Steven A. Edmundowicz MD, MASGE
Professor and Interim Division Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Medical Director, Digestive Health Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, ColoradoDr. Steven Edmundowicz is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. He is also the Medical Director of the Digestive Health Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. He has held leadership positions in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Washington University School of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, and the University of Colorado.
Dr. Edmundowicz has had a strong involvement in the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), including his roles as Past President and as Trustee of the ASGE Foundation. He has participated in numerous clinical trials in endoscopy, ERCP, and endoscopic ultrasound. Most recently, he has been involved with trials of innovative endoscopic devices for use in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease and morbid obesity. Dr. Edmundowicz remains active in clinical practice, clinical investigation, teaching, and administration.
Disclosures
- Companies and patents: Co-Founder: Aspero Medical, developed through the University of Colorado Office of Technology Transfer 1/3 owner Patent # 101385-614262. This is a startup medical device company with balloon overtube technology for diagnostic examination of the small intestine and therapies in the upper and lower GI tract.
- Stock or stock options: Motus GI (Medical Advisory Board 2013 to present, stock options 2013 to present, stock converted 2018 to present); Elira (Medical Advisory Board member, PI for clinical studies, stockholder 2015 to present)
- Advisory boards: Olympus (Medical Advisory Board [EMF] 2012 to present)
- Consultant: Elsevier (Associate Editor of Gastroenterology Daily Digest website 2014 to present); Allurion (Data Safety Monitoring Board; Chair; paid consultant 2017 to 2021; site PI 2023); Fractyl (Data Safety Monitoring Board Committee; paid consultant 2019 to 2020; Clinical Evaluation Committee; Chair 2021 to present); Medpace (consultant for blinded review of endoscopic video images for clinical studies 2020 to present); Provation (Medical Advisory Board Member 2020 to present); Dragonfly Endoscopy LLC (consultant; medical advisor; and stock option holder 2021 to present; Boston Scientific (consultant for educational programs 2021); Magentiq Eye LTD (consultant; medical advisor; and equity holder 2021 to 2022); Olympus (consultant 2007 to present)
- Research funding (site-specific financial or equipment only): Elira (site research support 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to present); AMBU (site research support 2020 to 2021); Boston Scientific (site research support 2016 to present); Olympus (site research support 2021 to present); Steris (site research support 2021 to present)
- Meals at regional and national society meetings and events for faculty where NPI numbers were recorded and reported to Open Payments by: Covidien; Medtronic; Wilson Cook; Boston Scientific; Apollo Endosurgery
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2024 Top Story in Gastroenterology: Prophylactic Stent Placement for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
- 2023 Top Story in Gastroenterology: Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy for the Treatment of Gastroparesis
- 2022 Top Story in Gastroenterology: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity
- Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on the Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death
- 2021 Top Story in Gastroenterology: Compliance With Colonoscopy After a Positive FIT Saves Lives
- 2020 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Emergent Upper Endoscopy in GI Bleeding
- 2019 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: POEM for Treatment-Naïve Patients With Achalasia
- 2018 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Endoscopy
- 2017 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Endoscopic Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis
- 2016 Top Stories in Gastroenterology: Detecting Advanced Pancreatic Neoplasms Is Not Easy