Dr. William Chey – Applying a Holistic, Integrated Care Model to GI Diseases
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
William Chey, MD, Nostrant Professor of Gastroenterology, Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health, is a gastroenterologist who provides patient care for a wide variety of disorders and diseases affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Dr. Chey also serves as the Director of the GI Physiology Laboratory, Director of the Digestive Disorders Nutrition & Behavioral Health Program, and Medical Director of the Michigan Bowel Control Program, one of the largest multi-disciplinary pelvic floor groups in the U.S.
Dr. Chey’s research work is centered on the diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, fecal incontinence, and H. pylori infection, with a specific interest in how nutrition and lifestyle play a part in these and other GI diseases.
Dr. Chey has received multiple awards for clinical service and medical innovation. In 2014, Dr. Chey was inducted into the Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Excellence Society, and in 2019, he was honored with the Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization, which recognizes a faculty member or group of faculty members who have developed a new research method, technology, or innovative service that will radically improve or transform patient health.
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