Affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research

Dr. Garth R. Swanson, MD, MS, AGAF is a Professor of Medicine at Rush University.  He is the Director of the Rush Crohn’s & Colitis Center, the Director of the Clinical Chronobiology Lab and the Associate Director of the Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.  He is a practicing gastroenterologist and NIH funded physician scientist with a specialty in managing patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease. His overall translational research is focused on the impact of environmental factors on the gastrointestinal tract and gut-derived inflammation and includes circadian disruption, alcohol, and the mechanisms by which they impact the microbiome, intestinal permeability, endotoxemia, and mucosal injury.  His current projects include the impact of circadian misalignment in inflammatory bowel disease, and chronotherapy of 5-ASA therapy in UC.  His research also focuses on multidisciplinary treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.