Medicine Grand Rounds, Todd Baron and Ian Grimm “Recent Advances in Therapeutic Endoscopy”

Once deemed primarily diagnostic, endoscopy has quickly transcended to a minimally invasive intervention and therapeutic tool. This continuous evolution of the spectrum of endoscopy represents an active area of ongoing research and clinical care with tremendous biomedical potential. This review will focus on latest developments in the field of therapeutic endoscopy

Ian Grimm, MD, has been practicing advanced therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy for nearly 30 years and has had a longstanding interest in the non-surgical removal of complex polyps. In 2016, he undertook a sabbatical to study endoscopic submucosal dissection and per-oral endoscopic myotomy in Japan, where these techniques were initially developed. Dr. Grimm has served as director of the GI Procedures unit at UNC Memorial Hospital since 2000.

Todd Baron, MD, performs endoscopic treatment of complex gastrointestinal disorders, particularly management of pancreaticobiliary obstruction through the use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound. He also conducts extensive clinical research in endoscopic management of diseases throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Baron is Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at UNC.

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