Ep 15 Prof John Pandolfino on GERD and Esophageal Disorders

Talking Gut with Dr Jim Kantidakis

Welcome to another Episode of Talking Gut, where I get to interview leading specialists in the area of gastroenterology and related systems.

In today's episode I had the honour to interview the Worlds leading expert on Esophageal Disorders, Prof John Pandalfino.

Prof Pandolfino is a Hans Popper Professor of Medicine and chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and was also the director at the Esophageal Center at Northwestern Medicine between 2011-2015. His CV is 27 pages way too long to cover in this introduction, but lets just say, he has multiple hospital and administrative appointments, is recipients of multiple grants and awards, Editor in chief for highly regarded Gastroenterology journals and is himself author and co-author of books, book chapters and over 200 research articles.

He’s also a really nice down to earth guy. If there is anything you want to know about Esophageal Disorders, Prof Pandolfino is the person to speak to.

• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder or GERD, and both Esophageal and extra-esophageal syndromes. Diagnosis of GERD and how to treat it.
• We talked about his unique way of treating GERD via his GERD Precision Texas Holdem approach.
• We also covered other areas, including
• Functional Heart Burn
• The link between Gastrointestinal transit and Reflux
• We talked about belching or burping
• We talked about rumination
• We also talked about eosinophilic esophagitis and a whole lot more.

This talk provides a wealth of information for medical and allied health professionals and well as the interested general public.

I hope you enjoy my talk with Prof John Pandolfino.