In just five years, DDRF has done much to improve the lot of those with digestive diseases and to nurture tomorrow’s physician scientists.

We’ve sponsored 10 students, supported close to a dozen full-length manuscript publications and countless abstracts, and been a founding co-sponsor of the annual National Endoscopic Sedation Conference. And with steady growth in financial support we’re radically expanding our educational program and clinical research, and providing student support for external research projects.

Lawrence B. Cohen, MD, FACP Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and international lecturer. A graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, he completed his residency and fellowship training at Mount Sinai Medical Center. The author of over 200 articles, book chapters and abstracts, he serves on the editorial board or as a scientific reviewer for seven journals. His research focuses on endoscopy, colorectal cancer, endoscopic sedation and issues of quality within gastroenterology.

James Aisenberg, MD, FACP Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. A graduate of Harvard Medical School he continued his medical training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center. Co-author of over 100 book chapters, articles and abstracts, he has lectured widely on gastrointestinal diseases. His research focus is digestive tract injury related to medication and on endoscopic sedation.

Kenneth M. Miller, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. A graduate of NYU School of Medicine, he continued his postdoctoral training at Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center. His research includes colorectal cancer screening and the development of new technologies for therapeutic endoscopy applications, with numerous publications and conference presentations to his credit.