3912 Taubman Center, SPC 5362
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Available to mentor
Dr. Kwon joined the Division of Gastroenterology in 2005 and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor. He received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College and his medical degree from UCLA Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and his gastroenterology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). He also completed his advanced endoscopy fellowship at the combined BWH and Massachusetts General Hospital program. He earned his Master of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Kwon is currently the Director of Advanced Endoscopy, Program Director for the Advanced Endoscopy fellowship, and Co-director of the Comprehensive Pancreas Program. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Michigan Chapter of the National Pancreas Foundation. He is a principal investigator in several independently funded research studies and has been an author on over 100 publications, including multiple research studies, national guidelines, and book chapters. He is a sought-after speaker, having served as invited faculty at multiple regional, national and international courses.
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Center MemberPrecision Health Initiative
Biomarker discovery for pancreatic cystic neoplasms, quantitative imaging analysis for pancreatic cysts and cancer, early detection of pancreatic cancer, prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis, outcomes of endoscopic therapy for pancreatic disease (pseudocysts, and pancreatic necrosis) and luminal disease (Zenker's diverticulum, Barrett's esophagus, early esophageal cancer, early gastric cancer, early colon cancer, large polyps, esophageal strictures), advanced endoscopic imaging.
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Wani S, Zhang J, Foster LD, Durkalski-Mauldin V, Elmunzer BJ, Stent Versus Indomethacin (SVI) Study Group . Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2025 Jan; 23 (1): 175 - 178.e2.Journal ArticleTrainee Participation and Outcomes in High-risk Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Secondary Analysis of the Stent Versus Indomethacin Trial.
DOI:10.1016/j.cgh.2024.06.046 PMID: 39089516 -
Nambisan RM, Green SR, Kwon RS, Elta GH, Gianchandani YB. Microsyst Nanoeng, 2024 Oct 31; 10 (1): 159Journal ArticleA microsystem for in vivo wireless monitoring of plastic biliary stents using magnetoelastic sensors.
DOI:10.1038/s41378-024-00772-8 PMID: 39477941 -
Henstridge AZ, Kadiyala P, Elhossiny AM, Liu J, Sahai V, Peterson N, Machicado J, Kwon R, Schulman A, Wamsteker E, Philips G, Fernandez-Zapico M, Truty M, Lyssiotis C, Frankel T, Bednar F, Pasca di Magliano M, Carpenter ES. Cancer Research, 2024 Sep 15; 84 (17_Supplement_2): a062 - a062.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterAbstract A062: Neurotropic fibroblast population increases following exposure to chemotherapy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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Takakura W, Eswaran S, Chey WD, Ueyama H, Kwon R, Todisco A, Owens S, Stoffel E, Crysler OV, Bednar F, Hart BR. Am J Gastroenterol, 2024 Sep 1; 119 (9): 1722Journal ArticleEarly Gastric Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma as a Flat Pale Patch on an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
DOI:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002780 PMID: 38534166 -
Kumar A, Rara M, Yu M, Wen KW, Grady WM, Chak A, Iyer PG, Rustgi AK, Wang TC, Rubenstein JH, Liu Y, Kresty L, Westerhoff M, Kwon RS, Wamsteker E, Wang T, Berry L, Canto MI, Shaheen NJ, Wang KK, Abrams JA, Stachler MD. Clin Transl Gastroenterol, 2024 Aug 1; 15 (8): e00751Journal ArticleMolecular Analysis of Persistent and Recurrent Barrett's Esophagus in the Setting of Endoscopic Therapy.
DOI:10.14309/ctg.0000000000000751 PMID: 39007490 -
Kankotia RJ, Kwon RS, Philips GM, Regenbogen SE, Zacur GM, Wamsteker E-J, Schulman AR, Machicado JD. Gastrointest Endosc, 2024 Jul; 100 (1): 136 - 139.e3.Journal ArticleComparison of lumen-apposing metal stents versus endoscopic balloon dilation for the management of benign colorectal anastomotic strictures.
DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2024.03.008 PMID: 38462058 -
Carpenter ES, Kadiyala P, Elhossiny AM, Kemp SB, Li J, Steele NG, Nicolle R, Nwosu ZC, Freeman J, Dai H, Paglia D, Du W, Donahue K, Morales J, Medina-Cabrera PI, Bonilla ME, Harris L, The S, Gunchick V, Peterson N, Brown K, Mattea M, Espinoza CE, McGue J, Kabala SM, Baliira RK, Renollet NM, Mooney AG, Liu J, Bhalla S, Farida JP, Ko C, Machicado JD, Kwon RS, Wamsteker E-J, Schulman A, Anderson MA, Law R, Prabhu A, Coulombe PA, Rao A, Frankel TL, Bednar F, Shi J, Sahai V, Pasca Di Magliano M. Clin Cancer Res, 2024 Jun 3; 30 (11): 2497 - 2513.Journal ArticleKRT17high/CXCL8+ Tumor Cells Display Both Classical and Basal Features and Regulate Myeloid Infiltration in the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment.
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1421 PMID: 37851080 -
Hawa F, Ha A, Urias E, Han Z, Hunold T, Philips G, Schulman A, Machicado J, Kwon R, Wamsteker E-J. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024 Jun; 99 (6): ab707 - ab708.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterLONG-TERM INDWELLING PLASTIC STENTS (LTIS) CAN REDUCE PANCREATIC FLUID COLLECTIONS (PFC) RECURRENCE AFTER RESOLUTION WITH ENDOSCOPIC TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE (ETD): A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2024.04.2638
