Medical Specialties
Gastroenterology
GAS-troh-en-tuh-ROL-uh-jee
Also Known As GI Medicine
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Origin Late 19th century
Gastroenterology, from the Greek for belly, intestine and study, is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system, the esophagus, stomach, intestines and accessory organs, and its disorders. Its defining twentieth-century breakthrough came in 1982 and 1983, when the Australian physicians Barry Marshall and Robin Warren identified the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and traced it to peptic ulcer disease, overturning the prevailing view that ulcers were caused by stress and diet; the two were awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery.
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Origin PeriodDated to the founding of the American Gastroenterological Association in 1897. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Gastroenterology
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) was founded in 1897 and now includes over 16,000 members worldwide.
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Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction; History, 21st centuryQuote, Introduction; History, 21st century
In 2005, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of Australia were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of Helicobacter pylori (1982/1983) and its role in peptic ulcer disease.
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Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Discovery of Helicobacter pylori as a Cause of Peptic Ulcer Disease, History, 21st century
Barry Marshall (Wikipedia)
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