Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology

Gerald Dryden, M.D., MSPH Associate Professor Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky 40292 502 852-6991 502 852-0846 Fax tad.dryden@louisville.edu

• MD, University of Kentucky
• MSPH, University of Louisville
• MS, University of Louisville

• GI, Naval Medical Center, San Diego
• IM, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
  

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Green tea polyphenols in inflammation
• Inflammation driven colon cancer and immunotherapy

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Endoscopic device development
  

• Harrell SP, Studts JL, Dryden G, Eversmann J, Cai L, Wo JM.  A novel classification scheme for gastroparesis based on predominant-symptom presentation.  J Clin Gastroenterol 2008; 42(5.):455-460.

I am interested in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) as well as looking at the effects of chronic inflammation on the development of colon cancer and colon polyps.  In the lab, I am looking at the possibility of immunotherapy for colon cancer.