Esophageal Disease and the Role of the Microbiome

Dr. Johnson MD, MACG, FASGE, MACP is Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology at Eastern VA School of Medicine. He co-founded the National Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee. He served on the GI Multi-Society CRC Screening Task Force and ACG guidelines committee for CRC screening, and co-authored the national guidelines. He served on the American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Board of Examiners (2012-2017), and was reappointed to the Maintenance of Certification ABIM Board 2020-present. He has been honored with the highest award from the American College of Gastroenterology; the Berk/Fise Award for lifetime achievements, as well as the William D Carey ACG Governors award to lifetime contributions to gastroenterology. He is the physician who worked with Virginia State Senator Emily Couric to put through the historic legislation to mandate colon cancer screening with colonoscopy as the preferred standard. This initiative has set the model for other states which have followed with similar legislation.

• 1. Is acid the cornerstone factor in gastroesophageal reflux disease and its related complications?2. Cytokines and immune modulators—Effects on esophageal Inflammation3. Acid suppression and effects on the gastrointestinal microbiome4. Esophageal dysbiosis and pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease5. Gastroesophageal reflux disease and the role of Helicobacter pylori6. Esophageal dysbiosis and neoplasia: Moving from Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma7. Esophageal dysbiosis and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma8. Esophageal dysbiosis and eosinophilic esophagitis—Bacteria to blame?9. Laryngopharyngeal reflux and dysbiosis10. Esophageal dysbiosis and esophageal motility disorders11. Gastrointestinal microbiome: Evaluation of testing technologies12. Esophagogastric microbiome—Internal and external influences effecting variance13. Esophageal dysbiosis—Correcting the paradox: Prebiotics, probiotics, or antibiotics?