Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research | NYU Langone Health

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research

We conduct research to better care for current and future patients with gastrointestinal and liver conditions.

Our research goals at NYU Langone’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology are to provide access to the latest treatments in the pipeline to our patients and to advance knowledge of gastroenterology and hepatology through innovative basic science, translational research, and clinical trials. We aim to foster a spirit of scientific inquiry and innovation among faculty, fellows, and students.

Our researchers study the biology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases. Among our current areas of research are the following:

  • role of the gut microbiome in health and the pathogenesis of disease such as colorectal cancer, liver cancer, and fatty liver and other diseases
  • role of GI infection and gut microbial dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease
  • colorectal cancer prevention, including evaluation of sociodemographic and geographic disparities in colorectal cancer screening and outcomes, the comparative effectiveness of different screening strategies, and novel methods to increase screening adherence
  • quality and innovations in enhanced technologies for colon cancer screening
  • bariatric endoscopy outcomes in obesity and fatty liver disease
  • clinical trials in all areas of liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer screening and prevention, and other GI conditions
  • cirrhosis and hepatitis C infection

Select Faculty Publications

Esophageal Disorders in the Older Adult

Babbar, Shaili; Sachar, Moniyka; Faye, Adam; Knotts, Rita M

Current treatment options in gastroenterology. 2025 Dec ; 23:

Safety of Immunosuppression in A Prospective Cohort of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with a HIstoRy of CancEr: SAPPHIRE Registry

Itzkowitz, Steven H; Jiang, Yue; Villagra, Cristina; Colombel, Jean-Frederic; Sultan, Keith; Lukin, Dana J; Faleck, David M; Scherl, Ellen; Chang, Shannon; Chen, LeaAnn; Katz, Seymour; Kwah, Joann; Swaminath, Arun; Petralia, Francesca; Sharpless, Virginia; Sachar, David; Jandorf, Lina; Axelrad, Jordan E; ,

Clinical gastroenterology & hepatology. 2025 Apr ; 23:855-865.e5

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Clinical Research

El Zoghbi, Maysaa; Malhotra, Ashish; Bilal, Mohammad; Shaukat, Aasma

Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America. 2025 Apr ; 35:445-455

Revolutionizing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Artificial Intelligence's Transformative Role [Editorial]

Gross, Seth A

Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America. 2025 Apr ; 35:xv-xvi

International, multicenter analysis of endoscopic full-thickness resection of duodenal neuroendocrine tumors

Wannhoff, Andreas; Nabi, Zaheer; Moons, Leon M G; Haber, Gregory; Ge, Phillip; Dertmann, Tobias; Deprez, Pierre H; Korcz, Wojciech; Bouvette, Christopher; Mueller, Julius; Tribonias, George; Grande, Giuseppe; Kim, John J; Weich, Alexander; Heinrich, Henriette; Mollenkopf, Matthias; George, Jeffey; Pioche, Mathieu; Azzolini, Francesco; Kouladouros, Konstantinos; Boger, Phil; Hayee, Bu'Hussain; Bilal, Mohammad; Bastiaansen, Barbara A J; Caca, Karel; ,

American journal of gastroenterology. 2025 Mar 13;

Risankizumab Is Effective for The Management of Crohn's Disease of the Pouch

Kayal, Maia; Spencer, Elizabeth A; Smyth, Matthew; Raffals, Laura; Qazi, Taha; Deepak, Parakkal; Beniwal-Patel, Poonam; Chang, Shannon; Higgins, Peter; Cross, Raymond K; Anderson, Chelsea; Long, Millie; Herfarth, Hans H; Dubinsky, Marla C; Barnes, Edward L

Inflammatory bowel diseases. 2025 Mar 03; 31:878-881

Increasing Exposure to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Education in Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Pilot IBD 101 Experience

Malter, Lisa; Hong, Simon J; Lopatin, Sarah; Murphy, Megan; Hudesman, David; Kane, Sunanda; Rubin, David T

Inflammatory bowel diseases. 2025 Mar 03; 31:746-750

New potent HBV replication inhibitors for the management of chronic hepatitis B are needed

Block, Timothy M; Guo, Ju-Tao; Zoulim, Fabien; Rice, Charles M; Thio, Chloe L; Schneider, William M; Alter, Harvey J; Jacobson, Ira M; Gish, Robert G; Block, Peter D; Sulkowski, Mark; Feld, Jordan J; Cohen, Chari A

Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 2025 Mar ; 22:150-151