The 20 Best Chronic Pancreatitis Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

"Matthew J. DiMagno, MD, AGAF, received his bachelor's degree from Macalester College, a medical degree from the University of Minnesota and training in internal medicine from the University of Michigan. He went on to complete both a fellowship in gastroenterology and a post-doctoral fellowship in experimental pancreatitis at the University of Michigan. After completing fellowship training, Dr. DiMagno joined the faculty 2001 at Michigan, where he is Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology. He serves as a medical pancreatologist, director of the Comprehensive Pancreas Program (2018-) and the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) Center of Excellence for pancreatitis (2022-), GI director of the adult cystic fibrosis program (2014-), and recent director for the general gastroenterology clinic (2014-2022).Dr. DiMagno has an active clinical research program which has received funding from the federal government to support research in acute and chronic pancreatitis.Dr. DiMagno has coauthored 76 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. He serves on several editorial boards.Dr. DiMagno has served as Medical Director, The National Pancreas Foundation State Chapter of Michigan (2016-2022), Chair of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Council Pancreatic Disorders Section Committee (2014-16), and Chair of the nominating committee for the AGA Institute Council Pancreatic Disorders Section Committee (2016-19).Dr. DiMagno has participated in and directed numerous national and international continuing medical education programs in gastroenterology. He has also directed local, annual educational events for patients and caregivers (2016-2021), focused on pancreatic disorders. His clinical expertise is recognized by election to the University of Michigan (UofM) Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Excellence Society, entitled, Academiae Laureati Medici (2018), election to the roster of ""Best Doctors"" since 2015, and recognition as one of 10 Gastroenterologists focused on pancreatic disorders & diseases by Becker’s Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Review in 2014.". Dr. Dimagno is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dimagno is board certified in Gastroenterology.

Dr. Kwon joined the Division of Gastroenterology in 2005 and is currently a Clinical Professor. He received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College and his medical degree from UCLA Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and his gastroenterology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). He also completed his advanced endoscopy fellowship at the combined BWH and Massachusetts General Hospital program. He earned his Master of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan. Dr. Kwon is currently the Director of Advanced Endoscopy, Program Director for the Advanced Endoscopy fellowship, and Co-director of the Comprehensive Pancreas Program. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Michigan Chapter of the National Pancreas Foundation. He is a principal investigator in several independently funded research studies and has been an author on over 100 publications, including multiple research studies, national guidelines, and book chapters. He is a sought-after speaker, having served as invited faculty at multiple regional, national and international courses. Dr. Kwon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Kwon is board certified in Gastroenterology.

Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Wamsteker earned his medical degree from UMDNJ Rutgers Medical school (New Jersey Medical School). He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Michigan and Gastroenterology Fellowship where he focused his training in Advanced Endoscopy with a focus in ERCP and EUS. He is board certified in Gastroenterology.Dr. Wamsteker has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He has served as a councilor of the AGA Institute Council Pancreatic Disorders Section as well as a counselor to the ACG practice parameters committee tasked with clinical guideline development and serves on the Board of the National Pancreas Foundations Michigan Chapter. He is an active faculty member in the training of GI fellows both for the general GI fellowship as well as Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship programs. He runs the monthly Advanced Endoscopy Conference as well as gives didactic lectures to Internal Medicine residents and GI fellows on various topics focused on endoscopic management of pancreatic and biliary disorders as well as endoscopic oncology.Personal Interests:Music history, listening to music especially on vinyl, print making, greyhounds. Dr. Wamsteker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuroma Biliary Tract, Bile Duct Obstruction, Childhood Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Wamsteker is board certified in Gastroenterology.

Nathan Louras is an Emergency Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Louras is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His clinical expertise encompasses Morning Sickness, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Low Blood Pressure, and Necrosis. Dr. Louras is board certified in Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Napolitano is Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, Acute Care Surgery (Trauma, Burns, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery), Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (6 fellows annually) and Associate Chair for the Department of Surgery. Dr. Napolitano is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery as well as Surgical Critical Care. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Napolitano is a member and holds leadership positions in numerous professional organizations in surgery, trauma and surgical critical care. Dr. Napolitano is Vice-Chancellor of the Board of Regents of the ACCM. She is past-Chair of the Surgical Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and was SCCM Congress Co-Chair in 2006. She served as Chair of the Committee on Perioperative Care for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) from 2003-2005. She is past-Chair of the Multi-Institutional Trials Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management. She is Secretary of the Surgical Infection Society. She is a member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Committee on Acute Care Surgery. She is a member of the Society of University Surgeons, Association of Women Surgeons, and American Surgical Association, among others. She participates nationally in many organizations, and is a member of the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP) Committee of the ACS and a member of the Steering Committee of the ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Resident Curriculum Committee. She is a member of the national Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) and CMS Technical Expert Panels for Respiratory and Infection, with the goal of reducing surgical complications by 25% by 2010. Dr. Napolitano received the 2002 Association of Women Surgeons Distinguished Member Award, awarded to a member that exemplifies the ideals and mission of the association. Other honors include Surgical Critical Care Educator of the Year Award (1998, 1999, 2000) from University of Maryland, and the Surgery Teacher of the Year Award in 1999 and 2001. She has been a mentor to a number of research fellows at the surgical resident and fellow level and her research group has received numerous awards, including the annual Resident Paper Competition of the ACS Committee on Trauma, SCCM Best Paper award, and numerous others. Dr. Napolitano has authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications, over 50 book chapters, and has been an invited lecturer at many national/international symposia and Visiting Professor at many institutions over the course of her career.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Napolitano's clinical interests are in the areas of general surgery, trauma and surgical critical care. Dr. Napolitano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Gastrointestinal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Appendectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Napolitano is board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

