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William D. Chey, MD, MACG

H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology; Chief, Division of GI & Hepatology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

William Chey, MD, FACG, received a medical degree and training in internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and has remained as faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he is the H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology. Dr. Chey holds a joint appointment as a Professor of Nutrition Sciences. He was appointed Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology in 2022. Dr. Chey’s research interests focus on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of gut brain interaction and H. pylori infection. He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, book chapters and books yielding an H-index of 95. Dr. Chey has mentored more than 70 students, residents, fellows and junior faculty, many of whom are leaders in Gastroenterology. He is a medical innovator and holds several patents. Dr. Chey is former co-Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Gastroenterology and has authored more than 10 national and international clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Chey is a board member of the ACG, Rome Foundation, International Foundation of GI Disorders, and GI on Demand. Dr. Chey serves as President-elect of the ACG, and as Vice President of the IFFGD. He has been elected to “Best Doctors” since 2001 and received the Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award and Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization at the University of Michigan. He has received the AGA's Distinguished Clinician Award. In 2020, Dr. Chey was awarded honorary membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and received the Berk-Fise Award from the ACG.

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