
Overview
Julian Abrams, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. He is a specialist in the care of patients with Barrett's esophagus, early esophageal cancer, and other esophageal disorders. His research focus is on risk factors for Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer, with a particular focus on the role of the oral and esophageal microbiome as disease biomarkers, promoters of neoplasia, and targets for chemoprevention. He also has conducted extensive outcomes research related to endoscopic therapy for Barrett’s esophagus and associated neoplasia.
Dr. Abrams is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 145 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
1111 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Abrams has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Bo Shen, MD, is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pouch-related disorders due to his specialized expertise and experience treating a wide range of these conditions. Dr. Shen is the director of the IBD Center at Columbia and co-director of Columbia’s Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery and IBD Interventional Endoscopy. He is also the Vice Chair for Innovation in Medicine and Surgery and a Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) and Edelman-Jarislowsky Professor in Surgical Sciences.In addition to pouchitis and pouch diseases, Dr. Shen specializes in critical diagnostic evaluation, and medical and endoscopic management of IBD, GI endoscopy and imaging technology. Dr. Shen is known as a pioneer in interventional endoscopic therapy for IBD and ileal pouch disorders - this includes postponing or eliminating the need for surgery in some cases.Dr. Shen comes to Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian from the Cleveland Clinic, where he served as medical director for the Center of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and the Ed and Joey Story Endowed Chair, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute. While there, Dr. Shen established a subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic and Interventional IBD Unite - the first and largest of its kind in the United States. He also created an IBD Board, modeled after oncology tumor boards, to help manage the most challenging cases with multiple specialists.A prolific researcher in the field with more than 600 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Shen is funded by a number of government and philanthropic organizations, including the NIH, the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, the Broad Foundation, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Dr. Shen is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Abrams isElite. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Distinguished
- Esophageal CancerDr. Abrams isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- EsophagitisDr. Abrams isDistinguished. Learn about Esophagitis.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Abrams isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Abrams isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- EndoscopyDr. Abrams isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Eosinophilic EsophagitisDr. Abrams isAdvanced. Learn about Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
- Pseudomembranous ColitisDr. Abrams isAdvanced. Learn about Pseudomembranous Colitis.
- Experienced
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Abrams isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.

