AlanBuchmanMDMSPH
Gastroenterology • Chicago, ILInflammatory Bowel Disease, Malabsorption, Nutrition
Professor of Clinical Surgery (Gastroenterology) and Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Office
840 S. Wood St.
Suite 402 (MC 958)
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-355-0104Fax+1 312-413-8954- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Buchman is a board-certified gastroenterologist that specializes in Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, short bowel syndrome, intestinal failure, malabsorption,and intestinal transplantation. Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago/UI Health where he is the Medical Director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program and the Director of Gastroenterology at Anthem Health.
Dr. Buchman has served on 21 peer-reviewed journal editorial boards in such capacities as associate editor and section editor, and has authored nearly 250 peer-reviewed articles, editorials, book chapters and four books. He has been the recipient of numerous national awards from the American Gastroenterology Association (The Fitterman Foundation’s Hugh Butt Award in Hepatology and Nutrition), American Society for Nutrition (Physician Nutrition Specialist Award and the Mead Johnson Award), American College of Nutrition (Grace Goldsmith Award), the American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award), the Southern Medical Society (Seale Harris Award), and the Chicago Medical School Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. Buchman, a former president of the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) has served on numerous national committees, including the FDA’s Gastrointestinal Drugs Review Committee, where he has served as acting chair, the AGA’s Education and Manpower and Training Committees, the Council of the Central Society for Clinical Research, and the Congressional National Commission on Digestive Diseases. He is a past the chair of the AGA’s Nutrition and Obesity Section.
Dr. Buchman’s research has focused on complications and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease as well as the complications of intestinal failure and long-term parenteral nutrition, and has published seminal manuscripts in these areas. Dr. Buchman is considered a world authority in nutritio
Clinical Expertise
- Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Diarrhea, Short bowel syndrome, Isolated intestinal transplantation, Parenteral nutrition, Malabsorptive disorders, Malnutrition, intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD)
Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1991 - 1993
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Nutrition, 1989 - 1990
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
NM State Medical License 2015 - 2022
OK State Medical License 2015 - 2019
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2012
TX State Medical License 1994 - 2000
GA State Medical License 1991 - 1999- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Singing With or About Gastrointestinal Cancers.Buchman, A.> ;Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2024 Mar 1
- Can We all Be Champions?Alan L Buchman> ;Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2023 Sep 1
- Fat Forward-What We've Learned About Obesity, Where We Are, and Where We Need to Go.Alan L Buchman> ;Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- Foreword Pediatric Gastroenterology: Not Just Dealing with Little AdultsAlan Buchman, MD, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Q&A: ‘Strong’ Incidence of IFALD in Patients Dependent on Parenteral NutritionSeptember 29th, 2021
Pediatric GastroenterologySeptember 28th, 2020
ArTara Therapeutics Announces Positive Outcome of End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA on Choline Chloride for Injection for Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease (IFALD)December 18th, 2018- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
University of Illinois HospitalChicago, Illinois
External Links
- Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Centerhttps://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/surgery/specialty-centers/the-intestinal-rehabilitation-and-transplant-center/
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