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Chethan Ramprasad, MD, joined our group in October 2023. He attended college at Rice University and medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at NYU Langone and his GI fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical...

From Neuroscience News/BIDMC: Previously, scientists believed that the enteric nervous system (ENS) development stopped before birth. However, recent findings by Subhash Kulkarni and colleagues overturn this by showing ENS development continues after birth in mice and humans. The study reveals a...

We had a great time attending the ACG 2024 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA this week. Huge congratulations to Vikram Rangan, MD, who won the Presidential Poster Award for his work on A Pilot Study of Crofelemer for Functional Diarrhea! Crofelemer—an anti-secretory, anti-diarrheal drug—was...

A new study from the BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research adds to a growing body of evidence that Parkinson’s disease, long believed to have its origins in the brain, may begin in the gut. Gastrointestinal problems are common in patients with neurodegenerative disorders, to the point where a...

Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH, is a 2024 recipient of a Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Award for her work that aims to distinguish the gut biology of patients with and without PD using an innovative new technology. Her laboratory hopes this work can be used in future to help develop biomarkers of...

We had a wonderful time attending Digestive Diseases Week in Washington, D.C. May 2024. Our members presented the cutting-edge research we've been working on during the year and updated the GI community on clinical management of patients with neurogastrointestinal disorders. We also had a lot of fun...

Colin Wu, BS, presented an oral presentation titled: "Symptoms Do Not Predict Sucrose Malabsorption." Some key findings included: A high prevalence of 20.7% of patients with an abnormal 13CO 2 Sucrose Breath Test in our patient population Symptom presentation does not accurately differentiate...

Dr. Trisha Pasricha and her laboratory at the BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research were featured in the December Findings feature of the Harvard Gazette. The profile highlights the work examining the possibly gut-first origins of Parkinson's disease. “Parkinson’s disease is very well known and...

The GI Motility Lab is a state-of-the-art testing center performing diagnostic studies for patients with GI motility disorders. Studies include: high-resolution esophageal manometry (to assess the muscles of the esophagus, which can malfunction in some patients and cause difficulty swallowing), high...

Written by Dr. Sarah Ballou and Dr. Trisha Pasricha How is IBS diagnosed? IBS is diagnosed through a set of clinical criteria that your doctor reviews based on your medical history. A hallmark of IBS is chronic abdominal pain related to your stool. Your doctor may do additional studies if you have...