William Y. Chey
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
33 Harrington Drive Fairport New York, 14450About
William Y. Chey, MD, is a national and international expert on digestive and liver diseases, practicing at the Rochester Institute for Digestive Disease and Sciences in Rochester, New York. His expertise is in gastroenterological motility disorders, functional bowel disorders including irritable bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, endocrine tumors of the pancreas, prancreatitis and inflammatory bowel disease. He received post doctoral degrees: MSc, DSc, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He was a Professor of Medicine and former Director of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, and has over 300 publications, mostly in peer review journals, over 50 textbook chapters and two books. He is currently the Editor in Chief of Clinical Endoscopy.
Education and Training
Seoul National University College of Medicine
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- For Peers on his Research -
- Honorary Professor of Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Korea -
Awards
- Distinguished Clinician Award, 2004
- Mentors Research Award, 2007
Internships
- New York City Hospital
Fellowships
- Medical University of New Jersey (Hepatology); Temple University Medical Center (Gastroenterology); Mt. Sinai Hospital (Pathology)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Pancreatic Association, American Motility Association, American Physiological Society
Articles and Publications
- 300 Peer Reviewed Works
What do you attribute your success to?
His Education and Training, the Broad Base of Knowledge Acquired and Additional Service Education
Hobbies / Sports
- Studying the History of Medicine, Writing a Personal Memoir and a Research Memoir
Favorite professional publications
- Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Pancreas
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