Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

David G. Binion, MD
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Visiting Professor of Medicine

Co-Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Office: Univ. of Pgh. Div. of GI, Hepatology & Nutr.
PUH, M2, C Wing - 200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-648-9115
Fax: 412-648-9378
E-mail: biniond@upmc.edu
Education
AB - General Studies, Harvard College - Cambridge, MA, 1984
MD, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo - Buffalo, NY, 1988
Training
Research Fellow - Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Research Inst. - Cleveland, OH, 1993
Internship & Residency, Rhode Island Hospital (Brown Univ.) - Providence, RI, 1991
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Univ. Hospitals of Cleveland (Case Western) - Cleveland, OH, 1993
Profile
Dr. Binion is an internationally recognized expert on Inflammatory Bowel Disease basic science, translational and clinical investigation. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. His investigation has centered on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of human IBD, with a specific focus on the microvascular biology of chronic intestinal inflammation. His clinical work has centered on developing novel therapies and algorithms for treatment of patients with severe and refractory IBD.