George Philips is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Philips is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Obstruction, Bile Duct Stricture, Cholestasis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Bednar is a faculty member in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan.His undergraduate training was done at Princeton University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular biology in 2000. After that he transitioned to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Bednar spent seven years in the combined MD/PhD program where he earned an MD and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Rogers. His dissertation thesis focused on how human monocytes respond to the complex external environment present during an infection or inflammatory state. After the completion of his medical training he was accepted to the General Surgery Residency program at the University of Michigan. During his time in Ann Arbor, he also spent two years in a postdoctoral research fellowship in the laboratories of Dr. Diane Simeone and Dr. Marina Pasca di Magliano. During Dr. Bednar's research time, he studied the basic biology of pancreatic cancer, which led to his evolving interest in cancer patient care. He finished his clinical training in the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh and was recruited back to the University of Michigan to become a part of the pancreatic cancer research group that has developed here in the past decade. Dr. Bednar is a board-certified general surgeon and currently undergoing board certification for additional specialization of Complex General Surgical Oncology. He is also BLS/ACLS certified.Dr. Bednar's clinical and research effort up to now has been recognized through several awards. He received the Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery from the Department of Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University as a recognition for his care of the surgical patients and his research work while he was a medical student. Dr. Bednar's work on pancreatic cancer was recognized and supported by an American College of Surgeons Research Fellowship. He also received the Robert V. Danto Cancer Research Award from the Michigan chapter of the American College of Surgeons for his postdoctoral research work. His work was chosen to be presented at the Owen Wangensteen Surgical Forum during the annual American College of Surgeons meeting in 2013 and received the Best Oral Presentation award at the 24th Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan in 2012.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Bednar is a practicing general and oncologic surgeon. His practice encompasses the full gamut of general surgery and complex abdominal and soft tissue surgical oncology. During his fellowship training, he also received specific instruction on the DaVinci robotic surgery platform and hope to continue to support the already-established efforts in this arena. Dr. Bednar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Bednar is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Clifford S. Cho is the C. Gardner Child Professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery at Michigan Medicine.Dr. Cho is an Honors graduate of Brown University and AOA graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency and transplantation immunology postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, where he served as Chief Administrative Resident. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as Chief Administrative Fellow. He joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2006, where he was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure and named the Ronald and Patricia Kissinger Professor of Surgical Oncology. He served as Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, Associate Residency Program Director, and co-Director of the Gastrointestinal Disease Oriented Team in the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center before moving to the University of Michigan in 2016.Dr. Cho’s academic focus is on hepatopancreatobiliary and gastrointestinal malignancies, cancer immunology, and the mentorship of clinical and research trainees. He has lectured on these academic interests in over 15 national and international visiting professorships, and was named the James IV Traveler in 2014. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and currently serves on the editorial boards of Surgery and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He is the Principal Investigator of a VA Merit Review-funded cancer immunology laboratory that is working to understand cancer-induced T cell suppression, and to identify novel T cell-based strategies for cancer immunotherapy. His laboratory has been continuously funded since 2006 by extramural support from the Veteran’s Administration, National Institutes of Health, American College of Surgeons, and Central Surgical Association, and is a member of the VA Oncology Merit Review study section. He has held a number of national academic leadership positions and is a member of over 15 surgical societies, including the American Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, Society of University Surgeons, and Surgical Biology Club II. Dr. Cho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Cho is board certified in Surgery.

