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The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN) is the foundation of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the leading professional society representing gastroenterologists and hepatologists worldwide. The mission of the Foundation is to provide funds for research and public education in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of digestive diseases.
Of particular interest to clinicians and researchers may be the $2 million in research grants and prizes the Foundation awards annually.
The Foundation works with volunteer physicians to raise funds for gastrointestinal research. Physicians interested in learning more about participating in the work of the Foundation are encouraged to contact the Foundation at info@fdhn.org.
The Foundation is aligned into the governance structure of the American Gastroenterological Association and led by a distinguished group of physicians. Physician members of the Governing Board are:
- Nicholas F. LaRusso, MD, AGAF (Chair)
Chair, Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
- Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, AGAF (Vice Chair, Individual & Physician Gifts)
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Romark Laboratories, L.C.
- Ian L. Taylor, MD, PhD, AGAF (President, AGA Institute)
Senior Vice President, Biomedical Education, and Research Dean, College of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- C. Richard Boland, MD, AGAF (President Elect, AGA Institute)
Baylor University Medical Center Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX
- Loren Laine, MD, AGAF (Vice President, AGA Institute)
USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
- J. Sumner Bell, III, MD, AGAF (Secretary/Treasurer)
Digestive & Liver Disease Specialists, Norfolk, VA
- Gail A. Hecht, MD, MS, AGAF (Chair, AGA)
Chief of Digestive Disease/Nutrition
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Councillors
- John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF - Community Private Practice
- Eugene B. Chang, MD, AGAF - Basic Research
- Sheila E. Crowe, MD, AGAF - At-Large
- Francis M. Giardiello, MD - Clinical Research
- Helen M. Shields, MD, AGAF - Education & Training
- F. Taylor Wooton, III, MD, AGAF - Community Private Practice
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