Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc

Clinical Focus

• Gastroenterology
• Health Services Research

Administrative Appointments

• Chair, ACG Practice Parameters Committee (2011 - 2013)
• Member, ASGE Membership Committee, American Society for Gastrointestinal  Endoscopy (2009 - present)
• Member, Practice Parameters Committee, American College of Gastroenterology (2009 - present)
• Member, ASGE Research Committee (2000 - 2006)
• Associate Editor, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2004 - 2009)

Honors and Awards

• ASGE Endoscopic Research Award, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2012-2014)
• Naomi Nakao Gender Based Research Award, American College of Gastroenterology (2010)
• Governor's Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, American College of Gastroenterology (2008)
• Diversity Faculty Award, Stanford University (2007)
• GRG Young Investigator Clinical Research Award, Gastroenterology Research Group (2006)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Health Research and Policy

Current Research Interests

Dr. Gerson's clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal motility disorders, and obscure GI bleeding using capsule endoscpy and double balloon enteroscopy. Her research interests include epidemiology and clinical trials in GERD and Barrett's esophagus; cost-effectiveness studies in the areas of Barrett's esophagus and new technology; and quality of life assessment for patients with GERD and BE.

Publications

• Control of intra-oesophageal pH in patients with Barrett''s oesophagus on omeprazole-sodium bicarbonate therapy. Gerson LB, Mitra S, Bleker WF, Yeung P. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012
• Gastroenterologists and the Us Opioid Epidemic. Gerson LB, Gastroenterology. 2012
• Variation of health-care resource utilization according to GERD-associated complications. Gerson L, McLaughlin T, Balu S, Jackson J, Lunacsek O. Dis Esophagus. 2012
• Are we ready for gender-based guidelines for Barrett's esophagus screening? Gerson LB, Gastroenterology. 2011; 141 (6): 2271-3
• Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic diagnosis. Ishimura N, Amano Y, Appelman HD, Penagini R, Tenca A, Falk GW, Wong RK, Gerson LB, Ramirez FC, Horwhat JD, Lightdale CJ, DeVault KR, Freschi G, Taddei A, Bechi P, Ringressi MN, Castiglione F, Rossi Degl'Innocenti D, Wang HH, Huang Q, Bellizzi AM, Lisovsky M, Srivastava A, Riddell RH, Johnson LF, Saunders MD, Chuttani R. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011: 1232 53-75