Description of Research Expertise

My research focuses on inflammatory bowel disease specifically Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. My particular focuses include
1.) medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease,
2.) safety of current medical therapy for IBD, and
3.) natural history of disease

Selected Publications

Lichtenstein GR.: Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cecil’s Textbook of Medicine. Edited by Lee Goldman and Andrew I. Schafer. Elsevier Publisher. Philadelphia, PA. 25th Edition. 2021. Chapter : 2021.

Lichtenstein GR.: Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). : 2021.

Lichtenstein GR.: Eating Disorders and Their Gastrointestinal and Oral Manifestations. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). : 2021.

Lichtenstein GR.: The Importance of Vaccinating IBD Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). : 2021.

Bhavana Bhagya Rao, Abhik Bhattacharya, Lichtenstein Gary R.: New Non-anti-TNF- alpha Biologic Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th Edition. Eds. Mamula P, Markowitz JE, Baldassano R. : 2021.

Berera, S and Lichtenstein GR.: Novel Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. : 2021.

Lichtenstein GR.: Managing Hospitalized Patients Who Have Moderate to Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). : 2021.

Dalal RS, Palchaudhuri S, Snider CK, Lewis JD, Mehta SJ, Lichtenstein GR.: Preadmission Cannabis Use Is Positively Correlated With Inpatient Opioid Dose Exposure in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Inflamm Bowel Dis : 2021.

Lichtenstein GR, Rogler G, Ciorba MA, Su C, Chan G, Pedersen RD, Lawendy N, Quirk D, Nduaka CI, Thorpe AJ, Panés J.: Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor: Analysis of Malignancy (Excluding Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer) Events Across the Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Program. Inflamm Bowel Dis. : 2021.

Vivek U Nimgaonkar, Erik X Tan, Daniel J Travis, Nathaniel A Fessehaie, Alexander M Beschloss, Gary R Lichtenstein, Mark T Osterman, Abhik Bhattacharya.: Associations of a Composite Weighted Model Predicting Infliximab Persistence to Clinical Endpoints in Patients with Crohn’s Disease. Gastroenterology : 2021.

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Academic Contact Information

3400 Civic Center Boulevard
753 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-349-8222
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366