Seminar: The Future of Colonoscopy, Dr. Keith Obstein, MD, Vanderbilt University

Title: The Future of Colonoscopy

Brief abstract: Colonoscopy is utilized around the globe for evaluating the colon. Could colonoscopy be improved? Is it possible to make examining the colon better? Will colonoscopy even exist in five, ten, or twenty years? If you have ever wondered about health care technologies, your own health, or consider yourself to be an innovator, this talk is for you.

Bio:

Dr. Keith Obstein is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA). He is also the Assistant Dean for Simulation in Medical Education and Director of the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment (CELA) at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Obstein is the Director of the Science and Technology Of Robotics in Medicine (STORM) Lab USA and is the immediate past Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program at Vanderbilt. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering (B.S. Biomedical Engineering) and earned his M.D. degree from Northwestern University Medical School (Chicago, IL) in 2004. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), followed by fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA). While completing his fellowship, he also earned his M.P.H. degree from Harvard University School of Public Health (Boston, MA).

Dr. Obstein is an active clinician with focus on endoscopic services, resection of large/complex polyps, and hemorrhoids. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE), a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF), and is board certified in Gastroenterology. He conducts research in the areas of Robotics, New Technologies, Device Development, Endoscopic Training, Artificial Intelligence, eLearning, Simulation, Operational Systems, and Healthcare Quality Improvement. His work has been funded by the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE), the Vanderbilt University Discovery Grant Program, the Broad Medical Research Program, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Dr. Obstein recently completed his tenure as Chair of the ASGE eLearning committee and currently serves as Chair of the AGA GI Training Exam (GTE) committee and member of the ASGE Education Council.