Dr. Ferguson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery. Following undergraduate studies in Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois, he earned an MD and a PhD in Cancer Biology at the University of Chicago. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago, where he served as an administrative chief resident and completed a medical education fellowship, followed by a clinical fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and complex general surgical oncology.He has won numerous teaching awards at every stage of his career. He is the co-editor of Difficult Decisions in Surgical Oncology—An Evidence-Based Approach. He is active in the American College of Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, and Association for Surgical Education.Clinical Specialization: Dr. Ferguson's clinical expertise is in the management of cancers and premalignant conditions of the pancreas, liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, and stomach. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Cysts, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Ferguson is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. David Cooke grew up in New Jersey, and graduated from Brandeis University. He attended medical school at the University of Michigan, and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin, He has been on faculty at Michigan Medicine since 1999, and his main activity remains primary care internal medicine, but he also has a subspecialty interest in medical management for chronic pain. He consulted for the Michigan Medicine Anesthesia Back & Pain Center from 2013 to 2019, and current consults for the Michigan Pancreas Program. He also provides assistance for Michigan physicians through the pain medication management e-Consult program. Dr. Cooke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Chronic Pain, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Cooke is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Allison Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE, FACG is an Associate Professor and dually appointed in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Department of Surgery. She received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. She received a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) at Harvard University. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Following residency training, Dr. Schulman completed fellowship in Gastroenterology, and went on to complete two additional fellowships in Bariatric Endoscopy followed by Advanced/Therapeutic Endoscopy. All of her training was at Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital. She joined faculty at Michigan in 2017 and was appointed Director of Bariatric Endoscopy and more recently selected as Chief of Endoscopy in 2023.Dr. Schulman's research has focused on endoscopic management of obesity and device development/innovation in therapeutic endoscopy. She is specifically interested in the management of complications following bariatric surgery, primary endoscopic therapy for obesity, and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). She also has interests in interventional hepatology and ERCP.She is a member of the Clinical Excellence Society and participates in committees through many gastroenterology and surgical societies, and is the current Chair of the Association of Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE/ASGE). Dr. Schulman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Fistula, Choledocholithiasis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy. Dr. Schulman is board certified in Gastroenterology.

Ammar Hassan is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hassan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

George M. Zacur, M.D., M.S. is a member of the faculty of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology within the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Zacur is a native of Miami, FL and earned his degree in medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also completed his residency in pediatrics at the University of Miami-Holtz Children’s Hospital/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He then completed his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Zacur has a special interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) and advanced endoscopy. Dr. Zacur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Cysts, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Zacur is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Associate Program Director, Hospice Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Pediatric and Internal Medicine hospitalist, fellowship trained in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, in order to care for patients and families living with advanced illness and at end of life. Dr. Saul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Trisomy 13, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Malnutrition, and Esophageal Perforation. Dr. Saul is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Hospice & Palliative Med, and Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Grace Elta is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Elta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Dyskinesia, Ulcerative Colitis, Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. 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.

Beth Manoogian is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Manoogian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Cholangitis, and Colonoscopy.

Eileen received her undergraduate chemical engineering degree from the Cooper Union and her combined MD/PhD from SUNY Stony Brook University through the Medical Scientist Training Program. She then joined the University of Michigan and completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship through their fast-track research pathway. She recently joined faculty at the University of Michigan and has an appointment at the University of Michigan affiliate, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her clinical practice is focused on treating patients with benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas. In her free time, she enjoys taking care of her three kids, playing the piano, volunteering at church, /and serving on the local little league board. Dr. Carpenter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Chronic Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, and Acute Pancreatitis. Dr. Carpenter is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Evan Glazer, MD, PhD, FACS, is the Clinical Director of the Pancreatic Cancer Program at Michigan Medicine and the Associate Director of Clinical Research in the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer. Dr. Glazer earned his medical degree and a master's degree in public health at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. Subsequently, he completed residency in general surgery and completed a PhD in Cancer Biology at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Glazer completed an NIH funded T32 training fellowship at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He completed a fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. Dr. Glazer is board certified in complex general surgical oncology and general surgery. His clinical and research focuses are on pancreatic and liver malignancies.After completing fellowship in Tampa, Dr. Glazer joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN, and rose in rank to Associate Professor. He served as program director of the complex general surgical oncology fellowship there as well as associate program director for research in the general surgery residency program. Dr. Glazer is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Association for Cancer Research, Society of Surgical Oncology, Association of Academic Surgery, and American Society of Clinical Oncology. With a national reputation, he has served on the Hepatobiliary Panel and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Panel for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. He has served numerous roles for the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Glazer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Glazer is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Michael Rice, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan Honors program and his medical degree at Wayne State University. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at the University of Virginia. After honorably serving as an active duty gastroenterologist in the United States Air Force, he joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2008. Dr. Rice has clinical and research interests in small bowel endoscopic imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel diseases, obscure GI bleeding and other small bowel disorders. Dr. Rice serves as the Medical Director for the Inpatient Gastroenterology Service as well as the Director of the University of Michigan Small Bowel Program. He believes that health care services can be improved by building more effective partnerships among health care providers, nursing, patients and families. Dr. Rice is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Rice is board certified in Gastroenterology.