welcome . 3 Foundations: Our History . 5 Committed to Excellence . 27 Faculty Leadership . 28 Clinical Programs . 41 Education + Training . 88 1 Basic, Clinical + Translational Research . 102 Global Reach: Engaging with the World . 143 Recognition + Awards: Honoring the Leaders and Best . 149 Friends + Donors . 155 Poised for Growth . 163 Celebrate! . 169 Thank You . 184 Acknowledgments 2 Welcome The world was a different place 75 As you read through these pages, We’ve done great work, and we’ve years ago, when the nascent Division you’ll find the history of our Division had fun doing it. As one former of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in words and images. From the faculty member put it, “There are began. A new car cost $850, and gas earliest days of the first Division very few academic departments in was 12 cents a gallon. Thanksgiving Chief H. Marvin Pollard, who any university in the world with this had just become an official national introduced the fiberoptic endoscope, much talent, and faculty who stay in holiday. The Maltese Falcon was one to this year’s brand-new innovations harmony and love and respect each of the most popular movies and in research and clinical care, the other.” “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” one of the Division has remained true to its Here’s to the next 75 years of research most popular songs. And the massive mission of finding new solutions and discovery! presidential sculptures on Mount for clinical issues and developing 3 Rushmore were unveiled. and training the next generation of leaders. But while much has changed, some things remain constant, including our commitment to excellence in CHUNG OWYANG, MD patient care. 4 Foundations: OUR HISTORY 5 6 BASIL I. HIRSCHOWITZ, MD 7 R.J. BOLT, MD ARTHUR B. FRENCH, MD Dr. H. Marvin Pollard { Division Chief 1947 – 1972 } The Pollard Era { 1940 – 1972 } Under the leadership of DR. H. MARVIN POLLARD (MD 1931, Residency 1933), the University of focused on gastrointestinal peptides, Michigan Division of Gastroenterology was founded in the 1940s, long before the specialty the Pollard GI Research Institute was officially recognized by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Pollard attended a helped demonstrate the Division’s number of postgraduate courses, but he was not formally trained as a gastroenterologist . long history of and commitment to Still, he went on to become a renowned pancreatic cancer researcher, a visionary leader successful clinical and translational of the Division and an innovative thinker . With characteristic foresight, he laid a strong research. A grant to establish the new foundation upon which the Division would continue to grow and flourish in clinical care, center was awarded, and the Center for training and research . Gastrointestinal Research is thriving and has been continuously funded Dr. Pollard was the first to no resources available at that time first of its kind to receive National since its founding in 1984. introduce the fiberoptic to fund such programs, Dr. Pollard Institutes of Health research funding 8 endoscope, a semi-rigid undertook a fundraising effort, and career development awards. It During his tenure, Dr. Pollard trained a endoscope, into the GI personally soliciting donors. He used remains in existence today and has number of notable gastroenterologists, Division’s clinics. He the monies to help establish the first played a significant role in many who went on to become prominent believed strongly in the gastrointestinal research unit at the investigational efforts over the years inventors, clinicians and leaders importance of research to University of Michigan. as well as in attracting TADATAKA in their own right: DRS. BASIL I. fuel innovation in clinical “TACHI” YAMADA, MD, KBE, to the HIRSCHOWITZ KEITH S. HENLEY A foundation for research , , practice and that every University as Division Chief in 1983. ROBERT J. BOLT WILLIAM H. excellence , prominent academic entity BACHRACH, ARTHUR B. FRENCH, When Dr. Yamada and DR. CHUNG should devote considerable time The resulting Marvin Pollard GI LUDOVIC STANDAERT, JORGE OWYANG, current Division Chief, and effort in pursuit of basic and Research Center represented a GUMUCIO, MILTON WEISER and applied to the NIH in the early 1980s to clinical research. Since there were groundbreaking institution, the DAVID W. WATSON. support an additional research center Invention and innovation Julius Friedenwald Medal, the highest An inspiring mentor to his U-M distinction bestowed by the American colleagues and a masterful clinician One of the most important Gastroenterological Association. with patients, Dr. Pollard also President of AGA, ASGE, ACP, developments during the Pollard generously gave of his time to the American Cancer Society era was Dr. Hirschowitz’s invention An equally important achievement profession. He presided over a of the fiberoptic endoscope, the first during the Pollard era was the number of organizations including the fully flexible scope able to examine development of a simplified multiple- American Gastroenterology Association, the upper gut. Working together retrieving small-bowel biopsy tube. In the American College of Physicians and 1st with renowned fiberoptics experts 1962, Drs. Bolt and French, who both the American Cancer Society. He was Drs. Hopkins and Kapany, and trained under Dr. Pollard, performed Founder and first Division also one of the founders of the World subsequently with U-M colleagues the modern era’s first intestinal biopsy. Chief of Gastroenterology Gastroenterology Organisation and C. Wilbur Peters and undergraduate The three physicians published their (1940 – 1972) 9 served as its president. student Lawrence E. Curtiss of the invention and findings in The American Physics department, Dr. Hirschowitz Journal of Digestive Diseases (1962; The endowments in Dr. Pollard’s name completed construction of the first 7: 773). have grown over the last 30 years and 1st generation fiberscope, supported with currently fully support seven endowed Using this instrument, Drs. French resources provided by Dr. Pollard. professorships within the Division of Development of first fiberoptic and Bolt performed pioneering The invention became the prototype Gastroenterology. Dr. Pollard retired in gastroscope studies correlating morphology and for the gastroduodenal scope the 1972, after more than three decades malabsorption in celiac disease. Division now uses in its Medical leading the Division. Renowned researcher in Subsequently, Dr. French went on to Procedures Unit. For this achievement, pancreatic cancer serve as the first director of the U-M Dr. Hirschowitz was awarded the Clinical Research Unit. JORGE J. GUMUCIO, MD 10 MILTON G. MUTCHNICK, MD 11 WILLIAM O. DOBBINS III, MD STANLEY R. STRASIUS, MD Dr. Keith S. Henley { Division Chief 1972 – 1981 } The Henley Era { 1972 – 1981 } After Dr. Pollard retired in the fall of 1972, DR. KEITH S. HENLEY, a hepatologist interested in alcoholic liver disease, was appointed the second Chief of Gastroenterology . Dr . Henley quickly became known for his integrity, accessibility, scrupulous fairness and deep moral conscience . Financial pressures in the late Dr. Henley was able to attract become the U-M Liver Transplant 1960s challenged Dr. Henley budding Gl talent, including Program, one of the first in the to continue to build a current Division Chief DR. United States. The results of his community of of scholars CHUNG OWYANG; DR. TIMOTHY clinical efforts and his hepatology in gastroenterology once T. NOSTRANT; DR. JOEL V. research have had far-reaching he took over as chief. He WEINSTOCK and DR. JEANPIERRE impact on the care of liver disease devoted considerable RAUFMAN, both of whom are now and liver transplant patients. 12 effort to recruiting faculty division chiefs at other institutions; Dr. Henley led the Division until capable of obtaining NIH DR. JOHN A. SCHAFFNER, who 1981 and retired in 1993. grants in order to help enjoys a distinguished career as an rejuvenate the Division. educator at the Mayo Clinic; and DR. STANLEY