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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Andrew Gawron is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and VA Medical Center. His clinical interests include treating patients with esophageal disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease, motility disorders such as achalasia, and eosinophilic esophagitis). He performs colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and interprets esophageal motility and pH studies.

Dr. Gawron completed his medical degree, internal medicine residency, and gastroenterology fellowship as chief fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He received additional experience in diagnosing and treating esophageal disorders at Northwestern University where he served as a Clinical Instructor.

Dr. Gawron is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.

Clinical Locations

University Hospital
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center

801-213-9797

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
Suite B050

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Veterans Administration Medical Center

801-584-1236

500 S Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT  84149

Specialties

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Endoscopy
  • Esophageal Diseases
  • Gastroenterology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Gastroenterology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Gastroenterology)

Dr. Andrew Gawron is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and VA Medical Center. His clinical interests include treating patients with esophageal disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease, motility disorders such as achalasia, and eosinophilic esophagitis). He performs colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and interprets esophageal motility and pH studies.

Dr. Gawron completed his medical degree, internal medicine residency, and gastroenterology fellowship as chief fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He received additional experience in diagnosing and treating esophageal disorders at Northwestern University where he served as a Clinical Instructor.

Dr. Gawron is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Gastroenterology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Gastroenterology)

Research Interests

  • Esophageal Motility Disorders
  • Esophageal Diseases
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Manometry
  • Biomedical Informatics

Education History

Fellowship Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chief Fellow, 2013
Graduate Training Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Health Services and Outcomes Research
M.S., 2013
Research Fellow Northwestern University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2013
Fellowship McGaw Medical Center
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Fellow, 2013
Residency McGaw Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Resident, 2009
Professional Medical Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 2007
Research Fellow University of Nebraska Medical Center

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2003
Doctoral Training University of Kansas
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Ph.D., 2001
Graduate Training University of Kansas
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
M.S., 1999
Undergraduate Truman State University
Chemistry, English minor
B.S., 1996

