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Gary Falk, M.D.

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Appointed: 1986
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Phone:(216) 444-1762
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A-30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
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Phone:(216) 444-1762
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A-30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Gary W. Falk, MD, is originally from New York City.  He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Rochester and went on to complete his internal medicine residency at George Washington University. He received his gastroenterology training at the University of Michigan. 

He joined the staff of the Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 1986 and is currently a professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.  He is also Director of the Center for Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders and has previously been Director of the GI Fellowship Training Program at Cleveland Clinic. His research interests focus on Barrett’s esophagus with an emphasis on early detection and prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma as well as eosinophilic esophagitis. 

He is currently an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and a contributor to the Selected Summaries section of Gastroenterology.  He is past President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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Professional Highlights
  • Chairman, Research Committee, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1994-1997
  •  Budget and Financial Planning Committee, 2001-2006
  •  ASGE Foundation Board of Directors, 2001-2006 
  • Co-director, Annual Postgraduate Course, 2002 
  • Chairman, Budget and Financial Planning Committee, 2002-2005
  • Treasurer, 2002-2005
  • President, 2006-2007
  • Chairman, Young Investigators Conference, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1998-1999
  • Task Force on NIH Research, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1998
  • Governing Board, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,1998-2009
  • Executive Committee, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2001-2008
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
 
Internship:The George Washington University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency:The George Washington University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Washington, DC
Fellowship:University of Michigan Health System, Gastroenterology, Ann Arbor, MI
Other Education:(Graduate) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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Additional Training
  • 2002-2006 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Clinical Scholars Program, Cleveland, Ohio. M.S., Clinical Research.
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Certifications

Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine

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Specialty Interests
Barrett's esophagus, H. pylori infection, esophageal diseases, swallowing disorders, noncardiac chest pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease.
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Awards & Honors
  • Named to Best Doctors in America (Gastroenterology)-Midwest Region
  • Named to Best Doctors in America (Gastroenterology)
  • Michael V. Sivak, Jr. ASGE Endoscopic Research Award
  • President,Society for Gastrointestinal

 

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Professional Memberships
  • American College of Gastroenterology (Fellow)
  • American College of Physicians (Fellow)
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Fellow)
  • American Gastroenterological Association (Fellow)
  • American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
  • Gastroenterology Research Group
  • International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
  • O.E.S.O. (World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus)
  • Southwest Oncology Group
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 8/19/2008, Dr. Falk has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting.  Dr. Falk receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
  • Olympus
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