JoanWeichunChenMDMS(She/Her)

Gastroenterology • Ann Arbor, MI

Esophagus Disease

Assistant professor in Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Office
1500 East Medical Center Dr
3rd Floor Taubman Center Recp D
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-5944

Fax+1 734-936-5458
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2012
St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009 - 2010
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2013 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2005 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014

Clinical Trials

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) in GERD Patients With Insomnia Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 15
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Diagnosis in Evolution.
Joan Chen, Anand Jain, Rena Yadlapati, Kristle Lee Lynch> ;Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2024 Feb 1
12 citations
AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Extraesophageal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Expert Review.
Joan W Chen, Marcelo F Vela, Kathryn A Peterson, Dustin A Carlson> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
Interrater Reliability of Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Panometry and High-Resolution Manometry for the Assessment of Esophageal Motility Disorders.
Joan W Chen, Abraham Khan, Reena V Chokshi, John O Clarke, Ronnie Fass, Jose M Garza, Milli Gupta, C Prakash Gyawali, Anand S Jain, Philip Katz, Vani Konda, Adriana La...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2023 Aug 1
Author Correction: Systemic sclerosis gastrointestinal dysmotility: risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Zsuzsanna H McMahan, Subhash Kulkarni, Joan Chen, Jiande Z Chen, Ramnik J Xavier, P Jay Pasricha, Dinesh Khanna> ;Nature Reviews. Rheumatology. 2023 Mar 1
8 citations
Systemic sclerosis gastrointestinal dysmotility: risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Zsuzsanna H McMahan, Subhash Kulkarni, Joan Chen, Jiande Z Chen, Ramnik J Xavier, P Jay Pasricha, Dinesh Khanna> ;Nature Reviews. Rheumatology. 2023 Mar 1
6 citations
Clinical role of ambulatory reflux monitoring in PPI non-responders: recommendation statements.
Rena Yadlapati, Andrew J Gawron, C Prakash Gyawali, Joan Chen, John Clarke, Ronnie Fass, Anand Jain, Kristle Lynch, Abraham Khan, Philip O Katz, David A Katzka, Joel R...> ;Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Variability in endoscopic assessment of Nissen fundoplication wrap integrity and hiatus herniation.
Erin J Song, Rena Yadlapati, Joan W Chen, Alice Parish, Matthew J Whitson, Karthik Ravi, Amit Patel, Dustin A Carlson, Abraham Khan, Donna Niedzwiecki, David A Leiman> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2022 May 10
5 citations
Incomplete Response of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms Poorly Predicts Erosive Esophagitis or Barrett’s Esophagus
Joel H. Rubenstein, Li Jiang, Jacob E. Kurlander, Joan Chen, Valbona Metko, Maryam Khodadost, Kimberly Nofz, Trivellore E. Raghunathan> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Nov 1
43 citations
Classifying Esophageal Motility by FLIP Panometry: A Study of 722 Subjects With Manometry.
Dustin A. Carlson, C. Prakash Gyawali, Abraham Khan, Rena Yadlapati, Joan Chen, Reena V. Chokshi, John O. Clarke, Jose M. Garza, Anand Jain, Philip O. Katz, Vani J. Ko...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2021 Oct 20
1 citations
Phenotyping patients with borderline elevated esophageal acid exposure.
Chanakyaram A Reddy, Kevin Wenzke, Lydia Watts, Moira Armstrong, Vincent L. Chen, Jason R. Baker, Joan W. Chen> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2021 Oct 5
4 citations
Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy Biopsies of Achalasia Patients Reveal Schwann Cell Depletion in the Muscularis Propria
Chanakyaram A. Reddy, Ryan Law, Henry D. Appelman, Andrew C. Chang, Sheryl Korsnes, Joan W. Chen> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Provider Variability in the Management Patterns of Increased Nonacid Reflux
Chanakyaram A. Reddy, Lydia Watts, Jason Baker, Joan W. Chen> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 Apr 1
12 citations
Chicago Classification Update (v4.0): Technical review on diagnostic criteria for hypercontractile esophagus.
Joan W. Chen, Edoardo Savarino, André J.P.M. Smout, Yinglian Xiao, Nicola de Bortoli, Rena Yadlapati, Charles Cock> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2021 Mar 17
358 citations
Esophageal motility disorders on high-resolution manometry: Chicago classification version 4.0©
Rena Yadlapati, Peter J. Kahrilas, Mark A. Fox, Albert J. Bredenoord, C. Prakash Gyawali, Sabine Roman, Arash Babaei, Ravinder K. Mittal, Nathalie Rommel, Edoardo Sava...> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2021 Jan 1
11 citations
Clinical impact of routine esophagram after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Chanakyaram A. Reddy, Anna Tavakkoli, Mustafa Abdul-Hussein, Erik Almazan, Yervant Ichkhanian, Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary, Andrew C. Chang, Joan W. Chen, Sheryl Korsnes, B. ...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Dietary and Nondietary Approaches.
Joan W. Chen> ;Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2020 Oct 1
81 citations
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Clinical Use of Esophageal Physiologic Testing.
C. Prakash Gyawali, Dustin A. Carlson, Joan W. Chen, Amit Patel, Robert J. Wong, Rena Yadlapati> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Sep 1
6 citations
How to Set Up a Successful Motility Lab.
Rena Yadlapati, Joan W. Chen, Abraham Khan> ;Gastroenterology. 2020 Apr 1
16 citations
Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Is Useful for the Quantification of Gastric Sleeve Stenosis and Prediction of Response to Endoscopic Dilation: a Pilot Study.
Jessica X. Yu, Jason Baker, Lydia Watts, Oliver A. Varban, Joan W. Chen, Joel H. Rubenstein, Allison R. Schulman> ;Obesity Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
28 citations
Management of eosinophilic esophagitis is often discordant with guidelines and not patient-centered: results of a survey of gastroenterologists.
Joy W. Chang, Sameer D. Saini, Jessica L. Mellinger, Joan W. Chen, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Joel H. Rubenstein> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2019 Jun 1
19 citations
High-Resolution Manometry Diagnosis of Ineffective Esophageal Motility Is Associated with Higher Reflux Burden
Chanakyaram A. Reddy, Jason Baker, Joyee Lau, Joan W. Chen> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019 Apr 30
8 citations
The Proton Pump Inhibitor Nonresponder: a Behavioral Approach to Improvement and Wellness
Megan E. Riehl, Joan W. Chen> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2018 Jun 9
36 citations
In ineffective esophageal motility, failed swallows are more functionally relevant than weak swallows.
Anand Jain, Jason Baker, Joan Chen> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2018 Jun 1
20 citations
Eosinophilic esophagitis: update on management and controversies
Joan W Chen, John Y. Kao> ;BMJ. 2017 Nov 13
60 citations
Severity of endoscopically identified esophageal rings correlates with reduced esophageal distensibility in eosinophilic esophagitis.
Joan W. Chen, John E. Pandolfino, Zhiyue Lin, Jody D. Ciolino, Nirmala Gonsalves, Peter J. Kahrilas, Ikuo Hirano> ;Endoscopy. 2016 May 20
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