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John W. Birk, M.D., F.A.C.G.
Director, Gastroenterology-Hepatology Fellowship Program
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Specialties:
Office Locations:
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
800-535-6232
860-679-7692
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Board Certifications:
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine

Medical School:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency:
State University of New York at Stony Brook: Internal Medicine

Fellowship Training:
State University of New York at Stony Brook: Gastroenterology

Hospital Affiliation:
John Dempsey Hospital

Selected Publications:
Birk J, Pruitt R, Haber G, Raijman I, Baluyut A, Meiselman M, Sedghi S. The Plicator procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a registry study. Surgical Endoscopy. 2009 Feb; 23(2):423-31.

A Practical Guide to Reflux: Causes, Consequences and Care. John W. Birk, ed. Nova Science Publishers. 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61324-922-2

Majumder S, Chubineh S, Birk J. Pancreatic cancer: an endoscopic perspective. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Jan; 6(1):95-104.


Clinical Interests:
Advanced Endoscopy
Research Interests:
Clinical Research:
  • Clinical outcome studies on GI bleeding; endoscope design; endoscopy reporting software design
Languages:
English

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