The Division of Digestive Diseases is viewed as among of the strongest in the United States. The division includes gastroenterology, hepatology, liver transplant medicine, the Digestive Disease Center, the Pancreas Center and various research laboratories. The faculty consists of full-time physicians and basic scientists who are engaged in research, patient care and teaching. In addition, the division has seven clinical fellows and two research fellows. The division has a digestive diseases consultation service, a hepatic consultation service, an inpatient hepatology/GI service, a liver transplant program jointly run with the Department of Surgery, weekly GI and liver clinics at both the University Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a weekly liver transplantation clinic and a Pancreatic Disease Center at the Barrett Center.

The Division of Digestive Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is among the oldest and most distinguished in the United States. Started in the 1930's by Dr. Leon Schiff, it has been continuously productive in training and research activities, with many of its trainees and faculty going on to positions of academic responsibility and leadership.

Our division's major strengths are: Excellent faculty - Our faculty members play leadership roles in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the Foundation for Digestive Health & Nutrition (FDHN), the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). Furthermore, through involvement with editorial boards of key journals in the field and participation as leaders in multi-center national and international trials and collaborations, our faculty are widely recognized and respected.

Superb fellowship training program - The fellowship program has continuously trained fellows in gastroenterology for nearly 70 years. The fellowship program receives more than 400 applications per year for an average of two positions. In association with the pediatric GI division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, we share an NIH training grant. Upon completion of their training program here at UC, 30 percent of all fellow graduates in the last five years have accepted jobs in academic medicine. The division has excelled in the areas of recruitment, accreditation, and subspecialty board pass rates.

Hepatology research program - The clinical and research program in hepatology is widely recognized for its excellence. The group is active in industry-sponsored phase two and phase three clinical trials, attracting patients from across the region and in some cases, from across the country. Even international patients come for consultation with members of the hepatology group. The liver transplant group is a multidisciplinary program that provides pre- and post-transplant services for more than 600 patients. Patient and graft survival rates are high, and new treatment innovations are routinely incorporated into patient care. For example, we are one of the few centers in the country participating in the NIH-funded solid organ transplant in HIV-infected patient protocol. Basic and translational liver research is a key element of the hepatology program. Total liver-related NIH funding approaches $1 million per year.