Division of
Gastroenterology
and Hepatology

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Faculty

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Dennis J. Ahnen, MD

Brian C. Brauer, MD

Amit Goyal, MD

 

 

Education

• Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 1998
• Internship: General Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 1998-1999
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Washington University in St Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1999-2001
• Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Washington University in St Louis, 2003-2006; Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Colorado Denver, 2006-2007
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

Faculty Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Denver. July 2007-present
• Staff Physician, Gastroenterology Section, Denver VA Medical Center, July 2007-present

Research Interests

Expanding the role of therapeutic EUS in the treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases, cholangiopancreatoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant pancreaticobiliary diseases, novel endoscopic imaging techniques, endoscopic therapy of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal cancers.

Representative Publications

1. Brauer BC, Fukami N, Chen YK.  Direct cholangioscopy with narrow-band imaging, chromoendoscopy, and argon-plasma coagulation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the bile duct.  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fall 2007. (download PDF)

2. Brauer BC, Jing T, Chen YK, Shah RJ.  ERCP with Pancreatoscopy and Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy (EHL) for Calcific Pancreatitis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007;65:AB241.(download PDF)

3. Brauer BC, Jing T, Chen YK, Shah RJ. Single Operator EUS-guided Cholangiopancreatography (EUSCP) for Difficult Pancreaticobiliary Access. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007;65:AB209. (download PDF)

4. Jing T, Brauer BC, Awadallah N, Baker M, Everson GT, Fortajada E, Chen YK, Shah RJ.  Does pre-transplant ERCP with balloon dilation alone (ERCPBD), stenting (ERCPST), or PTC with drainage tubes (PTCDT) decrease MELD score or delay liver transplantation in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)?  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007;65:AB213.
   
   
5. Jing T, Brauer BC, Awadallah N, Baker M, Everson GT, Fortajada E, Chen YK, Shah RJ.  Does pre-transplant ERCP with stenting (ERCPST) or PTC with drainage tubes (PTCDT) impact post-transplant complications in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)?  Hepatology 2007 (Abstract).
   
   
6. Brauer BC, Jing T, Chen YK, Shah RJ. EUS-guided Cholangiography with ERCP for Difficult Biliary Access.  ASGE Learning Center, Video Forum 2007.