Professor of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Lisa Strate, MD, MPH, FACG, is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She earned her B.S. from Stanford University, her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and her MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a Fellow of the ACG. Her research program focuses on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of diverticular disease. Her group has identified diet, lifestyle, genetic, and other risk factors for diverticulitis and illuminated the roles of chronic systemic inflammation and the gut microbiome in the pathogenesis of diverticulitis. The results of her studies have informed guidelines, changed dietary recommendations for patients with diverticulosis, and shaped current medical measures for the prevention of diverticulitis. Her combined clinical and research expertise has led to invitations to author diverticulitis guidelines and high-impact reviews in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Gastroenterology.
Diverticular Disease: Unpacking the Pockets of Mystery and Navigating Effective Management
Sunday, October 26, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PDT