Endoscopy-Past, Present, and Future

Dr. Jonathan Cohen is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is currently the Treasurer- elect of the ASGE and has served as past chair of the ASGE Quality and Training Committees. Dr. Cohen is a partner in Vanguard Gastroenterology and served as President of the NYSGE in 2004. His clinical practice combines general gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy. His areas of interest include advanced imaging, quality indicators in endoscopy, simulator use in training, and clinical interests include bariatric endoscopy, mucosal resection and ablation, and ERCP. Dr. Cohen is the editor of the textbooks “Comprehensive Atlas of High-Resolution Endoscopy and Narrowband Imaging” and “Successful Training in Endoscopy.” He directs the international Program for Endoscopic Teachers [PET] for the WEO. Over the past 25 years, he has written and lectured widely, and served as faculty or course director for numerous endoscopy courses worldwide.Dr. David Greenwald is currently the Director of Clinical Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Previously, he was the Fellowship Program Director in Gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine for nearly two decades and was an Associate Division Director of the Division of Gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He is also a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He just completed a term as one of the Medical Directors of the Advanced Endoscopy Center. Dr. Greenwald graduated with a BA degree from Wesleyan University, and attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he earned an MD. He did a residency in Internal Medicine followed by a Gastroenterology Fellowship, both at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.

• 1. NYSGE: a historical overviewDavid A. Greenwald2. Polypectomy: from landmark innovation to widespread resections to remote televideo mentoringJerome Waye and Seth A. Gross3. The national polyp study and the prevention of colorectal cancerSidney J. Winawer4. Gastrointestinal bleeding—better tools, better evidence, better techniqueMelissa Latorre5. Bariatrics—from managing surgical complications to primary endobariatric therapyReem Sharaiha6. A gluten-free journey—perspectives on celiac diseasePeter H.R. Green and Benjamin Lebwohl7. Endoscopy of the small bowelBlair S. Lewis8. The role of endoscopy in the detection of dysplasia in inflammatory bowel diseaseTom Ulman and Brian Bosworth9. Pioneers and progress in ERCPFranklin Kasmin and Jerome H. Siegel10. Defining quality in endoscopy to drive better outcomes and reduce health disparities: “the C5 experience”Felice Schnoll-Sussman, Jonathan Cohen and David Greenwald11. Making waves with sound—the evolution of endoscopic ultrasonographyCharles J. Lightdale and Frank Gress12. Barrett’s esophagus: paradigm shift to endoscopic therapy for early neoplasiaCharles J. Lightdale13. Delving deeper: the evolution and next frontiers in third space endoscopyPetros Benias and David L. Carr-Locke14. Training in endoscopy—NYSGE as incubator for innovationJonathan Cohen15. Live from New York! Evolution of endoscopy procedure live broadcastingGreg Haber, David Robbins, Franklin Kasmin and Jonathan Cohen16. NYSGE at 50: the political side—bringing endoscopy to the forefrontMaurice Cerulli, Juan Carlos Bucabo and Scott Tenner17. Infectious diseases in endoscopy: changing bugs with changing timesLawrence Brandt, Adam Goodman and Mark Pochapin18. Women in gastroenterology: leading the wayMichelle Kang Kim and Amrita Sethi19. Evolution of gastroenterology practice: medicare reform, payment systems, and changing landscapeBrett Bernstein and Inessa Khaykis