Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Biography

Dr. Shen is Professor of Medicine of Lerner College of Medicine of Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University and Staff Gastroenterologist at Digestive Disease Institute, the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Shen is specialized in medical and endoscopic treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, pouchitis and pouch disorders. He established the subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic, the first and the largest of its kind in the US, specializing in treating a wide range of pouch-related disorders. Dr. Shen has conducted numerous clinical and translational researches in IBD and pouchitis. Dr. Shen’s research has been funded by grants from National Institutes of Health, American College of Gastroenterology ACG, Broad Foundation, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America CCFA and philanthropic funds. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad and has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Shen is a scientific reviewer for high-impact journals such as Gastroenterology, Gut, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Cancer, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Clinical Cancer Research, and Annals of Surgery. He is also a grant reviewer for ACG, Broad Foundation, and Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Shen is a Fellow of the ACG and a member of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the ACG. He holds several committee assignments from Cleveland Clinic and its Digestive Disease Institute, ACG and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Shen has won multiple awards, including Physician of the Year Award from Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, the Cleveland Clinic and Premier Physician of Year Award from CCFA Northeast Ohio Chapter.

Research Interest

Dr. Shen is specialized in medical and endoscopic treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, pouchitis and pouch disorders. He established the subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic, the first and the largest of its kind in the US, specializing in treating a wide range of pouch-related disorders.

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