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Alan Barkun

Alan Barkun
Contact Information
Address: 

Division of Gastroenterology, Montreal General Hospital, Room D16-137

Phone: 
Tel.: 514-934-8309
Fax: 514-934-8375
Email address: 
alan.barkun [at] muhc.mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Alan Barkun is Director of Digestive Endoscopy, Chief Quality Officer, and director of the Therapeutic Endoscopy Third Tier Fellowship Training Program in the Division of Gastroenterology at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University and the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre, Montréal, Canada. He is recipient of the DG Kinnear Chair in Gastroenterology at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University. Recipient of many national and international awards, Dr. Barkun has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, and has given over 600 international presentations on emerging digestive endoscopic technologies, with an emphasis on methodological, clinical and cost-effectiveness trials of treatments for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), bilio-pancreatic diseases and colorectal cancer screening. He is also the current President of the colorectal Cancer screening implementation committee for the province of Quebec.

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Areas of expertise: 

Technology assessment of endoscopic digestive techniques. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Biliary diseases. Pancreatic diseases. malignant biliary obstruction. Helicobacter pylori. Dyspepsia.

Group: 
Associate Members
Research areas: 
Clinical Epidemiology and Informatics
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