Patrick Squires (Class of 2017) was selected for a Young Investigator Award and oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society (iGES) in San Diego, California for his abstract entitled "Electrogastrography Determines Subtypes of Gastroparesis Responsive to Pyloric Balloon Dilation: Functional Gastric Outlet Obstruction". Squires' research focuses on interpreting the electrical activity of the stomach to identify and subsequently treat a subset of patients with gastroparesis. Squires will be also be presenting an additional four abstracts at Digestive Disease Week with gastroenterologist Dr. Mark Noar, MD, MPH regarding refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease patients who were surgically treated with Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Lower Esophageal Sphincter. Noar and Squires will be presenting the procedure’s long-term effect on proton pump inhibitor utilization, health related quality of life, and patient satisfaction within multiple subpopulations. Associate Professor Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP is Squires' faculty advisor.