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Gawron AJ, Sultan S, Glorioso TJ, Califano S, Kralovic SM, Jones M, Kirsh S, Dominitz JA (2022). Pre-Endoscopy COVID-19 screening and SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification testing in the VA Healthcare System: Clinical practice patterns, outcomes, and relationship to procedure volume. Gastrointest Endosc.
  2. Keswani RN, Wood M, Benson M, Gawron AJ, Kahi C, Kaltenbach T, Yadlapati R, Gregory D, Duloy A (2022). Individualized feedback on colonoscopy skills improves group colonoscopy quality in providers with lower adenoma detection rates. Endosc Int Open, 10(3), E232-E237.
  3. Gawron AJ, Yao Y, Gupta S, Cole G, Whooley MA, Dominitz JA, Kaltenbach T (2020). Simplifying Measurement of Adenoma Detection Rates for Colonoscopy. Dig Dis Sci, 66(9), 3149-3155.
  4. Keswani RN, Kahi CJ, Benson M, Gawron AJ, Kaltenbach TR, Yadlapati RH, Gregory DL, Duloy A (2021). Cecal retroflexion is infrequently performed in routine practice and the retroflexed view is of poor quality. BMC Gastroenterol, 21(1), 307.
  5. McKenzie P, Fang J, Davis J, Qiu Y, Zhang Y, Adler DG, Gawron AJ (2020). Safety of endoscopist-directed nurse-administered balanced propofol sedation in patients with severe systemic disease (ASA class III). Gastrointest Endosc, 94(1), 124-130.
  6. Gawron AJ, Staub J, Bielefeldt K (2020). Impact of Health Insurance, Poverty, and Comorbidities on Colorectal Cancer Screening: Insights from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Dig Dis Sci, 66(1), 70-77.
  7. Gawron AJ, Kaltenbach T, Dominitz JA (2020). The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic on Access to Endoscopy Procedures in the VA Healthcare System. Gastroenterology, 159(4), 1216-1220.e1.
  8. DeLay K, Pandolfino JE, Gyawali CP, Frye J, Kaizer A, Menard-Katcher P, Sloan JA, Gawron AJ, Peterson K, Carlson DA, Khan A, Keswani RN, Yadlapati R (2020). Esophageal Manometry Competency Program Improves Gastroenterology Fellow Performance in Motility Interpretation. Am J Gastroenterol, 115(9), 1453-1459.
  9. Low EE, Demb J, Liu L, Earles A, Bustamante R, Williams CD, Provenzale D, Kaltenbach T, Gawron AJ, Martinez ME, Gupta S (2020). Risk Factors for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology, 159(2), 492-501.e7.
  10. Gawron AJ, Bell R, Abu Dayyeh BK, Buckley FP, Chang K, Dunst CM, Edmundowicz SA, Jobe B, Lipham JC, Lister D, Canto MI, Smith MS, Starpoli AA, Triadafilopoulos G, Watson TJ, Wilson E, Pandolfino JE, Kaizer A, Van De Voorde Z, Yadlapati R (2020). Surgical and endoscopic management options for patients with GERD based on proton pump inhibitor symptom response: recommendations from an expert U.S. panel. Gastrointest Endosc, 92(1), 78-87.e2.
  11. Shah SC, Gawron AJ, Li D (2020). Surveillance of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. Am J Gastroenterol, 115(5), 641-644.
  12. Keswani RN, Benson M, Beveridge C, Gawron AJ, Gluskin AB, Kahi CJ, Kaltenbach TR, McClure J, Schenck R, Yadlapati RH, Duloy A (2019). Colonoscopy-Naïve Raters Can Be Trained to Assess Colonoscopy Quality. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 18(4), 989-991.e1.
  13. Altayar O, Davitkov P, Shah SC, Gawron AJ, Morgan DR, Turner K, Mustafa RA (2019). AGA Technical Review on Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia-Epidemiology and Risk Factors. Gastroenterology, 158(3), 732-744.e16.
  14. Davitkov P, Altayar O, Shah SC, Gawron AJ, Mustafa RA, Sultan S, Morgan DR (2019). Advancing the Science in Gastric Pre-Neoplasia: Study Design Considerations. Gastroenterology, 158(3), 751-759.
  15. Shah SC, Gawron AJ, Mustafa RA, Piazuelo MB (2019). Histologic Subtyping of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: Overview and Considerations for Clinical Practice. Gastroenterology, 158(3), 745-750.
  16. Shah SC, Gupta S, Li D, Morgan D, Mustafa RA, Gawron AJ (2020). Spotlight: Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. Gastroenterology, 158(3), 704.
  17. Demb J, Yaseyyedi A, Liu L, Bustamante R, Earles A, Ghosh P, Gutkind JS, Gawron AJ, Kaltenbach TR, Martinez ME, Gupta S (2019). Metformin Is Associated With Reduced Odds for Colorectal Cancer Among Persons With Diabetes. Clin Transl Gastroenterol, 10(11), e00092.
  18. Bustamante R, Earles A, Murphy JD, Bryant AK, Patterson OV, Gawron AJ, Kaltenbach T, Whooley MA, Fisher DA, Saini SD, Gupta S, Liu L (2019). Ascertainment of Aspirin Exposure Using Structured and Unstructured Large-scale Electronic Health Record Data. Med Care, 57(10), e60-e64.
  19. Gawron A, Bielefeldt K (2019). Unrelated Death After Colorectal Cancer Screening: Implications for Improving Colonoscopy Referrals. Fed Pract, 36(6), 262-270.
  20. McVay TR, Garrett G C, Celena B P, Klaus B, Fang JC, Chapman WW, Samore MH, Gawron AJ (2019). Natural Language Processing Accurately Identifies Dysphagia Indications for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedures in a Large US Integrated Healthcare System: Implications for Classifying Overuse and Quality Measurement. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc, 2019, 665-671.
  21. Patel J, Fang J, Taylor LJ, Adler DG, Gawron AJ (2019). Safety and efficacy of non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol sedation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the intensive care unit. Endosc Int Open, 7(4), E625-E629.
  22. Earles A, Liu L, Bustamante R, Coke P, Lynch J, Messer K, Martnez ME, Murphy JD, Williams CD, Fisher DA, Provenzale DT, Gawron AJ, Kaltenbach T, Gupta S (2019). Structured Approach for Evaluating Strategies for Cancer Ascertainment Using Large-Scale Electronic Health Record Data. JCO Clin Cancer Inform, 2, 1-12.
  23. Gawron AJ, Lawrence P, Millar MM, Dominitz JA, Gupta S, Whooley M, Kaltenbach T (2019). A Nationwide Survey and Needs Assessment of Colonoscopy Quality Assurance Programs in the VA. Fed Pract, 35(3), 26-32.
  24. Balbale S, Gawron A, LaVela SL (2019). Perceptions of patient-centered care among Veterans with gastroesophageal reflux disease on proton pump inhibitor therapy. Patient Exp J, 5(3), 149-159.
  25. Gawron AJ, Pandolfino JE, Howden CE (2014). Initial proton pump inhibitor prescription characteristics associated with long-term use in US Veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Pharm Health Serv Res, 5(3), 157-164.

Review

  1. Gawron AJ, Shah SC, Altayar O, Davitkov P, Morgan D, Turner K, Mustafa RA (2019). AGA Technical Review on Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia-Natural History and Clinical Outcomes. [Review]. Gastroenterology, 158(3), 705-731.e5.

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