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Darren Brenner is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 24 years. Dr. Brenner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Brenner is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology (Certified).
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Anthony Lembo is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been practicing medicine for over 41 years. Dr. Lembo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Lembo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.
Taubman Center
Dr. Chey received his BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and medical degree & training in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Since completing this fellowship, Dr. Chey has remained at the University of Michigan, where he is H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology, Professor of Nutrition Sciences, and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Dr. Chey runs a very active clinical research group which has received funding from federal and private sources. Dr. Chey has authored more than 400 manuscripts, reviews and book chapters yielding an H-index of 50. He is former Co-editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (2010-2016) and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and in 2026, will become President of the American College of Gastroenterology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rome Foundation and IFFGD. He has participated in and directed numerous national and international continuing medical education programs in gastroenterology, and has been elected to the roster of Best Doctors since 2001 and America's™ Top Doctors since 2009. Dr. Chey has received numerous awards including the Berk-Fise Award for outstanding clinical service from the ACG, the Distinguished Clinician Award from the AGA, Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award, Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization, and the Healio Disruptive Innovator Award. Dr. Chey is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Chey is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Summary: This is a single-center, randomized, parallel-group trial evaluating the dose-response relationship of two experimental interventions: manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture for functional constipation. A total of 72 participants with functional constipation (Rome IV criteria) will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the manual acupuncture group or the electroacupuncture group. Both g...
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and palatability of a developed polyethylene glycol-based formula compared with the standard polyethylene glycol (PEG) in the treatment of children with functional constipation for 8 weeks. Besides, we also aim to assess the side effects of a developed PEG-based formula as well as evaluate the change of rectal diameter from baseline at each visit between 2 ...


